Posts Tagged ‘U.S. Civil War’
How the US Civil War changed journalism
PENN STATE (US) — New technologies and a growing demand for information during the US Civil War forever changed the nation’s press, according to a book by journalism professor Ford Risley. Continue…
Thursday, December 6, 2012 15:59 - 3 Comments
Society & Culture - Jun 26, 2012 13:25 - 1 Comment
Union’s strategy trouble prolonged Civil War
PENN STATE (US) — Northern military leaders struggled to find a viable strategy in the Civil War, which added to the conflict’s length and cost, according to a historian’s new book. (more…)
Society & Culture - Nov 8, 2011 12:49 - 0 Comments
Lincoln’s nationalism helped save Union
PENN STATE (US) — Abraham Lincoln’s view of the U.S. Constitution played a more important role in preserving the Union during the Civil War than previously believed, a new book suggests. (more…)
Society & Culture - Jun 14, 2011 11:08 - 0 Comments
One man’s move from slave to middle class
U. MARYLAND (US) — Excavation of a historic home in Annapolis, Md., is offering clues to how some African Americans were able to adapt to a middle-class lifestyle following the Civil War. (more…)
Society & Culture - Jun 16, 2010 14:52 - 28 Comments
Did women and slaves drive Dixie down?
U. PENN (US)—When the Confederate States of America seceded from the Union in 1861, its founding fathers reckoned that they could build a nation and fight a war while uniting the Southern population behind their cause. Most of “the people” were not consulted on the wisdom of their project. (more…)
Society & Culture - Nov 25, 2009 13:27 - 0 Comments
Thanksgiving’s grain of truth
U. COLORADO (US)—The oft-told story of the Pilgrims and the Indians celebrating and befriending each other is more myth than truth, says scholar Chris Lewis. The two groups tolerated each other out of necessity. (more…)
