Civil War Memory

Home
Archive
About
I’ve been thinking quite a bit about the passing of David McCullough last week. I shared some thoughts about his influence on how I think about the past and some of the things that I look for in a good history book. It’s been encouraging to see some of my
Kevin M. Levin
18
16
NewTopCommunity
Latest Op-Ed: Our local NPR affiliate here in Boston asked me to expand on my recent blog post on the passing of historian David McCullough. It’s not a…
Kevin M. Levin
11
7
In the News Here is my latest op-ed on the passing of historian David McCullough. The Congressional Committee tasked with the renaming of military bases…
Kevin M. Levin
10
One of my all-time favorite history books is David McCullough’s The Great Bridge: The Epic Story of the Building of the Brooklyn Bridge. McCullough…
Kevin M. Levin
18
21
“History, really, is an extension of life. It enlarges and intensifies the experience of being alive, like poetry and art or music.”—David McCullough…
Kevin M. Levin
24
5
This weekend I learned through the grapevine that the Congressional Commission, charged with all “Department of Defense items that commemorate the…
Kevin M. Levin
24
16
No one should be surprised by Ann Hunter McLean’s resignation this week from the Virginia Board of Historic Resources. Neo-Confederate groups like the…
Kevin M. Levin
22
3
Of all the sources that I am using to write about Robert Gould Shaw during his time with the Second Massachusetts Regiment, the letters of his fellow…
Kevin M. Levin
18
6
See all
Links
Resume
Public Speaking
My Books
Op-Eds/Essays
Media
Contact Me

Civil War Memory

AboutArchiveAuthorsSitemap
© 2022 Kevin M. Levin
Privacy ∙ Terms ∙ Collection notice
Publish on Substack Get the app
Substack is the home for great writing