Synopses & Reviews
Although he was Abraham and Mary Lincolnandrsquo;s oldest and last surviving son, the details of Robert T. Lincolnandrsquo;s life are misunderstood by some and unknown to many others. Nearly half a century after the last biography about Abraham Lincolnandrsquo;s son was published, historian and author Jason Emerson illuminates the life of this remarkable man and his achievements in Giant in the Shadows: The Life of Robert T. Lincoln. Emerson, after nearly ten years of research, draws upon previously unavailable materials to offer the first truly definitive biography of the famous lawyer, businessman, and statesman who, much more than merely the son of Americaandrsquo;s most famous president, made his own indelible mark on one of the most progressive and dynamic eras in United States history.
Born in a boardinghouse but passing his last days at ease on a lavish country estate, Robert Lincoln played many roles during his lifetime. As a presidentandrsquo;s son, a Union soldier, an ambassador to Great Britain, and a U.S. secretary of war, Lincoln was indisputably a titan of his age. Much like his father, he became one of the nationandrsquo;s most respected and influential men, building a successful law practice in the city of Chicago, serving shrewdly as president of the Pullman Car Company, and at one time even being considered as a candidate for the U.S. presidency.
Along the way he bore witness to some of the most dramatic moments in Americaandrsquo;s history, including Robert E. Leeandrsquo;s surrender at Appomattox Courthouse; the advent of the railroad, telephone, electrical, and automobile industries; the circumstances surrounding the assassinations of three presidents of the United States; and the momentous presidential election of 1912. Giant in the Shadows also reveals Robert T. Lincolnandrsquo;s complex relationships with his famous parents and includes previously unpublished insights into their personalities. Emerson reveals new details about Robertandrsquo;s role as his fatherandrsquo;s confidant during the brutal years of the Civil War and his reaction to his fatherandrsquo;s murder; his prosecution of the thieves who attempted to steal his fatherandrsquo;s body in 1876 and the extraordinary measures he took to ensure it would never happen again; as well as details about the painful decision to have his mother committed to a mental facility. In addition Emerson explores the relationship between Robert and his children, and exposes the actual story of his stewardship of the Lincoln legacyandmdash;including what he and his wife really destroyed and what was preserved. Emerson also delves into the true reason Robert is not buried in the Lincoln tomb in Springfield but instead was interred at Arlington National Cemetery.
Meticulously researched, full of never-before-seen photographs and new insight into historical events, Giant in the Shadows is the missing chapter of the Lincoln family story. Emersonandrsquo;s riveting work is more than simply a biography; it is a tale of American achievement in the Gilded Age and the endurance of the Lincoln legacy.
Univeristy Press Books for Public and Secondary Schools 2013 edition
Book of the Year by the Illinois State historical Society, 2013
Review
"It has never been easy growing up or living in the public eye. To do so under the enormous shadow cast by our 16th president would test the resiliency of even the doughtiest character. As historian Jason Emerson details in in this richly informative biography, Robert Todd Lincoln, the only one of Abraham Lincoln's children to survive into adulthood, bore his peculiar burden with quiet grace and admirable dignity."--Ron Reagan, Political commentator and author of My Father at 100
“Jason Emerson, the premier young Lincoln scholar today, has written the definitive biography of one of America’s neglected and misunderstood leaders in both 19th- and 20th-century industry, law and politics. Beautifully written and illustrated, this is one of the best Lincoln books to appear in many years.” —Wayne C. Temple, author of Abraham Lincoln: From Skeptic to Prophet
“Here at last is the biography Lincoln aficionados have been waiting for. Historian Jason Emerson sweeps away a century of myths and misinformation about Robert T. Lincoln, including the musty old canard that he had no respect for his famous father and no sympathy for his emotionally fragile mother. This is an intimate, in-depth portrait that will be praised, quoted, and consulted for years to come.” —Thomas J. Craughwell, author of Stealing Lincoln’s Body
Review
"It has never been easy growing up or living in the public eye. To do so under the enormous shadow cast by our 16th president would test the resiliency of even the doughtiest character. As historian Jason Emerson details in in this richly informative biography, Robert Todd Lincoln, the only one of Abraham Lincoln's children to survive into adulthood, bore his peculiar burden with quiet grace and admirable dignity."--Ron Reagan, political commentator and author of My Father at 100
“Jason Emerson, the premier young Lincoln scholar today, has written the definitive biography of one of Americas neglected and misunderstood leaders in both 19th- and 20th-century industry, law and politics. Beautifully written and illustrated, this is one of the best Lincoln books to appear in many years.” —Wayne C. Temple, author of Abraham Lincoln: From Skeptic to Prophet
