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wow did not know that, oh well a dinosaur but with talent, I devoted the trilogy, and even then saw it's shortcomings,

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I am pretty progressive and a history buff, but I don't think that Shelby Foote was overdone, I read all three of his volumes on the Civil War way back in the day. They were well written as military histories. Probably wouldn't stand the test of time, I can't believe that Burns left out C Vann Woodward. If I had to do the series over I would still leave Foote in but maybe have it continue right through Reconstruction.

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I am not sure I want to hear what Shelby Foote has to say about Reconstruction. Foote's trilogy is certainly well written and engaging. Thanks for the comment, James.

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Actually though I don't know how old Foote is now,

. It may be very interesting to hear what Foote has to say about Reconstruction. I wouldn't be surprised if he affects more enlightened than you think,

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He died in 2005.

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Thanks for this. I just listened to the first 40 minutes of the Field's interview and will return to listen to the rest of it and others as well as your commentaries about the Burns series. Also, thanks for the link to the American Archives. I had no idea about this unbelievable resource.

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I can spend hours on that site. So much great content. Enjoy.

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Along the lines of reimagining 90’s Civil War history, Imani Perry’s South to America is an excellent book. The 90’s had Tony Horowitz’s Confederates in the Attic. Today we have South to America.

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I've just started reading this! Also, Tony Horwitz's last book, back to the South, with a somewhat different angle. He follows, as much as possible, the trips that Frederick Law Olmsted took through Southern States, including Texas, before the Civil War, and before he began the landscape projects he's most known for.

Reading these two together is really interesting.

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Return to the South has a very different vibe than Confederates in the attic. Just like our country has a different vibe now , than it did in the 1990’s.

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Two very different books, but I agree that Perry's book is very much worth reading.

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