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"""Scanning across the vast landscape of popular cultural history related to the 'Late Unpleasantness, ' Chris Mackowski and Jonathan Tracey have assembled an array of thought-proving and evocative essays. Engaging with the ways in which art, culture, history, and memory have merged in these 'Favorite Stories' will make them yours, too.""--Brian S. Wills, Director, Civil War Center, Kennesaw State University and author of 'Gone with the Glory' ""The Civil War and Pop Culture is a delightful meditation on the alluring power of artistic expression in molding our memories of America's defining conflict. These entertaining essays help to explain how we ponder, commemorate, and commercialize the contested past. Readers are bound to discover engaging stories and experiences that are intertwined with their own fascination of the Civil War. Enjoy the journey.""--Jared Frederick, author of 'Gettysburg National Military Park' and host of 'Reel History' ""The Civil War and Pop Culture is like a well-stocked candy store is to a child, packed with topics and milestones in our lives, from stories about TV shows in the 1950s and 60s whose heroes were former Rebels or Yankees, to movies like The General, Glory, Gettysburg, and Gods & Generals. Readers can't help but encounter many intriguing selections herein that will resonate with them as they did with me.""--Joe Ewers, Banjo player and general manager, 2nd South Carolina String Band"

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Jon Tracey is a public historian focused on soldier experience, memory, and veteran life in the Civil War era. He holds a BA in History from Gettysburg College and an MA from West Virginia University in Public History with a Certificate in Cultural Resource Management. He currently serves as the chair of Emerging Civil War's Editorial Board, and he works for the National Park Service. Chris Mackowski, Ph.D., is the editor in chief and a co-founder of Emerging Civil War, and he's the managing editor of the Emerging Civil War Series published by Savas Beatie. Chris is a writing professor in the Jandoli School of Communication at St. Bonaventure University, where he also serves as the associate dean for undergraduate programs, and is the historian-in-residence at Stevenson Ridge, a historic property on the Spotsylvania Court House battlefield.

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