“Here at last is the biography Lincoln aficionados have been waiting for. Historian Jason Emerson sweeps away a century of myths and misinformation about Robert T. Lincoln, including the musty old canard that he had no respect for his famous father and no sympathy for his emotionally fragile mother. This is an intimate, in-depth portrait that will be praised, quoted, and consulted for years to come.” —Thomas J. Craughwell, author of Stealing Lincolns Body
“This path-breaking biography tells the story of Lincolns only surviving son: a man utterly unlike his father in talent and temperament, yet who nonetheless found his own way to national prominence. Emerson charts Roberts determined rise from bereaved and cash-strapped law student to become secretary of war, U.S. minister to Great Britain, and president of the Pullman Company. Most crucially, Emerson documents how Robert—as gatekeeper of his fathers papers and watchful guardian of his legacy—took a strong hand in shaping the portrait of Lincoln that emerged in the last decades of the nineteenth century. At the close of his career, Robert was a renowned corporate lawyer, a beloved emblem of the Republican Party, and a pillar of Chicagos civic life. Contemporaries of this reticent yet extraordinarily successful figure often referred to him as ‘Lincolns Silent Son. Now, thanks to Emersons thorough scholarship, Robert T. Lincoln is silent no more.” —Nora Titone, author of My Thoughts Be Bloody: The Bitter Rivalry Between Edwin and John Wilkes Booth That Led to an American Tragedy
Review
He stood with Ulysses S. Grant at Appomattox; he was a captain of industry and a self-made millionaire; he served two presidents as secretary of war and another as ambassador to the United Kingdom; many hoped that he would become commander in chief one day.
But no matter his accomplishments, Robert Lincoln, the subject of Jason Emerson's fascinating "Giant in the Shadows," will always be dwarfed by his fabled father. As Mr. Emerson reveals, however, the eldest and longest-lived son of Abraham Lincoln built a life of great substance and accomplishment without ever trading on his family name.
Robert was born in 1843 in Springfield, Ill., where his father, a lawyer with a growing reputation, had just served four terms in the state legislature. In chronicling Robert's early life, Mr. Emerson offers a remarkable and often moving glimpse of the elder Lincoln as a parent rather than a politician. The Great Emancipator gently chides his son ("Father did not scold," Robert later recalled) for misplacing the manuscript of his first inaugural address during their trek to the Capitol in 1861 and for not responding to a telegram regarding an injury to his mother ("Why do I hear no more of you?"). Later, Robert, then serving as a captain on U.S. Grant's staff, became the weary president's confidant and sounding board as the Civil War concluded.
When his father was assassinated in 1865, Robert, recently graduated from Harvard, was unsure of his career and life plans. The tragedy hastened his maturity, leaving him to guide his adolescent brother, Tad, into manhood (an effort that was cut sadly short with the boy's death at the age of 18; brothers Eddie and Willie had also died prematurely) and support his grieving mother, Mary.
Mr. Emerson, who has previously published two books about Mary Lincoln, gives Robert Lincoln's complicated relationship with his mother especially thorough treatment, including his notorious institutionalization of his mother in 1875. As the author explains, the decision, made after much medical consultation, was motivated by the widow's progressively more bizarre and embarrassing behavior and by a genuine concern for her safety.
During this time, Lincoln also became one of Chicago's top lawyers and most prominent citizens. He befriended the railcar king George Pullman and served as his legal adviser, eventually taking the helm of his company and presiding over its most prosperous years, in the late 1890s and early 1900s.
This success, coupled with his famous last name, made him a ripe target for political speculation. U.S. House and Senate seats were dangled, but Lincoln, whose firsthand observation of the destructive effects of public life had made him averse to elected office, declined. He did, however, accept James Garfield's invitation to serve as secretary of war in 1881, continued in this capacity for Chester A. Arthur after Garfield's assassination, and later served as Benjamin Harrison's ambassador to the United Kingdom. Lincoln's federal service was well-regarded. Some consider his term as secretary of war—during which he reorganized the department and jettisoned inept political appointees, saving taxpayers millions of dollars—to be one of the best of the century.
There was also the matter of the presidency. Though he had no interest in the office he called a "gilded cage," Lincoln's name was mentioned as a potential Republican candidate in every contest from 1876 to 1896 and again in 1912. Among the dream tickets—actually proposed—that might have carried Lincoln into office were pairings with Grant, William Tecumseh Sherman and even Grant's son Frederick.
In 1884, Lincoln suggested that he would accept the vice-presidential nomination if teamed with Chester Arthur. Mr. Emerson suggests that the duo would have likely secured the nomination and gone on to victory in the general election. This, of course, would have resulted in Lincoln's assumption of the presidency after Arthur's death in 1886.
