Edward L. Ayers is Hugh P. Kelly Professor of History and Dean of the College and Graduate School of Arts and Sciences at the University of Virginia. Gary W. Gallagher is John L. Nau III Professor in the History of the American Civil War at the University of Virginia. Andrew J. Torget is a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of History at the University of Virginia and Project Director of the Valley of the Shadow Project at the Virginia Center for Digital History.
"Crucible of the Civil War presents a fine collection of essays by
a talented group of young historians. Brimming with insights about
social, economic, and religious life in Virginia, this book is a
valuable addition to a growing body of work that carries the study
of the Civil War far beyond the battlefields."--George C. Rable,
University of Alabama, author of the Lincoln Prize-winning
Fredericksburg! Fredericksburg!
"This book deserves a wide readership. Each essay, without
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socio-cultural experiences of Virginians in the Civil War."--
"Studies in American Culture"
"This is a coherent, lively, and important study."-- "American
Historical Review"
"While these essays reach differing perspectives in the Civil War's
continuity/change debate, all are grounded in primary sources, each
poses intriguing questions, and their collective chronological,
geographic, and topical scope provides valuable insight into the
diverse ways Virginians experienced the Civil War era."-- "Civil
War History"
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