The Enduring Civil War: Reflections on the Great American Crisis; By, Gary W. Gallagher

Highlights the complexity and richness of the war, from its origins to its memory as topics for study, contemplation and dispute.  He places contemporary understanding of the Civil war, both academic and general, in conversation with testimony from those in the Union and the Confederacy who experienced and described it, investigating how mid nineteenth century perceptions align with or deviate from current ideas, regarding the origins, conduct and aftermath of the war.