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A Great and Good Man: Rare First-Hand Accounts and Observations of Abraham Lincoln
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My Day with Abe Lincoln
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Abraham Lincoln: A Life
By Michael Burlingame. Edited and abridged by Jonathan W. White Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, October 2023. Hailed as the definitive portrait of the sixteenth president, Lincoln scholar Michael Burlingame's impressive two-volume biography has been masterfully abridged and revised. Sixteenth president of the United States, the Great Emancipator, and a surpassingly eloquent champion of national unity, freedom, and democracy, Abraham Lincoln is arguably the most studied and admired of all Americans. Michael Burlingame's astonishing Abraham Lincoln: A Life, an updated, condensed version of the 2,000-page two-volume set that The Atlantic hailed as one of the five best books of 2009. Shipwrecked: A True Civil War Story of Mutinies, Jailbreaks, Blockade-Running, and the Slave Trade
Lanham, Md.: Rowman and Littlefield, 2023 Pre-order from Amazon or Barnes & Noble. "Oaksmith needed a biography and it’s first rate. Rarely does a book cover so many themes central to 1800s U.S. history with such style." -- John Harris, author of The Last Slave Ships "Jonathan White's account of Appleton Oaksmith is a page-turner. Told with the verbal panache of a skilled novelist, it is in fact a serious examination of some of the central issues of nineteenth-century US history. White is a very good writer, but he's also a very good historian. Go out and get yourself a copy of Shipwrecked, and then enjoy." — James Oakes, City University of New York Graduate Center |
"A House Built By Slaves: African American Visitors to the Lincoln White House
Lanham, Md.: Rowman and Littlefield, 2022.
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* Co-winner, with Jon Meacham, of the 2023 Gilder Lehrman Lincoln Prize
* Top 5 Books on Sojourner Truth, Brooksy Society
* Patriotic Pick, Grateful American Foundation, August 2022
"This is an intriguing addition to the world of Lincoln scholarship that takes us inside the Executive Mansion at the dawn of the second founding of the nation. It’s more than a record of handshakes; it’s an attempt to size Lincoln up through the eyes of Black Americans who visited the 'people’s house' that their people had built and in whose names they were determined to win the fight for freedom and citizenship." — Henry Louis Gates, Jr.
"An original and revealing book on a subject heretofore surprisingly missing from the large Lincoln literature." -- Library Journal
"A rich and comprehensive account of a groundbreaking aspect of Lincoln’s presidency." - Publisher's Weekly
Lanham, Md.: Rowman and Littlefield, 2022.
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* Co-winner, with Jon Meacham, of the 2023 Gilder Lehrman Lincoln Prize
* Top 5 Books on Sojourner Truth, Brooksy Society
* Patriotic Pick, Grateful American Foundation, August 2022
"This is an intriguing addition to the world of Lincoln scholarship that takes us inside the Executive Mansion at the dawn of the second founding of the nation. It’s more than a record of handshakes; it’s an attempt to size Lincoln up through the eyes of Black Americans who visited the 'people’s house' that their people had built and in whose names they were determined to win the fight for freedom and citizenship." — Henry Louis Gates, Jr.
"An original and revealing book on a subject heretofore surprisingly missing from the large Lincoln literature." -- Library Journal
"A rich and comprehensive account of a groundbreaking aspect of Lincoln’s presidency." - Publisher's Weekly
To Address You As My Friend: African Americans' Letters to Abraham Lincoln
With a Foreword by Edna Greene Medford
Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, 2021.
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* Best Historical Materials Award, American Library Association
"Drawing on a painstakingly and imaginatively created archive, this important book brings to life the most human aspects of African American life during the emancipation process." — John David Smith
"Jonathan White's extraordinary scholarship has unearthed a world of Black experience in the Civil War, of Black Americans finding their voices and gaining their agency-and establishing a relationship with the first president they believed cared about their conditions and concerns." — Sidney Blumenthal
With a Foreword by Edna Greene Medford
Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, 2021.
