The Valdosta Daily Times

BOOK REVIEWS: Our First Civil War: H.W. Brands

H.W. Brands We’ve never gotten along. Americans. Since before we were Americans. In “Our First Civil War: Patriots and ...
The Brown Daily Herald

Brown professor’s book seeks to reexamine endpoint of the Civil War

Last month, Associate Professor of History Michael Vorenberg published his new book, “Lincoln’s Peace: The Struggle to End the American Civil War.” The book challenges the traditional narrative that ...
LancasterOnline

Erik Larson talks Buchanan, Lincoln and Civil War book ‘The Demon of Unrest’ before Harrisburg appearance

When bestselling author Erik Larson appears in Harrisburg next month, he’ll discuss his latest historical nonfiction book “The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of ...
Post and Courier

SUMMERVILLE READS: Top book picks – from Civil War secrets to book club favorites

This week, a look at two upcoming book club winners and a trip back in time with a treasure trove of discovered tales in South Carolina’s Civil War history. Read on: Shari Stauch Young Readers: Learn ...
The New York Times

Maybe Erik Larson Should Have Left the Civil War Alone

In “The Demon of Unrest,” present-day political strife inspires a dramatic portrait of the run-up to the deadliest war on American soil. Maj. Robert Anderson in 1860.Credit...George S. Cook, via ...