Race and Reunion: The Civil War in American Memory (David W. Blight - CH) tea service Using reproduction fabrics that hark

Using reproduction fabrics that hark back to the 1860's

The Civil War brought many forms of upheaval to America

created Gettysburg National Military Park

How did Civil War soldiers endure the brutal and unpredictable existence of army life during the conflict

Race and Reunion: The Civil War in American Memory (David W. Blight - CH) tea service Using reproduction fabrics that harkby David W. Blight Winner of the Bancroft Prize Winner of the Gilder Lehrman Lincoln Prize Winner of the Merle Curti award Winner of the Frederick Douglass Prize No historical event has left as deep an imprint on America's collective memory as the Civil War. In the war's aftermath, Americans had to embrace and cast off a traumatic past. David Blight explores the perilous path of remembering and forgetting, and reveals its tragic costs to race