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* Best Historical Materials Award, American Library Association
"Drawing on a painstakingly and imaginatively created archive, this important book brings to life the most human aspects of African American life during the emancipation process." — John David Smith
"Jonathan White's extraordinary scholarship has unearthed a world of Black experience in the Civil War, of Black Americans finding their voices and gaining their agency-and establishing a relationship with the first president they believed cared about their conditions and concerns." — Sidney Blumenthal
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My Work Among the Freedmen: The Civil War and Reconstruction Letters of Harriet M. Buss
Edited with Lydia J. Davis, with a Foreword by Hilary Green Charlottesville: University of Virginia Press, 2021. "Buss’s letters provide a fascinating look into the experiences of Northern women teaching in the Reconstruction South. That she returned again and again, to different locations, teaching at different sorts of schools, and that her letters demonstrate genuine interest in and commitment to the welfare and future of freedpeople makes this collection an invaluable resource for scholars and a pleasure for readers." — Michael T. Bernath "Harriet Buss’s work proved more than a novel adventure undertaken by some missionaries. While other white women typically lasted one season, Buss persisted. By bridging race, gender, and region, she helped to lay the foundation for African American public schools and present-day Shaw University. Her letters also reveal the real challenges posed by the Ku Klux Klan and Southern white derailers of Reconstruction as well as the failure of federal leadership. This compelling collection of letters reintroduces readers to Harriet Buss as a significant interlocutor for understanding the motivations, experiences, and achievements of white Northern women who labored on the Southern educational frontier." — From the foreword by Hilary Green |
Ex Parte Milligan Reconsidered: Race and Civil Liberties from the Lincoln Administration to the War on Terror
Edited with Stewart L. Winger
Lawrence: University Press of Kansas, 2020.
"The editing team of Stewart L. Winger and Jonathan W. White have accomplished the impossible. Through bright, intelligent and comprehensible writing and editing, the two have not only explained Milligan historically but updated it and made it relevant to current events.” -- Salvatore Ciella, Civil War News
“This collection is, simply put, excellent. The twelve separate chapters (two of them by Michael Les Benedict) offer extraordinarily rich reflections on an 1866 case, Ex parte Milligan, in which the Supreme Court invalidated the conviction (and death penalty) of Lambdin Milligan, a trial before a military commission.” -- Sanford Levinson, Journal of Interdisciplinary History
Edited with Stewart L. Winger
Lawrence: University Press of Kansas, 2020.
"The editing team of Stewart L. Winger and Jonathan W. White have accomplished the impossible. Through bright, intelligent and comprehensible writing and editing, the two have not only explained Milligan historically but updated it and made it relevant to current events.” -- Salvatore Ciella, Civil War News
“This collection is, simply put, excellent. The twelve separate chapters (two of them by Michael Les Benedict) offer extraordinarily rich reflections on an 1866 case, Ex parte Milligan, in which the Supreme Court invalidated the conviction (and death penalty) of Lambdin Milligan, a trial before a military commission.” -- Sanford Levinson, Journal of Interdisciplinary History
Untouched by the Conflict: The Civil War Letters of Singleton Ashenfelter, Dickinson College
Edited with Daniel Glenn
Kent, Ohio: Kent State University Press, 2019.
“A delight to read, Singleton Ashenfelter’s letters help to demystify intellectual and cultural life at colleges. Those of us researching and teaching about 19th-century students long have suffered from a dearth of published sources. Jonathan W. White and Daniel Glenn’s transcribed and annotated edition gives us an accessible and satisfying entry into that hidden world. Students and historians of higher education, the Civil War home front, youth, religion, sexuality, and male friendship will learn much here.” -- Michael David Cohen
“In a field awash in combat literature, White and Glenn present a rare and candid look into the daily life and challenges of the home front through the eyes of a college youth teetering on manhood. The Ashenfelter letters are a study of midcentury masculinity, while also offering insight into courtship, friendship, personal behaviors, intellectual curiosity, and an uneven maturation. The author prides himself on being thoughtful, but not studious, preferring partying and pranks to classroom preparation. This carefully edited volume is a must-read for those interested in a ‘coming of age' saga from the perspective of one of thousands of young men for whom the bloodshed of the Civil War occurred on the margins of their lives.” -- John M. Belohlavek
“In recovering and contextualizing the letters of Singleton Ashenfelter, Jonathan White and Daniel Glenn have provided a wonderful education in 19th-century college life and the singular importance of friendship for young men like Ashenfelter and his friend Sam Pennypacker, men with ambition and hope for the future but no certainty about what it held for them. This is a gift to students and scholars alike.” — Nicholas L. Syrett
“The meticulously edited letters, which cover the period 1862 - 1865, thus provide a fascinating snapshot of daily life for a certain class of Northern young men. . . . This slim volume, which has been lavishly illustrated (more than 30 photographs) . . . will surely reward any readers who want to explore key facets of 19th century male friendship or collegiate life.” -- Matthew Pinsker, Pennsylvania Heritage
“A fascinating glimpse into a college student’s life in a desperate time." -- Choice
"Our Little Monitor": The Greatest Invention of the Civil War
With Anna Gibson Holloway
Kent, Ohio: Kent State University Press, 2018.
