Yearly Archives: 2008

One of the first disappointments during the publishing process with McFarland was their decision not to have a dust jack type cover, and to use just plain old library binding. Now for McFarland it makes sense, they do not market … Continue reading →

This post might be perceived as political, but it is not. I take no side, I blame both Republicans and Democrats alike. I blame the legislative and executive branches. We must realize that Congress has a lower approval rating than … Continue reading →

First off let me start by saying I apologize for the lack of posts, I have been in the midst of the last week of school and grading, grading, and more grading has been my sole occupation. On to the … Continue reading →

Lots of new services coming online for a fee, of course. You can get some free previews though. For example, Footnote has an “interactive” 1860 census online. Dimitri pointed out that you can download the non-interactive version for free here. … Continue reading →

A Voyage Long and Strange: Rediscovering the New World, by Tony Horwitz, who you might recognize as the bestselling author of Blue Latitudes, Confederates in the Attic, and Baghdad Without a Map. He is also a Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist who … Continue reading →

No not #21 overall, of course, but #21 for Military > Regiments (NOTE: only two other Civil War regiment history books were ahead of mine as of this writing!), but hey, I’ll take it. [UPDATE: today (5.3.08) it’s gone, oh … Continue reading →

On what has to be one of the best history blogs, Boston 1775, I found the following that got me thinking about changing my classroom rules and adopting some of these (Note, I would be the “Senior.”): Rules for Harvard’s … Continue reading →

The 11th Wisconsin in the Civil War A Regimental History Christopher C. Wehner ISBN 978-0-7864-3210-3 photos, maps, appendices, notes, bibliography, index 248pp. library binding (7 x 10) 2008 Available for immediate shipment Description This volume details the Civil War experiences … Continue reading →

Roll Call to Destiny: The Soldier’s Eye View of Civil War Battles, Brent Nosworthy, Basic Books Inc., 336pp. $27.95. Release Date: March 2008. Having sifted through mountains of firsthand accounts (many never previously published), Nosworthy pieces together his relevant findings … Continue reading →

This day in history: John Wilkes Booth assassinated Abraham Lincoln, the 16th President of the United States, at Ford’s Theatre in Washington, D.C. on April 14, 1865. President Lincoln attended the theater often and especially liked the tragic dramas of … Continue reading →