Drew Gilpin Faust
Drew Gilpin Faust is President Emeritus and the Arthur Kingsley Porter University Professor at Harvard University. She is a leading historian of the American Civil War and the South.
Books by Drew Gilpin Faust
This Republic of Suffering: Death and the American Civil War
by Drew Gilpin Faust
“I wrote Republic of Suffering after working on the Civil War for decades. As I completed a book about Southern women, I recognized that they were saying something to me that I hadn’t seen made clear before—that the Civil War death toll transformed those who survived. The most distinctive and widespread experience of the Civil War was the loss of loved ones. During the Civil War there had been a transformation in how death was treated. In that sense, the Civil War was a pivotal moment in not just our national history, but in human history.”
Five Books interview on the American Civil War, June 22nd, 2020
Interviews with Drew Gilpin Faust
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Race and Reunion: The Civil War in American Memory
by David Blight -
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The Fiery Trial
by Eric Foner -
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Confederate Reckoning: Power and Politics in the Civil War South
by Stephanie McCurry -
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Absalom, Absalom
by William Faulkner -
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The Annotated Memoirs of Ulysses S. Grant
by Ulysses S Grant and Elizabeth Samet (editor), Mark Bramhall (narrator)
The Best Books on the American Civil War, recommended by Drew Gilpin Faust
The Best Books on the American Civil War, recommended by Drew Gilpin Faust
“The past is never dead. It’s not even past,” wrote William Faulkner. Here, Drew Gilpin Faust, a leading historian of the American Civil War and former President of Harvard, recommends the best books to read about the conflict between North and South that tore the United States apart from 1861 till 1865 – and beyond.
Interviews where books by Drew Gilpin Faust were recommended
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The Great Bridge: The Epic Story of the Building of the Brooklyn Bridge
by David McCullough -
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Wilderness At Dawn: The Settling of the North American Continent
by Ted Morgan -
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The Story of American Freedom
by Eric Foner -
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This Republic of Suffering: Death and the American Civil War
by Drew Gilpin Faust -
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In the Kingdom of Ice: The Grand and Terrible Polar Voyage of the USS Jeannette
by Hampton Sides
The best books on American History, recommended by Brent Glass
The best books on American History, recommended by Brent Glass
Which are the best books on American history? Brent Glass, Director Emeritus of the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History, the world’s largest museum devoted to telling the story of America, chooses five standout books in a crowded field.
