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Glorious Courage: A New Book on John Pelham

Glorious Courage: A New Book on John Pelham

A review of a new book from Savas Beatie - by Sarah Kay Bierle

Book ReviewsKeith HarrisJune 25, 2025John Pelham, Book review, Savas Beatie, Sarah Kay Bierle, Civil War, Artillery, JEB Stuart, Robert E. Lee, ANV, CavalryComment

Veterans and the Writing of Civil War History in a New Book from UNC Press - The War That Made America

Veterans and the Writing of Civil War History in a New Book from UNC Press - The War That Made America

I look at two essays on veteran contributions to Civil War history. One by Kathryn Shively and another by Peter Luebke.

Book ReviewsKeith HarrisJune 14, 2025Civil War, Jubal Early, Union Veterans, Civil War history, UNC Press, Peter Luebke, Kathryn Shively, Gary Gallagher, Book Review, historiography, Lost Cause, Regimental historiesComment

Review - Lincoln's Peace by Michael Vorenberg

Review - Lincoln's Peace by Michael Vorenberg

Book ReviewsKeith HarrisApril 21, 2025Lincoln, Peace, Civil War, Appomatox, Republican Party, GOPComment

Longstreet by Elizabeth Varon - A Review

Longstreet by Elizabeth Varon - A Review

Book ReviewsKeith HarrisJanuary 24, 2024Elizabeth Varon, Civil War, Civil War books, James Longstreet, Lee, Robert E Lee, Lost Cause, politics, CSA, Confederate ArmyComment

Some Confirmation in James Clear's Atomic Habits

Some Confirmation in James Clear's Atomic Habits

Book Reviews, EducationKeith HarrisJanuary 20, 2024James Clear, Atomic Habits, Education, teaching, APUSH, standardized tests, Reading, self helpComment

Half American by Matthew Delmont - A Review

Half American by Matthew Delmont - A Review

Book ReviewsKeith HarrisJanuary 8, 2024Half American, Matthew Delmont, black history, soldiers, veterans, WWII, black soldiers, Segregation, black history racism, army, US Army, Racism, double v, civil right Comments

Top History Book Picks for 2023

Top History Book Picks for 2023

Book ReviewsKeith HarrisDecember 29, 2023Books picks, 2023, John Heckman, Tattooed Historian, The Rogue Historian, keith harris, Keith Harris, history books, reading, bibliophile, library, history presses, academic books, social media, reading books, bookstagramComment

President Garfield by C. W. Goodyear - a Review

President Garfield by C. W. Goodyear - a Review

Book ReviewsKeith HarrisDecember 23, 2023James Garfield, POTUS, President of the United States, Civil War, Reconstruction, Gilded Age, Reform, Civil Service, Republican Party, Stalwarts, Half-Breeds, politics, reconciliation, 19th century, US HistoryComment

Read More Lincoln Books

Read More Lincoln Books

Biography, Book ReviewsKeith HarrisNovember 14, 2023Lincoln, Abraham Lincoln, Biography, APUSH, historiography, Michael Burlingame, Jonathan W. White, Civil War, politics, 19th century, POTUS, Union Comments

Toussaint Louverture by C.L.R. James - Adapted by Nic Watts and Sakina Karimjee

Toussaint Louverture by C.L.R. James - Adapted by Nic Watts and Sakina Karimjee

Book ReviewsKeith HarrisOctober 8, 2023slavery, toussaint louverture, haiti, revolution, marxist, revolutionary, slave rebellion, uprising, theater, graphic novel, verso, slave revolt, the black jacobins, CLR JamesComment

Symbols of Freedom by Matthew J. Clavin

Symbols of Freedom by Matthew J. Clavin

Book ReviewsKeith HarrisOctober 5, 2023slavery, Independence day, US flag, 54th Massachusetts, freedom, symbolism, memory resistance, oppression, Civil War, AbolitionComment

Mastering the Past - and Why We Should Consider It

Mastering the Past - and Why We Should Consider It

education, Education, Book ReviewsKeith HarrisJuly 31, 2023Mastering the Past, education, high school history, historical writing, High School, history book, teacher, history teacher

One More War to Fight by Stephen A. Goldman

One More War to Fight by Stephen A. Goldman

Book ReviewsKeith HarrisJuly 21, 2023Stephen A. Goldman, Civil War, veterans, wounded veterans, GAR, Reconciliation, veterans day, Union veteransComment

Mastering the Past: Unlocking Excellence in High School History

Mastering the Past: Unlocking Excellence in High School History

Book ReviewsKeith HarrisJuly 18, 2023M. Keith Harris, Books, Study guides, Mastering the Past, APUSH, high school history, history students, study skills, historical writing, intellectual honesty, critical thinking, primary sourcesComment

Shackles of a Freeman by Don Alexander

Shackles of a Freeman by Don Alexander

Book ReviewsKeith HarrisMay 27, 2023Don Alexander, Shackles of a freeman, abolition, John Brown, Lewis Sheridan Leary, Harper's Ferry, Book reviewsComment

Osprey and the Value of Military History

Osprey and the Value of Military History

Book ReviewsKeith HarrisApril 16, 2023Osprey, civil war, books, reviews, military history, weapons, revolution, 1863, 1864Comment

Bruce Catton's Army of the Potomac Trilogy from the Library of America

Bruce Catton's Army of the Potomac Trilogy from the Library of America

Book ReviewsKeith HarrisApril 9, 2023Bruce Catton, The Library of America, Gary W. Gallagher, UVA, Catton, Civil War, historiography Comments

At War with King Alcohol - A Review

At War with King Alcohol - A Review

Book ReviewsKeith HarrisFebruary 26, 2023Booze, Civil War soldiers, Alcohol, UNC Press, Magna Vever, Megan Bever, Civil War books, Book reviewsComment

Civil War Soldier Fraternization and some Thoughts on Reconciliation - A Review of Lauren K. Thompson's Latest

Civil War Soldier Fraternization and some Thoughts on Reconciliation - A Review of Lauren K. Thompson's Latest

Book ReviewsKeith HarrisFebruary 22, 2023University of Nebraska Press, Lauren K. Thompson, Soldier Fraternization, Reconciliation, Rce and Reunion, Race, Race and Reunion, Civil War SoldiersComment

The Grimkes by Kerri K. Greenidge - a Review

The Grimkes by Kerri K. Greenidge - a Review

Book ReviewsKeith HarrisFebruary 6, 2023Grimkes, book review, Sarah and Angelina Grimke, slavery, John Grimke, South Carolina, progres, Civil Rights, Abolition, Quakers, Kerri K. GreenidgeComment