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New Perspectives on the Civil War

Myths and Realities of the National Conflict

New Perspectives on the Civil War( )
Editor: Simon, John Y.
Stevens, Michael E.
Contribution by: Gallagher, Gary W.
Glatthaar, Joseph T.
Jordan, Ervin L.
Neely, Mark E.
Nolan, Alan T.
Robertson, James I.
ISBN:978-0-945612-62-9
Publication Date:Sep 1998
Publisher:Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Incorporated
Book Format:Hardback
List Price:USD $120.00
Book Description:

Issues raised by the Civil War, including its causes and consequences, reverberate through contemporary society. Family and community connections with the war exist everywhere, as do battlefields, memorials, and other physical reminders of the conflict. Here, leading Civil War scholars gather to sort out the fact and fiction of our collective memories.

Book Details
Pages:256
Detailed Subjects: History / United States / Civil War Period (1850-1877)
Physical Dimensions (W X L X H):6.4 x 9.32 x 0.8 Inches
Book Weight:0.94 Pounds
Author Biography
(Editor)
Civil War scholar John Y. Simon was born in Highland Park, Illinois on June 25, 1933. He received a B. A. from Swarthmore College and an M. A. and Ph.D. in history from Harvard University. He taught at Ohio State University before becoming a member of the Southern Illinois University history department in 1964. During his 34 years there, he taught courses on the Civil War, Reconstruction, and the history of Illinois.

He also wrote and edited numerous books about Lincoln, Grant, and the Civil War. Beginning in 1962, he started editing the papers of Ulysses S. Grant, which comprised of thousands of documents and annotations, and set a new standard for the organization of historical documents. In 2004, he received a Lincoln Prize for his work. He was nearing completion of this project when he died on July 8, 2008.

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