Daniel E. Sutherland (1)
Autore di The Expansion of Everyday Life 1860-1876 (Everyday Life in America)
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Daniel E. Sutherland is Distinguished Professor of History, University of Arkansas. Known for his acclaimed book chronicling 19th-century America, he is also the co-author of Whistler's Mother: Portrait of an Extraordinary Life.
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Sutherland does an excellent job of conveying what the war was like for the civilians, as well as for soldiers of both armies. His descriptions of camp life as well as battles such as Cedar Mountain and Brandy Station are powerful. He uses the present tense (with a tip of the hat to historian Albert Castel, who did the same in his classic account of the Atlanta Campaign) which does lend a "you are there" intensity to the narrative. Many of the characters of the county come alive over the seasons as Sutherland deftly weaves their tales with the overall history of the county during the war.
An excellent book, offering a compelling account of the trials and tribulations of a war torn section of Virginia during the Civil War.… (altro)