Document Type
Blog Post
Publication Date
9-10-2013
Department 1
Civil War Era Studies
Abstract
This week I find myself in Boston, one of the couple of American cities which call themselves the cradle of liberty. But I'm not drawn like a moth to the Revolution. It's just not my bean.
Instead, I find myself in the awkward position of standing at a visitor desk and asking a park ranger what will interest a Civil War geek in a Revolutionary-bent city. That dog don't hunt so well. [excerpt]
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Recommended Citation
Rudy, John M., "Shaw's Backside: The Other Side of an Icon" (2013). Interpreting the Civil War: Connecting the Civil War to the American Public. 90.
https://cupola.gettysburg.edu/interpretcw/90
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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."