In the midst of this flourishing career, Lincoln worked diligently, though always away from the public view, to guarantee that the memory of his father remained pristine. His collusions with friendly biographers, battles with unfriendly historians, the donation of his father's papers to the Library of Congress and participation in the creation of the Lincoln Memorial, all documented here, played a central role in the transformation of Abraham Lincoln from man to myth. In 1912, for example, Robert Lincoln uncharacteristically leapt into the arena of national debate to challenge Theodore Roosevelt's appropriation of his father's name for TR's "New Nationalism" agenda. Robert, writing in the Boston Herald, labeled Roosevelt's progressivism a doctrine that the elder Lincoln "would abhor if living."
Mr. Emerson's impressive research and eye for detail yield dozens of similarly interesting though little-known historical tidbits. His writing is enjoyable and accessible, and his occasionally distracting ventures into authorial speculation about Lincoln's motives or feelings hardly detract from these merits.
Upon his death in 1926, Lincoln's wife (also named Mary), believing that he needed "his own place in the sun," chose to bury her husband in Arlington National Cemetery rather than the family plot in Springfield, Ill. There Lincoln rests today, within sight of but just out of the shadow of the civic temple across the Potomac River dedicated to his father. "The public I do not suppose, ever will come to regard the man at his true worth," remarked Speaker of the House Joe Cannon after Robert Lincoln's passing. "Giant in the Shadows" does much to rectify this continuing oversight.
Kirkus Reviews
Review
Historian Jason Emerson, who has emerged in recent years as Robert’s staunchest defender, has attempted his strongest defense yet in the first major scholarly biography ever written of the so-called “Prince of Rails.” And it is certainly a distinguished accomplishment, and a good read as well. A simply terrific researcher, Emerson has unearthed a breathtaking array of unknown facts and quotes about Robert, and has crafted this avalanche of detail into a truly absorbing account of his long life and times. Emerson is a fine writer. His prose is lucid, his tone authoritative, and his admiration for his subject palpable.
I found this book gripping, ingeniously argued, and exhaustively investigated. I could not put it down, even when the plot turned to Robert’s prosaic career as a lawyer and his almost obsessive love of golf. And I suspect that every reader with an interest in Lincoln will feel exactly the same way. For me, and for them, this book will become an essential item in the history of the era in a way that Robert himself, try as Emerson does, can never be. Emerson reminds us at the outset that Robert Lincoln never wanted to be the subject of a biography. Well, like it or not, he has one now—and a fine one, too.
Harold Holzer
Review
Robert Todd Lincoln, the oldest of Abraham Lincoln’s four sons and the only one to live to adulthood, was one of those Midwestern men of business who made Chicago the post-Civil War center of American commerce and industry . . . The Chicago connection is central to Emerson’s study (of Robert Todd Lincoln); the plot to snatch (Abraham) Lincoln’s body, discussed in some detail in one of the most readable sections of this highly readable book, was foiled by Captain Tyrrell, (who), Emerson writes, “was one of the Service’s most outstanding operatives, and later in his career would be considered one of the most distinguished law enforcement officers in the country.” The attempt to steal Lincoln’s body is worth a book in itself, and at least one has already been written. But for Emerson’s purpose, the whole episode also helps define the great responsibility to preserve and protect his father’s memory and legacy that Robert Lincoln charged himself with bearing throughout his life and career. “Robert’s life is a fantastic journey through a rich period of American history,” writes Jason Emerson. And it is to his great credit as a biographer and historian that he so successfully brings Robert T. Lincoln out of history’s shadows and the times in which he lived back to vivid life.
Civil War Monitor
Review
Emerson has written or edited three previous books on the Lincolns, and he does a thorough job on a relatively minor figure; Lincolniana completists will certainly welcome it. [Some] subjects are compelling, such as his complicated relationship with his troubled mother and his committing her to a sanitarium. Also intriguing are the odd coincidences that peppered Lincoln's life. A fine addition to shelves of historians and Lincoln aficionados.
John R.Coyne, Jr. - The American Spectator
Review
"I found this book gripping, ingeniously argued, and exhaustively investigated. I could not put it down, even when the plot turned to Roberts prosaic career as a lawyer and his almost obsessive love of golf. And I suspect that every reader with an interest in Lincoln will feel exactly the same way. For me, and for them, this book will become an essential item in the history of the era in a way that Robert himself, try as Emerson does, can never be. Emerson reminds us at the outset that Robert Lincoln never wanted to be the subject of a biography. Well, like it or not, he has one now—and a fine one, too." —Harold Holzer, Civil War Monitor
Harold Holzer
Review
"'Roberts life is a fantastic journey through a rich period of American history,' writes Jason Emerson. And it is to his great credit as a biographer and historian that he so successfully brings Robert T. Lincoln out of historys shadows and the times in which he lived back to vivid life." —John R. Coyne Jr., The American Spectator
Civil War Monitor
Review
"A fine addition to shelves of historians and Lincoln aficionados." —Kirkus Reviews
John R.Coyne, Jr. - The American Spectator
Review
"Mr. Emerson's impressive research and eye for detail yield dozens of . . .interesting though little-known historical tidbits. His writing is enjoyable and accessible..."