* Honorable Mention, John Lyman Book Award, North American Society for Oceanic History
* Finalist, Indie Book Award in Historical Nonfiction
* Best Naval Book of 2018, Civil War Books and Authors
"A superior work for all collections." — Choice
"This handsome, well-illustrated, and provocative book, [is] the best account of the clash between USS Monitor and CSS Virginia." — Hon. Frank J. Williams, Civil War Times
“What sets 'Our Little Monitor' apart is the integration of considerable new research, the breadth and careful selection of the primary source documents, and the judicious inclusion of archaeological evidence. This is an important work in the top category of Monitor scholarship.” — James P. Delgado
“In this well-researched and beautifully executed book, Anna Holloway and Jonathan W. White chronicle the conception, construction, deployment, loss, and subsequent recovery of the world’s most famous ironclad warship. Their evocative narrative provides vivid context for the many firsthand documents they include, some of which are published here for the first time. The 132 illustrations alone, many of them in full color, are well worth the price of the book.” — Craig L. Symonds
"This beautifully illustrated volume by former Monitor Center curator Anna Holloway and historian Jonathan White offers detailed information about the vessel’s design and construction, its battle with the Virginia, its sinking, and its rediscovery and salvage more than a century later. The book’s final section offers a fascinating selection of primary documents and original sketches of the vessel. No reader interested in U.S. naval history or Civil War history could fail to be captivated by this book." -- Indiana Magazine of History
With Anna Gibson Holloway
Kent, Ohio: Kent State University Press, 2018.
* Honorable Mention, John Lyman Book Award, North American Society for Oceanic History
* Finalist, Indie Book Award in Historical Nonfiction
* Best Naval Book of 2018, Civil War Books and Authors
"A superior work for all collections." — Choice
"This handsome, well-illustrated, and provocative book, [is] the best account of the clash between USS Monitor and CSS Virginia." — Hon. Frank J. Williams, Civil War Times
“What sets 'Our Little Monitor' apart is the integration of considerable new research, the breadth and careful selection of the primary source documents, and the judicious inclusion of archaeological evidence. This is an important work in the top category of Monitor scholarship.” — James P. Delgado
“In this well-researched and beautifully executed book, Anna Holloway and Jonathan W. White chronicle the conception, construction, deployment, loss, and subsequent recovery of the world’s most famous ironclad warship. Their evocative narrative provides vivid context for the many firsthand documents they include, some of which are published here for the first time. The 132 illustrations alone, many of them in full color, are well worth the price of the book.” — Craig L. Symonds
"This beautifully illustrated volume by former Monitor Center curator Anna Holloway and historian Jonathan White offers detailed information about the vessel’s design and construction, its battle with the Virginia, its sinking, and its rediscovery and salvage more than a century later. The book’s final section offers a fascinating selection of primary documents and original sketches of the vessel. No reader interested in U.S. naval history or Civil War history could fail to be captivated by this book." -- Indiana Magazine of History
Midnight in America: Darkness, Sleep, and Dreams during the Civil War
Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, 2017.
* Named a "best book" of 2017 by Civil War Monitor
"Highly original, exhaustively researched, and compellingly written, Midnight in America makes a fresh and vital contribution to the essential Civil War literature. This is literally a dream of a book. And Jonathan W. White is one of the very best young historians in the field." — Harold Holzer
"In a winning combination of marvelous research and creative analysis, Jonathan White examines how Civil War Americans experienced, thought about, and shared their dreams. Thick with clever arguments about war and society, Midnight in America illustrates how we might learn from the murky world of sleep and dreams and wartime." — Matthew Gallman
"This study reveals the human tragedy of the war in a unique and innovative way, making for fascinating reading. . . .The author's lengthy quotations from primary sources are skillfully executed without slowing down the narrative. This is a vital addition to all Civil War collections." — Library Journal
"White's prodigious research, conveyed in clear, coherent prose, spotlights an underutilized resource for historians and enthusiasts to use in understanding the personal impact of the war and its effect on postwar lives." — America's Civil War
"The quoted letters create a sense of intimacy with wartime lives that is eerie and intense, at times rivaling the highest achievements of art." — Pacific Standard
"White is in the vanguard of young historians whose work brings a different, but vitally significant view of activities and events surrounding the Civil War." — Daily Press
Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, 2017.
