The war that made America : essays inspired by the scholarship of Gary W. Gallagher / edited by Caroline E. Janney, Peter S. Carmichael, Aaron Sheehan-Dean.
| Format | Book |
| Publication | Chapel Hill : The University of North Carolina Press, [2024] |
| Description | 269 pages ; 25 cm. |
| Subjects |
| Other author/creator | Gallagher, Gary W., honouree. |
| Other author/creator | Janney, Caroline E., editor. |
| Other author/creator | Carmichael, Peter S., editor. |
| Other author/creator | Sheehan-Dean, Aaron Charles, editor. |
| Portion of title | Essays inspired by the scholarship of Gary W. Gallagher |
| Series | Civil War America Civil War America (Series) ^A325557 |
| Contents | Protecting their self-interest: Native American governance in the Confederacy / William A. Blair -- Apples and oranges and hardtack: on the uses of comparison in Civil War history / Aaron Sheehan-Dean -- The Confederacy's use of nationalism and vice versa / Andre M. Fleche -- Science and daring: Robert E. Lee as engineer, soldier, and modernizer / Wayne Wei-siang Hsieh -- Guerrillas, vengeance, and mercy after Appomattox: the trial of John W. McCue / Caroline E. Janney -- Robert Small's tax title case and the endurance of Land redistribution in Port Royal, South Carolina / Cynthia Nicoletti -- We cannot believe Americans can do these things: erasing violence from the Civil War record / Peter S. Carmichael -- Jubal A. Early, Lee commemoration, and the consolidation of Confederate history, 1870-1890 / Kathryn J. Shively -- From the field of battle to the field of history: white northern veteran writers and their narratives of the Civil War / Peter C. Luebke -- Taking the shape of the Civil War / Aaron Sheehan-Dean, Caroline E. Janney, and Peter S. Carmichael. |
| Abstract | "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. Leubke, Cynthia Nicoletti, Aaron Sheehan-Dean, and Kathryn J. Shively"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Genre/form | Essays. |
| Genre/form | Festschriften. |
| Genre/form | History. |
| Genre/form | Essays. |
| Genre/form | Festschriften. |
| LCCN | 2023044357 |
| ISBN | 9781469678887 hardcover |
| ISBN | 1469678888 hardcover |
| ISBN | 9781469678894 paperback |
| ISBN | 1469678896 paperback |
| ISBN | electronic book |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | E468 .W368 2024 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |