Hearts Touched by Fire: The Best of Battles and Leaders of the Civil War (Modern Library)
Harold Holzeris one of the country’s leading authorities on the political culture of the Civil War era. The former co-chair of the United States Lincoln Bicentennial Commission, he is a frequent guest on such TV shows asToday, Charlie Rose,andPBS NewsHour.Holzer has authored, co-authored, or edited thirty-six books, and is senior vice president for external affairs at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. He was awarded the National Humanities Medal in November 2008.