Document Type
Blog Post
Publication Date
2-16-2012
Department 1
Civil War Era Studies
Abstract
Our profession is a unique and somewhat strange one. We are paid, fundamentally, to give voice to the voiceless. History is taking the people of the past and breathing into their lungs, letting them speak and act again even though they are long dead. [excerpt]
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Recommended Citation
Rudy, John M., "Practical Necromancy: Raising the Dead for Fun & Profit" (2012). Interpreting the Civil War: Connecting the Civil War to the American Public. 153.
https://cupola.gettysburg.edu/interpretcw/153
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Comments
Interpreting the Civil War: Connecting the Civil War to the American Public is written by alum and adjunct professor, John Rudy. Each post is his own opinions, musings, discussions, and questions about the Civil War era, public history, historical interpretation, and the future of history. In his own words, it is "a blog talking about how we talk about a war where over 600,000 died, 4 million were freed and a nation forever changed. Meditating on interpretation, both theory and practice, at no charge to you."