Ruin Nation: Destruction and the American Civil War (Uncivil Wars)
“An important new contribution to nineteenth-century cultural history, environmental history, Civil War history, and American studies scholarship. Among the book’s many strengths are its interdisciplinary approach, showing a sophisticated understanding of fields ranging from visual culture to gender studies to the history of science; a truly impressive base of archival research; a very clear writing style; and a subtle suggestion of the topic’s present-day resonance and relevance.”—Aaron Sachs, author ofThe Humboldt Current: Nineteenth-Century Exploration and the Roots of American Environmentalism