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Remembering the Civil War is a remarkable achievement. The volume's chronological breadth, persuasive arguments, and diversity of perspective deliver an engaging read and promise its historiographical longevity.--Georgia Historical Quarterly Remembering the Civil War offers important insights and demonstrates without a doubt that memory studies are far from exhausted. Whether a readership beyond the academy that continues to embrace reconciliation--as evidenced by the ongoing Civil War 150th commemoration--has yet to be seen.--Virginia Magazine [This] revisionist study argues that the Lost Cause mythology and rush to reconciliation was much less pervasive than previously thought.--Civil War Times A beautifully written and superbly researched book.--Public Historian A book that will be useful to scholars and casual readers for many years to come.--Civil War Book Review A landmark study. . . . Certain to be a standard-bearer in the field of Civil War memory for the foreseeable future.--Indiana Magazine of History A substantive study that will contribute immensely to the ongoing discussion of the memory and the memorialization of America's bloodiest conflict.--Louisiana History An immense contribution to the field of Civil War and historical memory studies.--Army History It deserves its place as a leading work in the historiography on war and memory.--North Carolina Historical Review Janney emphasizes, as do other scholars of remembrance, that the memory of Civil War and Reconstruction was not merely an exercise in nostalgia. Rather, these memories had major policy implications.--American Historical Review Janney has significantly extended our understanding of memory and reconciliation (or lack thereof) and the anger and pain associated with forgiveness that resonated from the most cataclysmic event in U.S. history.--Journal of American History Janney's Remembering the Civil War is an ambitious book that makes a bold argument, taking on the dominant themes in the growing historical field of Civil War memory.--Annals of Iowa Splendidly written. . . . Recommended. All levels/libraries.--Choice The first comprehensive reassessment of Civil War memory.--West Virginia History This perceptive study should caution those who have embraced the reconciliationist interpretation to proceed with discernment.--Civil War Monitor Well-researched and compellingly written. . . . will appeal to a lay audience.--H-Net Reviews Whether traversing familiar or unfamiliar ground, Janney writes elegantly and with impressive command of her subject. Remembering the Civil War now takes its place as the best single work on the memory of the Civil War. --W. Fitzhugh Brundage, in the Journal of Southern History

Whether traversing familiar or unfamiliar ground, Janney writes elegantly and with impressive command of her subject. Remembering the Civil War now takes its place as the best single work on the memory of the Civil War. --W. Fitzhugh Brundage, in the Journal of Southern History

A substantive study that will contribute immensely to the ongoing discussion of the memory and the memorialization of America's bloodiest conflict.--Louisiana History An immense contribution to the field of Civil War and historical memory studies.--Army History The first comprehensive reassessment of Civil War memory.--West Virginia History Remembering the Civil War is a remarkable achievement. The volume's chronological breadth, persuasive arguments, and diversity of perspective deliver an engaging read and promise its historiographical longevity.--Georgia Historical Quarterly Splendidly written. . . . Recommended. All levels/libraries.--Choice [This] revisionist study argues that the Lost Cause mythology and rush to reconciliation was much less pervasive than previously thought.--Civil War Times A beautifully written and superbly researched book.--Public Historian A landmark study. . . . Certain to be a standard-bearer in the field of Civil War memory for the foreseeable future.--Indiana Magazine of History It deserves its place as a leading work in the historiography on war and memory.--North Carolina Historical Review Janney's Remembering the Civil War is an ambitious book that makes a bold argument, taking on the dominant themes in the growing historical field of Civil War memory.--Annals of Iowa Janney has significantly extended our understanding of memory and reconciliation (or lack thereof) and the anger and pain associated with forgiveness that resonated from the most cataclysmic event in U.S. history.--Journal of American History Janney emphasizes, as do other scholars of remembrance, that the memory of Civil War and Reconstruction was not merely an exercise in nostalgia. Rather, these memories had major policy implications.--American Historical Review A book that will be useful to scholars and casual readers for many years to come.--Civil War Book Review Well-researched and compellingly written. . . . will appeal to a lay audience.--H-Net Reviews Remembering the Civil War offers important insights and demonstrates without a doubt that memory studies are far from exhausted. Whether a readership beyond the academy that continues to embrace reconciliation--as evidenced by the ongoing Civil War 150th commemoration--has yet to be seen.--Virginia Magazine This perceptive study should caution those who have embraced the reconciliationist interpretation to proceed with discernment.--Civil War Monitor Whether traversing familiar or unfamiliar ground, Janney writes elegantly and with impressive command of her subject. Remembering the Civil War now takes its place as the best single work on the memory of the Civil War. --W. Fitzhugh Brundage, in the Journal of Southern History

Splendidly written. . . . Recommended. All levels/libraries.-- Choice

A substantive study that will contribute immensely to the ongoing discussion of the memory and the memorialization of America's bloodiest conflict.--Louisiana History The first comprehensive reassessment of Civil War memory.--West Virginia History Splendidly written. . . . Recommended. All levels/libraries.--Choice A beautifully written and superbly researched book.--Public Historian It deserves its place as a leading work in the historiography on war and memory.--North Carolina Historical Review Janney has significantly extended our understanding of memory and reconciliation (or lack thereof) and the anger and pain associated with forgiveness that resonated from the most cataclysmic event in U.S. history.--Journal of American History A book that will be useful to scholars and casual readers for many years to come.--Civil War Book Review Remembering the Civil War offers important insights and demonstrates without a doubt that memory studies are far from exhausted. Whether a readership beyond the academy that continues to embrace reconciliation--as evidenced by the ongoing Civil War 150th commemoration--has yet to be seen.--Virginia Magazine An immense contribution to the field of Civil War and historical memory studies.--Army History Remembering the Civil War is a remarkable achievement. The volume's chronological breadth, persuasive arguments, and diversity of perspective deliver an engaging read and promise its historiographical longevity.--Georgia Historical Quarterly [This] revisionist study argues that the Lost Cause mythology and rush to reconciliation was much less pervasive than previously thought.--Civil War Times A landmark study. . . . Certain to be a standard-bearer in the field of Civil War memory for the foreseeable future.--Indiana Magazine of History Janney's Remembering the Civil War is an ambitious book that makes a bold argument, taking on the dominant themes in the growing historical field of Civil War memory.--Annals of Iowa Janney emphasizes, as do other scholars of remembrance, that the memory of Civil War and Reconstruction was not merely an exercise in nostalgia. Rather, these memories had major policy implications.--American Historical Review Well-researched and compellingly written. . . . will appeal to a lay audience.--H-Net Reviews This perceptive study should caution those who have embraced the reconciliationist interpretation to proceed with discernment.--Civil War Monitor Whether traversing familiar or unfamiliar ground, Janney writes elegantly and with impressive command of her subject. Remembering the Civil War now takes its place as the best single work on the memory of the Civil War. --W. Fitzhugh Brundage, in the Journal of Southern History

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Caroline E. Janney is associate professor of history at Purdue University, USA and author of Burying the Dead but Not the Past: Ladies' Memorial Associations and the Lost Cause.

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