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Book Review-Nonfiction

October 29th, 2008 · 1 Comment

Gary Gallagher- Causes Won, Lost and Forgotten: How Hollywood and Popular Art Shape What We Know About the Civil War; Chapel Hill, University of North Carolina Press, 2008; 274 pp, index, endnotes, illustrations; ISBN-978-08078-3206-6; $ Gary Gallagher’s latest book treads into some new territory for the prolific University of Virginia John L. Nau Professor of […]

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Odds & Ends: June 21, 2008

June 21st, 2008 · 1 Comment

This Odds & Ends is going out while I’m in LA on a business trip.  I’ll probably either be packing up our booth from the Trade Show or on a plane home when you read this.  Good thing you get to do some Civil War related reading while I’m away! 😉 Old Picture of the […]

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Civil War Talk Radio: June 6, 2008

June 6th, 2008 · 1 Comment

Note: Welcome to all StumbleUpon users.  If you enjoy the Civil War and the blog entry below, I encourage you to check out my top posts over in the right sidebar as well as surf through my Categories page to find subjects of interest to you.  I also encourage you to subscribe to my Feedburner […]

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Gary Gallagher to Appear on Civil War Talk Radio Today

June 6th, 2008 · No Comments

I just thought I’d let readers know that prolific author Gary Gallagher will be appearing on Civil War Talk Radio this afternoon at 4 pm Eastern (3 Central) to discuss his new book Causes Won, Lost & Forgotten, which focuses on the Civil War in popular memory.  I’ll have a summary of the interview up […]

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June 2008 Book Notes

June 3rd, 2008 · No Comments

Those that can’t write, Review! June 2008 James Durney *************************************************************** Book News Amazon.com has the long awaited MAJOR GENERAL ROBERT E RODES OF THE ARMY OF NORTHERN VIRGINIA: A Biography by Darrell L Collins listed for July. The May Savas Beatie Newsletter has the book listed for June. Also scheduled for June is ONE CONTINUOUS […]

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Odds & Ends: April 22, 2008

April 22nd, 2008 · No Comments

It’s time again for another round of Odds & Ends. As usual, there are a wide variety of topics covered. Blogger and author Dale Cox announces his latest book, The Battle of Massard Prairie Blogger and author Bryan S. Bush announces his new book A Historic Tour of Louisville During the Civil War, due out […]

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Odds & Ends: April 12, 2008

April 12th, 2008 · No Comments

As promised, here’s another edition of Odds & Ends only two days later. What is Odds & Ends? Here is the answer. In addition to the Civil War blogs, I’ve also subscribed to several phrases which allow me to find some interesting blog entries and news stories involving the Civil War. I’ve decided to create […]

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