TOCWOC – A Civil War Blog

Air Date: 052209 Subject: Remembering David H. Donald (1920-2009) Books: Lincoln & We Are Lincoln Men & Charles Sumner and the Coming of the Civil War, among many others. Guest: None Summary: Gerry fondly remembers his mentor and friend, Professor David Herbert Donald, who passed away shortly before this show was recorded at the age […]

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I learned the sad news this morning through several fellow Civil War bloggers that David Herbert Donald, renowned Lincoln scholar, passed away on Sunday at the age of 88. Donald is widely regarded as having penned the best single volume biography of Abraham Lincoln among his many other books on the Civil War.  The New […]

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I missed going over the Amazon.com top 10 Civil War bestsellers for February 2009, having last looked at them in January.  I’ve enjoyed keeping an eye on this list to see how books move over time, and the Amazon.com Top 10 Civil War Books has become a monthly or every other monthly feature here at […]

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Last month I took a look at the Amazon.com top 10 Civil War bestsellers.  Now I’d like to take a look again and see how (if?) this list has changed much over time. I’ve taken the liberty of removing non-Civil War related books from the list.  The books below are in the Civil War top […]

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I thought it might be fun to take a monthly look at the Amazon.com top 10 Civil War bestsellers and see how (if?) this list changes much over time.  The first thing I noticed was the strange inclusion of several titles which have either little or no real connection to the Civil War.  I’ve taken […]

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