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The War That Made America

Name: The War That Made America
Author: Caroline E. Janney
ISBN: 9781469678887

Essays Inspired by the Scholarship of Gary W. Gallagher

Edited by Caroline E. Janney, Peter S. Carmichael and Aaron Sheehan-Dean

Published by The University of North Carolina Press

Civil War America

Publication date: March 19, 2024

ISBN 9781469678887 | 280 Pages, 6.12 × 9.25 in, notes, bibl., index

280 Pages, 6.12 × 9.25 in, notes, bibl., index

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Assessing the influence of a leading historian of the American Civil War

This collection of original essays reveals the richness and dynamism of contemporary scholarship on the Civil War era. Inspired by the lines of inquiry that animated the writings of the influential historian Gary W. Gallagher, this volume includes nine essays by leading scholars in the field who explore a broad range of themes and participants in the nation’s greatest conflict, from Indigenous communities navigating the dangerous shoals of the secession winter to Confederate guerrillas caught in the legal snares of the Union’s hard war to African Americans pursuing landownership in the postwar years. Essayists also explore how people contested and shaped the memory of the conflict, from outright silences and evasions to the use of formal historical writing. Other contributors use comparative and transnational history to rethink key aspects of the conflict. The result is a thorough examination of Gallagher’s scholarly legacy and an assessment of the present and future of the Civil War history field.

Contributors are William A. Blair, Peter S. Carmichael, Andre M. Fleche, Wayne Wei-siang Hsieh, Caroline E. Janney, Peter C. Luebke, Cynthia Nicoletti, Aaron Sheehan-Dean, and Kathryn J. Shively.

Caroline E. Janney is John L. Nau III Professor in the History of the Civil War, University of Virginia.
Peter S. Carmichael is Robert C. Fluhrer Professor of Civil War Studies, Gettysburg College.
Aaron Sheehan-Dean is Fred C. Frey Professor of History, Louisiana State University.

“Nothing but well-written, scholarly, noteworthy and interesting essays. There is something for every Civil War scholar and buff in the volume. It is a fitting tribute to Dr. Gallagher and is very highly recommended.”–Civil War News

“The nine essays collected in this volume are a testament to the wide-ranging, interdisciplinary insights now being incorporated into Civil War scholarship. . . . [T]he volume rewards a close reading.”—North Carolina Historical Review

“A well-crafted introduction offers an appreciation of Gallagher’s contributions and outlines three categories—national sentiment, the centrality of military events, and the intersection of history and memory—for the nine essays that follow.”—Journal of the Civil War Era

“Written by some of the most significant historians working today in Civil War studies, this book is an important statement, and Civil War scholarship is going to be better for it.”—Luke Harlow, University of Tennessee, Knoxville

“Traditional themes assume new luster in this impressive collection. Using original approaches and fresh evidence, these essays deliver fascinating and often unexpected insights into the Civil War era.”—Nina Silber,Boston University

2024 Winner, Best Civil War Books, Civil War Monitor

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