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His articles have appeared in national geographic, outside, smithsonian, the atlantic, and the new york times magazine, among others, and he is a regular columnist for the new york timess acclaimed civil war blog, disunion. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read 1861. In addition to receiving widespread praise for this new work, adam is a longtime friend of the trust and the author of the landmark april 2005 national geographic article, saving civil war battlefields. I first learned of this book by hearing author adam goodheart interviewed by terry gross on fresh air. His articles have appeared in national geographic, outside, smithsonian, the atlantic, and the new york times magazine, among others, and he is a regular columnist for the times acclaimed civil war series, disunion.

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In time for the 150th anniversary of our defining national event. Adam goodheart is a historian, essayist, and journalist. Sep 25, 2011 adam goodheart, a civil war columnist for the new york times, recounts the first year of the civil war in 1861. As a lifelong student of american history, i know quite a bit about the period of the civil war. The civil war awakening vintage civil war library reprint by goodheart, adam isbn. May 23, 2012 a nonfiction author that feels like this is halfway towards writing a book id really enjoy reading.