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U.S. History/Expert Profile
Expertise
Civil War, Reconstruction, military and political, Southern politics, slavery, civil war causation, general American history. Prefer 18th/19th century, but can handle all.
Experience in the area
Ph.D. in American history. College level teacher. Published author.
What do you like about this subject?
It's the broadest, most human of all the humanities. It's the most accurate explanation of the present. Endlessly fascinating.
What do you still hope to achieve/learn in this field?
That's easy: I'd like to write three or four more books.
Something interesting about this subject that others may not know:
The vice president of the Confederacy, Alexander H. Stephens of Georgia, never weighed more than 80 pounds his entire life. He was 67 inches tall.
Something controversial or provocative about this subject
The most readable history and probably the most influential is being written by non-professional historians.
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Recent Answers from Tom Schott
2009-08-25 Grant''s memoirs:
Jerry, Grant's Memoirs were indeed published after his death in July 1885. The publication date of the memoirs is 1885. We know that Grant worked on the Memoirs to within days of his death. Although
2009-06-23 Texas' Independence from Mexico:
Cathy, The information that there were a lot of Mexicans who wanted independence from Texas is erroneous. The leaders of the Texas Revolution were Anglos, immigrants from the U.S. and U.S. territory
2009-05-13 Civil War Conscription:
Joe, I can give you an educated guess, and I think it's as likely an explanation as any. Contrary to your expectation, as a plantation owner/manager he would have been exempted from conscription under
2009-03-03 Civil War: Total Men under Arms:
Brian, The figure is actually lower than you think. For the Union, a total of 2.129 million served. The figures for the Confederates has been hotly debated. The best estimate puts the number
2009-01-16 Asians in the South:
Tim, To tell you the truth, the Asian population was so minuscule in the South it was practically invisible. I was not even aware of the Japanese rice growers in Texas till you mentioned them. All of
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