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Remembering the Battle of the Crater: War as Murder by Kevin M. Levin

Remembering The Battle of the Crater: War as Murder (New Directions in Southern History) by Kevin M. LevinRemembering the Battle of the Crater: War as Murder

by Kevin M. Levin

BTC’s Take: A look at how competing groups fought to have the Battle of the Crater remembered during Reconstruction and beyond. This is a good companion to any of the books which are strictly military histories of the Battle of the Crater.

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      In Remembering The Battle of the Crater: War is Murder, Kevin M. Levin addresses the shared recollection of a battle that epitomizes the way Americans have chosen to remember, or in many cases forget, the presence of the USCT. The volume analyzes how the racial component of the war’s history was portrayed at various points during the 140 years following its conclusion, illuminating the social changes and challenges experienced by the nation as a whole. Remembering The Battle of the Crater gives the members of the USCT a newfound voice in history.

      Read more at the University Press of Kentucky site…

      Hardcover Edition

      ISBN: 978-0-8131-3610-3

      Publisher: University Press of Kentucky

      Release Date: June 2012

      Pages: 200

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