Join Professor Steve Cushman as he illuminates how the memoirs of Civil War generals reveal about the writing of American history.

Professor Cushman will discuss these generals’ memoirs as both historical and literary works, revealing how they remain vital to understanding the interaction of memory, imagination, and the writing of American history. He will explain how market forces shaped the production of the memoirs and, therefore, memories of the war itself; how audiences have engaged with the works to create ideas of history that fit with time and circumstance; and what these texts tell us about current conflicts over the history and meanings of the Civil War.

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