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His articles have appeared in national geographic, outside, smithsonian, the atlantic, and the new york times magazine, among others, and he is a regular columnist for the new york timess acclaimed online civil war series, disunion. Ive always felt like i understood the civil war, but in a distant, hazy kind of way even after reading several books about it. He is writing a regular column on the civil war for the new york times online. In this gripping and original book, goodheart introduces us to a heretofore littleknown. Goodheart is an american historian, essayist and author. An epic of courage and heroism beyond the battlefields, 1861 is adam goodhearts account of how the civil war began and a second american revolution unfolded. Combining a master historians sure command of original sources and a novelists deft touch with character and narrative, adam goodheart has produced the young centurys liveliest book about how a generation of remarkable and ordinary americans alike variously provoked, resisted, and endured the dissolution of their country and the. The civil war awakening, adam goodheart tries to capture what it felt like to live through secession and the opening months of the civil war, at a time when it. A historian, essayist, and journalist, goodhearts articles have appeared in national geographic, outside, smithsonian, the atlantic, and the new york times magazine, among others. It was like taking a time machine back in time to 1861. Stunning photographs of civil war soldiers 1861 author adam goodheart discusses an amazing new exhibition, and his book about the start of the civil war. Washington, dc, april 1, 2014 civil war expert adam goodheart brings the history of the civil war to life in this latest interview on david bruce smiths grateful american radio show on the inkandescent radio network. The civil war awakening, the custom erupted in december 1860.
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Civil war expert adam goodheart is the author of 1861 and the upcoming 1865 two books that capture the essence of the battles and the time. Goodhearts new history makes a huge contribution to changing how that past looked and, by doing so, explaining it. My interest was immediately aroused, and im very glad i purchased 1861 the civil war awakening. Adam goodheart brings to this book a rare combination of talent.