* Named a "best book" of 2017 by Civil War Monitor
"Highly original, exhaustively researched, and compellingly written, Midnight in America makes a fresh and vital contribution to the essential Civil War literature. This is literally a dream of a book. And Jonathan W. White is one of the very best young historians in the field." — Harold Holzer
"In a winning combination of marvelous research and creative analysis, Jonathan White examines how Civil War Americans experienced, thought about, and shared their dreams. Thick with clever arguments about war and society, Midnight in America illustrates how we might learn from the murky world of sleep and dreams and wartime." — Matthew Gallman
"This study reveals the human tragedy of the war in a unique and innovative way, making for fascinating reading. . . .The author's lengthy quotations from primary sources are skillfully executed without slowing down the narrative. This is a vital addition to all Civil War collections." — Library Journal
"White's prodigious research, conveyed in clear, coherent prose, spotlights an underutilized resource for historians and enthusiasts to use in understanding the personal impact of the war and its effect on postwar lives." — America's Civil War
"The quoted letters create a sense of intimacy with wartime lives that is eerie and intense, at times rivaling the highest achievements of art." — Pacific Standard
"White is in the vanguard of young historians whose work brings a different, but vitally significant view of activities and events surrounding the Civil War." — Daily Press
Lincoln on Law, Leadership, and Life
Naperville, Ill.: Cumberland House, 2015.
"Using Abraham Lincoln's words and those of his fellow lawyers, Jonathan W. White presents a tightly woven story of Lincoln's rise in the law and politics during his 24 year practice. What comes through is Lincoln's discipline and work ethic, empathy for his clients, the succinctness of his pleadings foreshadowing his great writing skills, and his great speaking ability. This short primer should be required reading in every law school in America." — Frank J. Williams, retired Chief Justice of the Rhode Island Supreme Court and founding Chair of The Lincoln Forum
"A century and a half have passed since Lincoln's death, but his words and advice on life remain timeless. Jonathan White's research and editing capture the wisdom of the man who may haven been both our nation's greatest president and its greatest lawyer." — William E. Thro, General Counsel and Adjunct Professor of Law, University of Kentucky
Naperville, Ill.: Cumberland House, 2015.
"Using Abraham Lincoln's words and those of his fellow lawyers, Jonathan W. White presents a tightly woven story of Lincoln's rise in the law and politics during his 24 year practice. What comes through is Lincoln's discipline and work ethic, empathy for his clients, the succinctness of his pleadings foreshadowing his great writing skills, and his great speaking ability. This short primer should be required reading in every law school in America." — Frank J. Williams, retired Chief Justice of the Rhode Island Supreme Court and founding Chair of The Lincoln Forum
"A century and a half have passed since Lincoln's death, but his words and advice on life remain timeless. Jonathan White's research and editing capture the wisdom of the man who may haven been both our nation's greatest president and its greatest lawyer." — William E. Thro, General Counsel and Adjunct Professor of Law, University of Kentucky
Emancipation, the Union Army, and the Reelection of Abraham Lincoln
Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press, 2014.
*** Winner of the 2015 Abraham Lincoln Institute Book Prize
*** Finalist for the Gilder-Lehrman Lincoln Prize
*** Finalist for the Jefferson Davis Prize
*** Named a "best book" of 2014 by Civil War Monitor
"Jonathan W. White offers the best analysis, by far, of United States soldiers in the critical election of 1864. His meticulous handling of evidence and scrupulous attention to the context of the times yield a study that departs from the current scholarly orthodoxy and will force a major reconsideration of who voted, why they voted, and how their votes have been mischaracterized. It is essential reading for anyone seeking to understand Abraham Lincoln's re-election to a second term."
— Gary W. Gallagher, John L. Nau III Professor in the History of the American Civil War at the University of Virginia
"Emancipation, the Union Army, and the Reelection of Abraham Lincoln is one of those all too infrequent Civil War studies that rise up unannounced to challenge emerging arenas of consensus in the literature. Because of this, White's book should be regarded as essential reading for historians and amateur scholars alike. A deeply original and award worthy effort (certainly a leading contender for placement on year end 'best of' lists), it is highly recommended." — Civil War Books and Authors
"Jonathan White has created a thoughtful and thought-provoking book that will cause readers to look at Civil War politics in a different light. . . . This superb book reflects White's years of work on these subjects and is extremely well documented. Even the endnotes are fascinating. . . . It is highly recommended for readers interested in Civil War politics or Union soldiers' political views." — Edward Bonekemper, Civil War News
Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press, 2014.
