Michael Vorenberg teaches history at Brown University. His courses and research take place at the intersection of three key fields in American history: the Civil War and Reconstruction; legal and constitutional history; and slavery, emancipation, and race. His new book, Lincoln’s Peace: The Struggle to End the American Civil War (Knopf, 2025), explores the many different endings of the Civil War, revealing the challenge of drawing a discernible line between war and peace.
Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf Publication Date: March 18, 2025 For book description, reviews, and information on ordering, see HERE
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