Monthly Archives: October 2011

Ghost Writers of the Confederacy by Dr. James J. Broomall

Posted on October 17, 2011 by southernroundtable

Introduction: Guest Blog–Dr. James J. Broomall It is with great pleasure that we present the work of a historian who is more than likely to become a permanent fixture on your literary radar (and who, at some future moment in … Continue reading →

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A review of Wallace Hettle’s “Inventing Stonewall Jackson: A Civil War Hero in History and Memory” by Joseph M. Beilein

Posted on October 10, 2011 by southernroundtable

Inventing Stonewall Jackson: A Civil War Hero in History and Memory By Wallace Hettle Baton Rougle: LSU Press, 2011 $34.95 [Cloth] Joseph M. Beilein, Jr. is a Ph.D. candidate in history at the University of Missouri in Columbia. Wallace Hettle’s … Continue reading →

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A review of David Silkenat’s “Moments of Despair: Suicide, Divorce, and Debt in Civil War Era North Carolina” by Angela Esco Elder

Posted on October 10, 2011 by southernroundtable

Moments of Despair: Suicide, Divorce, and Debt in Civil War Era North Carolina By David Silkenat Chapel Hill: UNC Press, 2011 $45.00 [Cloth] Angela Esco Elder (M.A., Georgia) is a doctoral student in history at the University of Georgia in … Continue reading →

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