*** Winner of the 2015 Abraham Lincoln Institute Book Prize
*** Finalist for the Gilder-Lehrman Lincoln Prize
*** Finalist for the Jefferson Davis Prize
*** Named a "best book" of 2014 by Civil War Monitor
"Jonathan W. White offers the best analysis, by far, of United States soldiers in the critical election of 1864. His meticulous handling of evidence and scrupulous attention to the context of the times yield a study that departs from the current scholarly orthodoxy and will force a major reconsideration of who voted, why they voted, and how their votes have been mischaracterized. It is essential reading for anyone seeking to understand Abraham Lincoln's re-election to a second term."
— Gary W. Gallagher, John L. Nau III Professor in the History of the American Civil War at the University of Virginia
"Emancipation, the Union Army, and the Reelection of Abraham Lincoln is one of those all too infrequent Civil War studies that rise up unannounced to challenge emerging arenas of consensus in the literature. Because of this, White's book should be regarded as essential reading for historians and amateur scholars alike. A deeply original and award worthy effort (certainly a leading contender for placement on year end 'best of' lists), it is highly recommended." — Civil War Books and Authors
"Jonathan White has created a thoughtful and thought-provoking book that will cause readers to look at Civil War politics in a different light. . . . This superb book reflects White's years of work on these subjects and is extremely well documented. Even the endnotes are fascinating. . . . It is highly recommended for readers interested in Civil War politics or Union soldiers' political views." — Edward Bonekemper, Civil War News
Abraham Lincoln and Treason in the Civil War: The Trials of John Merryman
Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press, 2011.
*** Selected as one of the “Top 200 Civil War Books and Articles” by the Civil War Era Studies at Gettysburg College
"Jonathan W. White's short, pungent narrative and study of Ex parte Merryman teems with abundant new findings and sharp analysis. It will be a joy to both the general reader, and to the specialists in Civil War history and American law." — Allen C. Guelzo, Henry R. Luce III Professor of the Civil War Era at Gettysburg College
"White's highly original book is a timely and significant contribution to the literature on both civil liberties during wartime and on the Lincoln administration." — Michael Burlingame, Naomi B. Lynn Distinguished Chair in Lincoln Studies at the University of Illinois, Springfield
"White, who teaches American studies at Christopher Newport University, has written a vivid and impressively researched account particularly noteworthy for its scrupulous reliance on primary sources. — Journal of American History
Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press, 2011.
*** Selected as one of the “Top 200 Civil War Books and Articles” by the Civil War Era Studies at Gettysburg College
"Jonathan W. White's short, pungent narrative and study of Ex parte Merryman teems with abundant new findings and sharp analysis. It will be a joy to both the general reader, and to the specialists in Civil War history and American law." — Allen C. Guelzo, Henry R. Luce III Professor of the Civil War Era at Gettysburg College
"White's highly original book is a timely and significant contribution to the literature on both civil liberties during wartime and on the Lincoln administration." — Michael Burlingame, Naomi B. Lynn Distinguished Chair in Lincoln Studies at the University of Illinois, Springfield
"White, who teaches American studies at Christopher Newport University, has written a vivid and impressively researched account particularly noteworthy for its scrupulous reliance on primary sources. — Journal of American History
Civic Education and the Future of American Citizenship
Lanham, Md.: Lexington Books, 2012.
Edited with Elizabeth Kaufer Busch
"This superb collection of essays explores the topic of civic education in its broadest light. These issues are treated by a range of impressive authors from different fields possessing different life experiences. The result is a fresh set of analyses in which there is a healthy divergence of views, but in which the greatest benefit is the opening of new and thought-provoking perspectives. Great credit goes to the two editors, Elizabeth Kaufer Busch and Jonathan W. White, for this timely contribution to promoting better understanding of one of the most important problems facing American education today." — James W. Ceaser, professor of politics at the University of Virginia
"The American national project will be nourished to the degree that parents, educators, politicians and philanthropists recognize the issues addressed in this book. With creativity and expertise, the contributors demonstrate how civic education is central to America's longevity and quality of life—even as our educational establishment often ignores or denigrates it. Crucially, these pages highlight how such education would nurture not only the collective soul of the American nation, but the individual soul of any American." — David Feith, Wall Street Journal
"This engaging volume tackles difficult questions about what it means to be a citizen and how we can foster democratic citizenship. The depth and breadth of the volume, from founding fathers to Facebook, provides a unique blend of history and recent trends, making it a compelling read for scholars across disciplines and a great resource for courses engaging these crucial issues."
