Elizabeth R. Varon Books
Appomattox: Victory, Defeat, and Freedom at the End of the Civil War
"Lee's surrender to Grant at Appomattox Court House evokes a highly gratifying image in the popular mind-it was, many believe, a moment that transcended politics, a moment of healing, a moment of p...
Read MoreWe mean to be counted
Over the past two decades, historians have successfully disputed the notion that American women remained wholly outside the realm of politics until the early twentieth century. Still, a consensus h...
Read MoreWe mean to be counted
Over the past two decades, historians have successfully disputed the notion that American women remained wholly outside the realm of politics until the early twentieth century. Still, a consensus h...
Read MoreWhen the Confederacy grew stronger
By Robert Cook
Introduction : the secession crisis as a study in conflict resolution -- Rush to disaster : secession and the slaves' revenge / William L. Barney -- "Save in defense of my native state" : a new loo...
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