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Alyssa on
31 August 2010, 9:35 am
We’ve previously mentioned the “Page 99 Test,” with which one can “Open the book to page ninety-nine and read, and the quality of the whole will be revealed to you,” according to Ford Madox Ford. Marshal Zeringue edits a blog that follows this theme, asking authors to test their books and analyze the content based [...] Read more »
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Alyssa on
20 August 2010, 2:02 pm
Back in April we mentioned a call for papers for the inaugural edition of The Journal of the Civil War Era, a peer-review journal published in collaboration with UNC Press and the George and Ann Richards Civil War Era Center at Pennsylvania State University. There’s been great response, and the issues are starting to take [...] Read more »
Filed under African American History, American History, Civil War, History, Labor Studies, Law / Legal History, Political Science, Southern Studies, UNC Press News, Women's Studies.
Tagged 19th century, civil war, History, Journal of the Civil War Era
Posted by
Ellen on
2 June 2010, 12:13 pm
Each month on the UNC Press homepage, we feature a handful of interviews with authors. I’d like to bring them over and share them with you blog readers because they’re so often just fun and interesting. I want to start by introducing Victoria E. Bynum, author of three books with us, including, most recently, The [...] Read more »
Filed under African American Studies, American History, Civil War, North Carolina, Religion, Southern Studies, UNC Press Authors, UNC Press News.
Tagged civil war, confederate states of america, southern studies, The Long Shadow of the Civil War, Victoria Bynum
Posted by
Ellen on
27 April 2010, 8:53 am
We welcome a guest post today from Anne E. Marshall, author of Creating a Confederate Kentucky: The Lost Cause and Civil War Memory in a Border State, which we’ll publish in December 2010. The book traces the development of a Confederate identity in Kentucky between 1865 and 1925 that belied the fact that Kentucky never [...] Read more »
Filed under African American Studies, American History, Civil War, Current Events, Guest Bloggers, History, Politics.
Tagged civil rights workers, civil war history, confederacy, confederate history month, confederate states of america, haley barbour, ku klux klan murders, lost cause, mason-dixon line, Mississippi, neshoba country mississippi, Ronald Reagan, secession, slavery, states' rights, tea party, Virginia, virginia governor robert mcdonnell
Posted by
Ellen on
20 April 2010, 10:29 am
Manuscripts are being solicited for a new peer-review journal that incorporates a broad view of the Civil War era. Published in collaboration with The University of North Carolina Press and the George and Ann Richards Civil War Era Center at the Pennsylvania State University, The Journal of the Civil War Era will launch its inaugural [...] Read more »
Posted by
matt on
14 April 2010, 2:47 pm
Though the American Civil War was a multi-year event, spanning four years of death and destruction, it seems to be most tied to the month of April. The cruel month was host to the first battle of the war, at Fort Sumter, as well as the Confederate surrender at Appomattox in 1865. However, the most [...] Read more »
Posted by
Beth on
5 April 2010, 8:05 am
A Virginian, whose father was friends with Thomas Jefferson An accomplished orator, known for his sweet voice and famously aquiline nose Fathered fifteen children Named his estate on the James River “Sherwood Forest” after the setting of the Robin Hood tales, because he saw himself as a political renegade and outlaw Voted for Virginia’s secession [...] Read more »
Filed under American History, Biography / Autobiography, Civil War.
Tagged 10th president, annexation of texas, confederate congress, edward crapol, imperialism, interpretation of the constitution, John Tyler, john tyler: the accidental president, states' rights, tenth president, virginia secession, whig party, william henry harrison
Posted by
Ellen on
8 March 2010, 2:00 pm
Have you heard? Rep. Patrick McHenry (R-NC) has sponsored a bill to replace U.S. Grant on the $50 bill with Ronald Reagan. In an op-ed for the LA Times, Grant biographer Joan Waugh offers a brief history lesson in defense of the Union general and 18th President of the United States and cautions against further [...] Read more »
Filed under American History, Biography / Autobiography, Civil War, Current Events, History, Politics, UNC Press Authors, UNC Press News.
