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American Civil War

The Author’s Corner with Maury Nicely

Rachel Petroziello   |  May 31, 2023

Maury Nicely is a lawyer specializing in employment litigation, labor law, and general business litigation at Evans Harrison Hackett, PLLC. This interview is based on his new book, Forging a New South: The Life of General John T. Wilder (University […]

The Author’s Corner with Scott Hippensteel

Rachel Petroziello   |  March 22, 2023

Scott Hippensteel is Associate Professor of Earth Sciences at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. This interview is based on his new book, Sand, Science, and the Civil War: Sedimentary Geology and Combat (University of Georgia Press, 2023). JF: […]

The Author’s Corner with W. Dale Weeks

Rachel Petroziello   |  February 23, 2023

W. Dale Weeks is Instructor of History at Blinn College. This interview is based on his new book, Cherokee Civil Warrior: Chief John Ross and the Struggle for Tribal Sovereignty (University of Oklahoma Press, 2023). JF: What led you to […]

The Author’s Corner with Victoria E. Ott

Rachel Petroziello   |  January 20, 2023

Victoria E. Ott is James A. Wood Professor of American History and the coordinator of Gender and Women’s Studies at Birmingham-Southern College. This interview is based on her new book, The Failure of Our Fathers: Family, Gender, and Power in […]

The Author’s Corner with Jacqueline Jones

Rachel Petroziello   |  January 13, 2023

Jacqueline Jones is Ellen C. Temple Professor of Women’s History Emerita at the University of Texas at Austin. This interview is based on her new book, No Right to an Honest Living: The Struggles of Boston’s Black Workers in the […]

The Author’s Corner with John Rodrigue

Rachel Petroziello   |  December 23, 2022

John Rodrigue is Lawrence and Theresa Salameno Professor in the Department of History at Stonehill College. This interview is based on his new book, Freedom’s Crescent: The Civil War and the Destruction of Slavery in the Lower Mississippi Valley (Cambridge […]

The Author’s Corner with Adam D. Mendelsohn

Rachel Petroziello   |  November 16, 2022

Adam D. Mendelsohn is Associate Professor of Historical Studies at the University of Cape Town. This interview is based on his new book, Jewish Soldiers in the Civil War: The Union Army (NYU Press, 2022). JF: What led you to […]

The Author’s Corner with Catherine V. Bateson

Rachel Petroziello   |  November 4, 2022

Catherine V. Bateson is Associate Lecturer of American History and American Studies Chief Examiner at the University of Kent. This interview is based on her new book, Irish American Civil War Songs: Identity, Loyalty, and Nationhood (LSU Press, 2022). JF: […]

The Author’s Corner with Evan C. Rothera

Rachel Petroziello   |  November 2, 2022

Evan C. Rothera is Assistant Professor of History at the University of Arkansas, Fort Smith. This interview is based on his new book, Civil Wars and Reconstructions in the Americas: The United States, Mexico, and Argentina, 1860–1880 (LSU Press, 2022). […]

The Author’s Corner with Megan Bever

Rachel Petroziello   |  October 7, 2022

Megan Bever is Associate Professor of History and Chair of the Social Sciences Department at Missouri Southern State University. This interview is based on her new book, At War with King Alcohol: Debating Drinking and Masculinity in the Civil War […]

The Author’s Corner with Holly A. Pinheiro Jr.

Rachel Petroziello   |  June 21, 2022

Holly A. Pinheiro Jr. is Assistant Professor of African American History at Furman University. This interview is based on his new book, The Families’ Civil War: Black Soldiers and the Fight for Racial Justice (University of Georgia Press, 2022). JF: […]

The Author’s Corner with Elizabeth Leonard

Rachel Petroziello   |  June 7, 2022

Elizabeth Leonard is Gibson Professor of History, Emerita at Colby College. This interview is based on her new book, Benjamin Franklin Butler: A Noisy, Fearless Life (The University of North Carolina Press, 2022). JF: What led you to write Benjamin Franklin […]

The Author’s Corner with Angela Esco Elder

Rachel Petroziello   |  May 17, 2022

Angela Esco Elder is Associate Professor of History at Converse University. This interview is based on her new book, Love and Duty: Confederate Widows and the Emotional Politics of Loss (The University of North Carolina Press, 2022). JF: What led […]

The Author’s Corner with David K. Thomson

Rachel Petroziello   |  April 25, 2022

David K. Thomson is Assistant Professor of History at Sacred Heart University. This interview is based on his new book, Bonds of War: How Civil War Financial Agents Sold the World on the Union (University of North Carolina Press, 2022). […]

The Author’s Corner with Jonathan White

Rachel Petroziello   |  February 3, 2022

Jonathan White is Associate Professor of American Studies and Director of the Pre-Law Program at Christopher Newport University. This interview is based on his new book, A House Built by Slaves: African American Visitors to the Lincoln White House (Rowman […]

The Author’s Corner with John Harris

Rachel Petroziello   |  January 13, 2022

John Harris is McDonald-Boswell Assistant Professor of History at Erskine College. This interview is based on his new book, The Last Slave Ships: New York and the End of the Middle Passage (Yale University Press, 2020). JF: What led you […]

The Author’s Corner with Dillon Carroll

Rachel Petroziello   |  December 21, 2021

Dillon Carroll is an Instructor at Butte Community College. This interview is based on his new book, Invisible Wounds: Mental Illness and Civil War Soldiers (LSU Press, 2021). JF: What led you to write Invisible Wounds? DC: I’ve always been attracted […]

The Author’s Corner with Jack Noe

Rachel Petroziello   |  December 20, 2021

Jack Noe is Teaching Associate at the Queen Mary University of London. This interview is based on his new book, Contesting Commemoration: The 1876 Centennial, Independence Day, and the Reconstruction-Era South (LSU Press, 2021). JF: What led you to write Contesting […]

The Author’s Corner with John Sacher

Rachel Petroziello   |  December 16, 2021

John Sacher is Associate Professor of History at the University of Central Florida. This interview is based on his new book, Confederate Conscriptions and the Struggle for Southern Soldiers (LSU Press, 2021). JF: What led you to â€‹write Confederate Conscription and […]

The Author’s Corner with Damian Pargas

Rachel Petroziello   |  December 13, 2021

Damian Pargas is Professor of the History and Culture of North America at Leiden University. This interview is based on his new book, Freedom Seekers: Fugitive Slaves in North America, 1800–1860 (Cambridge University Press, 2021). JF: What led you to […]

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