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Race and Reunion : The Civil War in American Memory
Race and Reunion The Civil War in American Memory Author:David W. Blight Winner of the 2001 Frederick Douglass Book Prize No historical event has left as deep an imprint on America's collective memory as the Civil War. David Blight explores the perilous path of remembering and forgetting, and reveals its tragic costs to race relations and America's national reunion. Race and Reunion is a sweeping narrative of tri... more »umph and tragedy, romance and realism; it is a compelling tale of the politics of memory, of how a nation healed from civil war without justice. "The most comprehensive and insightful study of the memory of the Civil War yet to appear … Blight tells this story in a lucid style and with an entirely appropriate measure of indignation … Race and Reunion demonstrates forcefully that … it still matters very much how we remember the Civil War." —Eric Foner, New York Times Book Review "Individual memory is at best an imperfect, unreliable instrument. National memory, as David Blight amply demonstrates in this singular book, is even less reliable, and the consequences of its imperfections can be costly indeed." —Jonathan Yardley, Washington Post Book World« less