Books by Stephanie McCurry
“This is such an original book. It offers a fresh perspective on the Confederacy by looking beyond the elected representatives and other traditional foci of political history. Stephanie points out that there were 12 million individuals in the Confederate States and only 2 million of them were consulted about secession, through elections or representation. Another 10 million Southerners, including women and enslaved people, were not consulted.” Read more...
The best books on The American Civil War
Drew Gilpin Faust, Historian
Interviews where books by Stephanie McCurry were recommended
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Race and Reunion: The Civil War in American Memory
by David Blight -
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The Fiery Trial: Abraham Lincoln and American Slavery
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.
