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Blogs I like
- US History Site Blog
- American Founding
- American Revolution Blog
- American Thinker
- Army of Tennessee
- Chicago History Journal
- Civil War Top 100!
- Counterterroism Blog
- Draw the Sword
- Drudge Report
- Everything is History
- Founding Bloggers
- Freedom Writing
- Historic battlefields
- Historical Society blog
- History Is Elementary
- History Makes Time Travel Possible
- Publius
- QuickAid Airport and Airlines Directory
- Retirement Blog
- Retirement Information
- Saber Point
- Thomas Jefferson
- Travel and History
- US History
- What Would the Founders Think
- Wig-Wags
Civil War Blogs
- A Lincoln Blog
- Arkansas in the Civil War
- Bull Runnings
- Cenantua’s Blog
- Civil War Bookshelf
- Civil War et. al
- Civil War History
- Civil War Librarian
- Civil War Women
- Civil Warriors
- Crossed Sabers
- CW Books and Authors
- Hoofbeats & Cold Steel
- Old Virginia Blog
- Rantings of a CW Historian
- Renegade South
- The Trans-Mississippian
- TOCWOC
- Travel and History
- US History
- Wig-Wags
History Blogs
Resources
- American Civil War Homepage
- American Civil War Maps
- Best of History Websites
- Bibliography for Civil War Arkansas
- Black Soldiers in the Civil War
- Churchill Centre
- Civil War Book Review
- Civil War Generals
- Civil War Interactive
- Civil War Magazine Articles
- Civil War Message Board
- Collected Works of Lincoln
- Current History
- Digital History
- eHistory
- eHistory: Civil War
- Everything is History
- Founder’s Constitution
- Generals of the Civil War
- Gettysburg Discussion Group
- Historic NY Times
- History News Network
- History Nexus
- How to Read a Civil War Battlefield
- Jefferson Library
- Library of Congress Civil War Regimental Histories
- Library of Congress Online Catelog
- LOC: Civil War Resources
- Military History Links
- Old Magazine Articles
- Perseus Collection: 19th-Century American
- QuickAid Airport and Airlines Directory
- Research in Military Records: Civil War
- Retirement Blog
- Retirement Information
- Society for Military History
- Teachertube.com
- The History Guide
- Travel and History
- U.S. Army Professional Writing Collection
- U.S. History & Government Lesson Plans
- US History
- War of Rebellion: Official Records
Archives
Category Archives: Books & Reviews
The Slaves’ Gamble by Gene Allen Smith
The Slaves’ Gamble by Gene Allen Smith ———————————- Why would slaves fight for the United States, a nation that kept them in bondage, during the War of 1812? Why did free blacks join with the British or with the Spanish, … Continue reading
Posted in 1865 to 1918, American History, AP US History, Books & Reviews, Presidents, Slavery, Social Justice
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The Patriot War – Part 1 of a series
This year is the 175th anniversary of the start of the Patriot War, a war that most people never heard of. It is the war in which citizens of the United States, not their government, declared war on the British. … Continue reading
Posted in American History, Books & Reviews
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The Civil War: A Concise History
The Civil War: A Concise History Louis P. Masur Hardback, 136 pages From the Publisher: Louis P. Masur’s The Civil War: A Concise History offers a masterful and eminently readable overview of the war’s multiple causes and catastrophic effects. Masur … Continue reading
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George Washington’s First War: His Early Military Adventures
George Washington’s First War: His Early Military Adventures, David A. Clary; Simon & Schuster; 352 p. George Washington was a brash, self-confident, driven, and often daring and dashing young man, he was also at times indecisive and prone to make … Continue reading
The Tea Party and the Founding Fathers
Gordon S. Wood wrote a scathing review of Jill Lepore’s The Whites of Their Eyes: The Tea Party’s Revolution and the Battle Over American History, a book which I heard about last year but have yet to read (I have … Continue reading
Posted in American History, Books & Reviews, Memory
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Publishers Weekly & NewSouth Books To Censor Mark Twain
According to this news story, Publishers Weekly NewSouth Books will be censoring their upcoming edition of Mark Twain’s novel Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by removing all instances of the N-word and replace it with “slave.” According to this search result, … Continue reading
Posted in American History, Books & Reviews, Memory, News & Notes, Politics
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Ratification: The People Debate the Constitution, 1787-1788
Ratification: The People Debate the Constitution, 1787-1788 by Pauline Maier [Pauline Maier is the William R. Kenan, Jr. Professor of American History. She received her Ph.D. from Harvard University in 1968] In 1997 Alfred A. Knopf published Maier’s American Scripture: … Continue reading
Deliver Us from This Cruel War: The Civil War Letters of Lieutenant Joseph J. Hoyle, 55th North Carolina Infantry
[Cross posted over at my other site, Soldier Studies.org] Deliver Us from This Cruel War: The Civil War Letters of Lieutenant Joseph J. Hoyle, 55th North Carolina Infantry Front Cover BY: Joseph J. Hoyle, Jeffrey M. Girvan Title: Deliver Us … Continue reading
Posted in American History, Books & Reviews, Civil War, Featured
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New Book Acquisitions
Numerous books have come my way, including several from McFarland which is always appreciated. Head Shot: The Science Behind the JFK Assassination Author: G. Paul Chambers Binding: Hardcover 260 pages (illustrations) ISBN: 978-1-61614-209-4 Author joins a crowded study area concerning … Continue reading
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America the Story of US by the History Channel
America The Story of Us is a series (12 hours) of docudramas that aired over six days on the History Channel last year. The national educational initiative covers the 400 years of American history. I asked for and received a … Continue reading
Posted in American History, Books & Reviews, Teaching
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