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A scholar's realization that learning never stops
The year was 1933. Bell Irvin Wiley was a newly-minted Ph.D. from Yale University. Like many people living in the midst of the Great Depression, Wiley had a common problem. He couldn’t find a job. Wit… more →
One Man's Rebellion Record
Civil War Historian David Blight to Serve as Judge for National Book Awards
Rene Tyree wrote 4 months ago: David Blight . The National Book Foundation has announced that Civil War historian and Yale history … more →
Military History Word of the Day: "Ambuscade"
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Rene Tyree wrote 4 months ago: - am⋅bus⋅cade [am-buh-skeyd] noun, verb, -cad⋅ed, –noun 1. an ambush –verb (used without object) 2. … more →
Civil War Historian Kenneth M. Stampp Dies, 96
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Rene Tyree wrote 5 months ago: The folks at the Berkeley’s public affairs office confirmed for me today that Kenneth M. Stamp … more →
A scholar's realization that learning never stops
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Rob Wick wrote 1 year ago: The year was 1933. Bell Irvin Wiley was a newly-minted Ph.D. from Yale University. Like many people … more →
Bell Irvin Wiley, 1906-1980
Rob Wick wrote 1 year ago: This is the first in a series of posts on the Civil War historian Bell Irvin Wiley. Many of the quot … more →
O.E. and EJC: A Match Not Made in Heaven
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Rob Wick wrote 1 year ago: Searching for truth in history is a thankless task, make no mistake about it. If your findings run c … more →
The historian and the poet
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Rob Wick wrote 1 year ago: Carl Sandburg, left, with James G. Randall, center and Alan Lomax going over the script for a radio … more →
"Looking over Lincoln's Shoulders"
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Rob Wick wrote 1 year ago: This is the fifth in a series of posts on James G. Randall Ruth Randall could barely contain her exc … more →
"A very solid book on Lincoln" Birth of a Masterwork
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Rob Wick wrote 1 year ago: This is the fourth in a series of posts on James G. Randall In Washington, D.C., three days after Ch … more →
Randall and the "blundering generation"
Rob Wick wrote 1 year ago: This is the third post in a series on James G. Randall My first real encounter with James G. Randall … more →
Randall: The Emergence of a Scholar
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Rob Wick wrote 1 year ago: This is the second of a series of posts on James G. Randall When I was an undergraduate history majo … more →
Rotov on Suffering
Rene Tyree wrote 1 year ago: Catching up on my reading, I found Dimitri Rotov’s post [here] on Drew Gilpin Faust’s Th … more →
James G. Randall, 1881-1953
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Rob Wick wrote 1 year ago: This is the first in a series of posts relating to various historians of the Civil War era. While I … more →
