a rousing defense of slavery, and was selected to lead the new Confederacy. But Davis had waited until the day before his inauguration to startwriting his address like a feckless college student with a term paper deadline looming, asauthor Adam Goodheart noted in the New York Times.
People associate our love of the flag with 1776 and the American Revolution, explains Adam Goodheart, the author 1861: The Civil War Awakening, when it actually has perhaps more to do with 1861 and the Civil War.
Date: Jun 14, 2016
Category: U.S.
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Caretakers Of Lincoln's Tomb Face Setbacks Amid 150th Anniversary Of His Death
Recounting the route of Lincolns funeral train to Springfield for burial, historian Adam Goodheart describes the tomb as a disappointment and reconstructed in incongruous Art Deco style.
Date: Apr 15, 2015
Category: U.S.
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Tropicalia books: New titles suggest lessons of Civil War remain relevant
Masurs The Civil War: A Concise History (Oxford University Press), The Great Struggle: Americas Civil War by Steven E. Woodworth (Rowman & Littlefield), Amanda Foremans A World On Fire: Britains Crucial Role in the American Civil War (Random House) and Adam Goodhearts 1861: The Civil War Awakening (Alfred A. Knopf), which,
Adam Goodheart, author of "1861: The Civil War Awakening," has studied the role California played in both the Civil War and the debate over slavery. His research points to a state as much divided as the country was during the time leading up to the war.
On today's Fresh Air, historian Adam Goodheart explains how national leaders and ordinary citizens responded to the chaos and uncertainty in the days and months before and after the struggle at Fort Sumter, an almost-bloodless two-day battle which became the start of the Civil War almost by mistake.
On Wednesday, a public lecture by Adam Goodheart will be held at6:30 p.m. Goodheart will discuss his new book, 1861: The Civil WarAwakening. The lecture is sponsored by the law school inpartnership with the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia.For information on the lecture, visitcons
Date: Apr 10, 2011
Category: U.S.
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A bloodless battle, but American Civil War's 9/11 nonetheless
The bombardment of Fort Sumter was comparable to the shock of the attacks of 9/11, says the US historian Adam Goodheart: Some northerners had been willing to let the south go in peace, or compromise. But seeing the American flag fired upon changed everything. It brought people in the north togetherBeneath every street lamp in New York, a small group crowded around a newspaper, looking with astonishment and amazement and wondering what was going to happen next, recounts Adam Goodheart, the author of 1861: The Civil War Awakening.
Date: Apr 08, 2011
Category: U.S.
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