Good morning, everyone. Im peter carmichael. A member of the History Department at Gettysburg College. Also the director of the civil war institute. It is my pleasure this morning to welcome aaron sheehandean. Aaron sheehandean is the is it fray . The fred c. Fry professor of southern studies at lsu. Aaron is a native of michigan, not far from lansing. He did his undergraduate work at northwestern before spending some time working in washington, d. C. As a congressional staffer and then moved on to the university of virginia where he studied under gary gallagher. Published his dissertation with the university of North Carolina press. The book is entitled why confederates fought family and nation in civil war virginia. His most recent book published by harvard entitled the calculus of violence how americans fought the civil war just, again, published in 2018. Aaron at lsu is a great place for him, of course, being in baton rouge and not far from new orleans, aaron is a selfproclaimed fo
Northwestern before spending time working in washington, d. C. As a congressional staffer and then moved onto the university of virginia where he studied under gary gallagher, published his dissertation with the university of North Carolina press. The book is excintitled why confederates fought, family and nation in civil war virginia. His most recent book the calculus of violence, how americans fought the civil war just again published in 2018. Aaron at lsu is a great place for him. Of course being in baton rouge and not far from new orleans, hes a selfproclaimed foodie so he has lots of places to select from down in new orleans. Today hell talk about his very important book that has received two recent awards, including the Jefferson Davis award from formerly the museum of the confederacy and now the American Civil War museum i believe in richmond. Of course, lets welcome aaron sheehandea sheehandean. [ applause ] good morning. Thank you all. Happy fathers day to everybody in the aud
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Don doyle recounts the Global Reaction to the American Civil War up next. He reports the war was viewed as a test of the democratic model by many monarch kentucky who were hoping her to dissolution of the union. Tonight were delighted to oath don doyle and Sidney Blumenthal to discuss International Relations and dr. Doyles latest back, the cause of our nations an International History of the American Civil War. Don doyle is approve of history at the university of South Carolina and director of arena the association for research on ethnicity and nationallallism in the americas. Before coming to South Carolina he taught at Vanderbilt University and the universe of michigan deash debris. He teaches a variety of undergraduate and graduate courses in u. S. Hoyt, including the intro tuckty survey course, and southern history, and nationalism and comparative perspective. Fluent in four languages which someoff cow can test in the a doyle has been a visiting professor at the university of rome