Tagged 50 dollar bill, joan waugh, rep. patrick mchenry, Ronald Reagan, U. S. Grant
Posted by
matt on
5 March 2010, 3:43 pm
If you are familiar with the UNC Press Blog, you probably know that we know a thing or two about celebrating. If it has a national celebration day, week, or month, we probably have it marked on our calendars well in advance. Why else would we have a 1000-word post on the merits of National [...] Read more »
Filed under American History, Civil War, Current Events, Gender Studies, History, Military History, UNC Press News, Women's Studies.
Tagged afghanistan, Army at Home, civil war, Giesberg, Iraq, Laura Browder, March, National Women's History Month, Sascha Pflaeging, When Janey Comes Marching Home
Posted by
Beth on
19 February 2010, 9:33 am
This week is the very good time to talk about Graham Hodges’ new book David Ruggles: A Radical Black Abolitionist and the Underground Railroad in New York City–for at least two reasons. The first of these is that Hodges was interviewed by Eric Foner (DeWitt Clinton Professor of History at Columbia University) as part of [...] Read more »
Filed under African American History, African American Studies, Civil War, History, UNC Press News.
Tagged david ruggles, eric foner, frederick douglass, graham hodges, new york historical society, radical abolitionism, soujourner truth, the lincoln series, undergroud railroad, william cooper nell
Posted by
Ellen on
18 February 2010, 11:50 am
Early 1861 marked the only time in our nation’s history that it had two presidents, both calling for a return to the republic born in the American Revolution. On February 18, Jefferson Davis was sworn in as the President of the Confederate States of America; on March 4, Abraham Lincoln was sworn in as President [...] Read more »
Posted by
Ellen on
2 February 2010, 1:21 pm
UNC Press is excited to now offer some of our best-selling and award-winning Civil War books in easy-to-read, Large-Print format. Set in 16-point type, these books have been designed to make some of our most requested titles accessible to a larger number of readers than ever before. A dozen books are ready now, and more [...] Read more »
Filed under Civil War.
Tagged alan t. nolan, andersonville, appomattox, Civil War books, daniel e. sutherland, drew gilpin faust, elizabeth r. varon, gary w. gallagher, guerrilla fighters, henry kyd douglas, joan waugh, mark a. noll, prairie grove, Robert E. Lee, theological crisis, wayne wei-siang hsieh, william l. shea, william marvel
Posted by
matt on
13 January 2010, 4:14 pm
All readers interested in American history should take the coming Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday weekend as an opportunity to head to the Wilmington area for a fantastic panel discussion titled “Black Men Bearing Freedom: U.S. Colored Troops and Their Impact in North Carolina” on January 15th at 6 p.m. Presented by the Fort Fisher [...] Read more »
Filed under African American History, American History, Civil War, History, North Carolina, UNC Press Authors, UNC Press News.
Tagged Black Men Bearing Freedom, Chris E. Fonvielle Jr., Fort Fisher, Heather Williams, John Haley, Kure Beach, Mark Elliott, Martin Luther King Jr., Richard Reid, UNC-Wilmington, UNCW, Wilmington
Posted by
admin on
30 July 2009, 3:20 pm
Today, The New York Times ran Jones County, Miss. – Civil War Fires Up Literary Shootout, a report by Michael Cieply about two conflicting books and a yet-to-be greenlighted Hollywood movie. At the center of everything lies Newton Knight, a white, landowning, Confederate deserter living deep in Mississippi, who famously tried to secede and form [...] Read more »
Filed under African American Studies, American History, Civil Rights, Civil War, Film, Southern Studies, The Book Biz, UNC Press Authors.
Tagged Amazon.com, Civil War Memories, David Paletz, Gary Ross, internet, John Stauffer, Long Civil Rights Movement, Michael Cieply, Mississippi, New York Times, Newton Knight, Pop Matters, Renegade South, Sally Jenkins, State of Jones, Universal Pictures, Victoria Bynum, Web 2.0
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admin on
2 July 2009, 3:32 pm
For many, today means the last day at the office before a long weekend goes into effect for Independence Day. However, Civil War buffs and historians recognize July 2nd as day two of another important event in American history – the Battle of Gettysburg in 1863. In the three hours of fighting on this evening [...]
Filed under Civil War, History, UNC Press Authors.
Tagged 1863, 26th NC Regiment, Cemetary Hill, civil war, Culp's Hill, George G. Meade, Gettysburg, Independence Day, James Longstreet, Pfanz, Robert E. Lee, The Second Day