— Josipa Roksa, University of Virginia
Lanham, Md.: Lexington Books, 2012.
Edited with Elizabeth Kaufer Busch
"This superb collection of essays explores the topic of civic education in its broadest light. These issues are treated by a range of impressive authors from different fields possessing different life experiences. The result is a fresh set of analyses in which there is a healthy divergence of views, but in which the greatest benefit is the opening of new and thought-provoking perspectives. Great credit goes to the two editors, Elizabeth Kaufer Busch and Jonathan W. White, for this timely contribution to promoting better understanding of one of the most important problems facing American education today." — James W. Ceaser, professor of politics at the University of Virginia
"The American national project will be nourished to the degree that parents, educators, politicians and philanthropists recognize the issues addressed in this book. With creativity and expertise, the contributors demonstrate how civic education is central to America's longevity and quality of life—even as our educational establishment often ignores or denigrates it. Crucially, these pages highlight how such education would nurture not only the collective soul of the American nation, but the individual soul of any American." — David Feith, Wall Street Journal
"This engaging volume tackles difficult questions about what it means to be a citizen and how we can foster democratic citizenship. The depth and breadth of the volume, from founding fathers to Facebook, provides a unique blend of history and recent trends, making it a compelling read for scholars across disciplines and a great resource for courses engaging these crucial issues."
— Josipa Roksa, University of Virginia
Guide to Research in Federal Judicial History
Washington, D.C.: Federal Judicial Center, 2010.
***Winner of the 2012 Thomas Jefferson Book Award
"If you're still hungry for juicy tidbits of judicial facts and history this President's Day weekend, the Federal Judicial Center has compiled a veritable smörgåsbord of free information in its Guide to Research in Federal Judicial History. And this is no second-rate free publication: It was recently awarded the Thomas Jefferson Prize from the Society for History in the Federal Government."
— findlaw.com
Download as a free PDF from the Federal Judicial Center.
Washington, D.C.: Federal Judicial Center, 2010.
***Winner of the 2012 Thomas Jefferson Book Award
"If you're still hungry for juicy tidbits of judicial facts and history this President's Day weekend, the Federal Judicial Center has compiled a veritable smörgåsbord of free information in its Guide to Research in Federal Judicial History. And this is no second-rate free publication: It was recently awarded the Thomas Jefferson Prize from the Society for History in the Federal Government."
— findlaw.com
Download as a free PDF from the Federal Judicial Center.
A Philadelphia Perspective: The Civil War Diary of Sidney George Fisher
New York: Fordham University Press, 2007.
"This new edition augments a surprisingly small array of choices for teachers hoping to use primary sources of a manageable size to engage the northern home front in Civil War courses."
— Civil War History
"Invaluable . . . many insights into the life and thought of the nineteenth century. . . . [Fisher's] comments are stimulating, often barbed . . . the narrative is smooth-flowing and fascinating."
— American Historical Review
"An important literary event. . . . An invaluable historical source. Unexcelled."
— Pennsylvania History
"Fisher was an astute and acerbic commentator on politics and society in Philadelphia, Washington, and the country as a whole during the Civil War. While legal, historical, and literary scholars will mine this diary for its penetrating insights, lovers of history will delight in Fisher's ability to record the quotidian and the monumental with clarity, force, and lasting effect." — Herman Belz, Professor of History, University of Maryland
"An indispensable source for the Northern home front during the Civil War." — Mark E. Neely, Jr., McCabe Greer Professor of the Civil War Era at Penn State
New York: Fordham University Press, 2007.
"This new edition augments a surprisingly small array of choices for teachers hoping to use primary sources of a manageable size to engage the northern home front in Civil War courses."
— Civil War History
"Invaluable . . . many insights into the life and thought of the nineteenth century. . . . [Fisher's] comments are stimulating, often barbed . . . the narrative is smooth-flowing and fascinating."
— American Historical Review
"An important literary event. . . . An invaluable historical source. Unexcelled."
— Pennsylvania History
"Fisher was an astute and acerbic commentator on politics and society in Philadelphia, Washington, and the country as a whole during the Civil War. While legal, historical, and literary scholars will mine this diary for its penetrating insights, lovers of history will delight in Fisher's ability to record the quotidian and the monumental with clarity, force, and lasting effect." — Herman Belz, Professor of History, University of Maryland
"An indispensable source for the Northern home front during the Civil War." — Mark E. Neely, Jr., McCabe Greer Professor of the Civil War Era at Penn State