With Malice toward Some
Treason and Loyalty in the Civil War Era
432 pp., 6.125 x 9.25, appends., notes, bibl., index
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Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-4696-1405-2
Published: June 2014 -
eBook ISBN: 978-1-4696-1406-9
Published: June 2014 -
Paperback ISBN: 978-1-4696-5209-2
Published: February 2019
Littlefield History of the Civil War Era
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Awards & distinctions
Finalist, 2015 Gilder Lehrman Lincoln Prize
Establishing how treason was defined not just by the Lincoln administration, Congress, and the courts but also by the general public, Blair reveals the surprising implications for North and South alike.
Reviews
"Blair found that local residents played a large role in influencing [treason] charges and arrests."--Publishers Weekly
“This book is not only a great reference for any Civil War Historian to have on their shelf, but it is a great explanation for those who have been confused about the legal status of treason and the ways in which it was combated during the Civil War.”--Gettysburg Chronicle
“[A] carefully constructed narrative. . . . Blair’s book deserves a wide audience of scholars and general readers of history.”--Explorations
“In this wide-ranging book. . . one of Blair’s great accomplishments [is] that he can effectively consider the issue [of treason] on so many levels, making this both a sophisticated and fascinating study of the effort to define and stamp out disloyalty in the Civil War era.”--America’s Civil War
“With Malice Toward Some is an important book that will surely and deservedly attract great attention from students of the Civil War era for many years to come.”--Civil War Book Review
"Blair has richly illustrated how free speech and Union cohesiveness butted heads during the Civil War. . . . Highly recommended for those with an interest in Union politics or the Northern home front."--Civil War News
Multimedia & Links
Watch: Author interview with The Civil War Monitor (11/7/2014, running time 30:57)