The Civil War is an enormous stage. Reading about the war – in the hands of a skillful author -- is like stepping onto a stage, and you discover that…
Codie Eash is the author of this review. * * * * * * * Iowa Confederates in the Civil War by David Connon. Arcadia Publishing, 2019, Paper, ISBN: 978-1634991551.…
Irene Hunt's grandfather told her what it was like to be a 9-year-old boy in Southern Illinois, with several brothers in the Union Army and one brother wearing gray. Hunt…
Like a Boy Scout leader with camera around his neck, Kenneth L. Lyftogt takes readers deep into the jungles of a long-ago land, filled with thorny branches, quicksand, and storm…
When I take a trip overseas, I plan what I'll carry on the plane and what gets stowed inside the plane. I cram my carryon bag with a few clothes,…
Football announcers, amazingly enough, parallel the work of historians: They both offer play-by-play comments, descriptions of players, speculation, and post-game analysis. Historian Philip Leigh has written a thoughtful book, The…
Imagine a scene from the dawn of time: A warrior on a canoe, spear held loosely, glides up a river toward an unsuspecting mastodon. The spear flies, and the mastodon…
“Death and life are in the power of the tongue,” an ancient writer tells us. In a sense, words inflamed the country and, in 1861, flared up into Civil War.…
When was the last time you simply enjoyed a history of a city – or any book about the Civil War? For me, it happened over Thanksgiving at my aunt…
Iowa during the Civil War offers drama: Noble leaders, scoundrels, bright hopes, and bitter disappointment. In short, we see a reflection of our common humanity. A respected colleague suggested that…