—Ryan L. Cole, Wall Street Journal Kirkus Reviews
Review
and#8220;It has never been easy growing up or living in the public eye. To do so under the enormous shadow cast by our 16th president would test the resiliency of even the doughtiest character. As historian Jason Emerson details in in this richly informative biography, Robert Todd Lincoln, the only one of Abraham Lincoln's children to survive into adulthood, bore his peculiar burden with quiet grace and admirable dignity.and#8221;and#8212;
Ron Reagan, political commentator and author of
My Father at 100and#160;
and#8220;Mr. Emersonand#8217;s impressive research and eye for detail yield dozens of. . .interesting though little-known historical tidbits. His writing is enjoyable and accessible...and#8221; and#8212;Wall Street Journal
and#8220;A fine addition to shelves of historians and Lincoln aficionados.and#8221; and#8212;Kirkus Reviews
and#160;
and#8220;Well written and well researched, this book should. . .become the go-to book on the life of this interesting son of a former president. Highly recommended.and#8221;and#8212;Choice
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and#8220;I found this book gripping, ingeniously argued, and exhaustively investigated. I could not put it down. . . . .And I suspect that every reader with an interest in Lincoln will feel exactly the same way.and#160;For me, and for them, this book will become an essential item in the history of the era in a way that Robert himself, try as Emerson does, can never be. Emerson reminds us at the outset that Robert Lincoln never wanted to be the subject of a biography.and#160;Well, like it or not, he has one nowand#8212;and a fine one, too.and#8221; and#8212;Civil War Monitor
and#160;and#8220;and#8216;Robertand#8217;s life is a fantastic journey through a rich period of American history,and#8217; writes Jason Emerson. And it is to his great credit as a biographer and historian that he so successfully brings Robert T. Lincoln out of historyand#8217;s shadows and the times in which he lived back to vivid life.and#8221; and#8212;The American Spectator
and#8220;Emersonand#8217;s biography of Robert Todd Lincoln is set within the context of Gilded Age culture, which was vastly different from that during the Civil War. His extensive and fresh research, as well as his inclusion of many never-before-seen photographs, should make this account one of choice for both scholars and Lincoln enthusiasts.and#8221;and#8212;Americaand#8217;s Civil War
and#8220;Jason Emerson, the premier young Lincoln scholar today, has written the definitive biography of one of Americaand#8217;s neglected and misunderstood leaders in both 19th- and 20th-century industry, law and politics. Beautifully written and illustrated, this is one of the best Lincoln books to appear in many years.and#8221;and#8212;Wayne C. Temple, author of Abraham Lincoln: From Skeptic to Prophet
and#8220;Here at last is the biography Lincoln aficionados have been waiting for. Historian Jason Emerson sweeps away a century of myths and misinformation about Robert T. Lincoln, including the musty old canard that he had no respect for his famous father and no sympathy for his emotionally fragile mother. This is an intimate, in-depth portrait that will be praised, quoted, and consulted for years to come.and#8221;and#8212;Thomas J. Craughwell, author of Stealing Lincolnand#8217;s Body
and#8220;This path-breaking biography tells the story of Lincolnand#8217;s only surviving son: a man utterly unlike his father in talent and temperament, yet who nonetheless found his own way to national prominence. Contemporaries of this reticent yet extraordinarily successful figure often referred to him as and#8216;Lincolnand#8217;s Silent Son.and#8217; Now, thanks to Emersonand#8217;s thorough scholarship, Robert T. Lincoln is silent no more.and#8221;and#8212;Nora Titone, author of My Thoughts Be Bloody: The Bitter Rivalry Between Edwin and John Wilkes Booth That Led to an American Tragedy
Review
and#8220;This pathbreaking book transforms our understanding of Franz Boas as both scientist and citizen, going far beyond commonly accepted views of this influential figure of American cultural life. Presented from a firmly contemporary perspective, these important and well-researched essays will surely be the foundation of much future study.and#8221;and#8212;Ira Jacknis, research anthropologist at the Phoebe A. Hearst Museum of Anthropology at the University of California, Berkeley
Review
and#8220;Archivally rich and impressively executed. For the growing number of people intrigued by the District of Columbia as the site of a social revolution during the 1860s, and#8216;Civil War Washingtonand#8217; is a particularly engrossing venture.and#8221;and#8212;Stephen Berry, co-director of the Center for Virtual History at the University of Georgia and author of House of Abraham: Lincoln and the Todds, A Family Divided by War
Synopsis
University Press Books for Public and Secondary Schools, 2013 edition
Book of the Year by the Illinois State historical Society, 2013
Although he was Abraham and Mary Lincoln's oldest and last surviving son, the details of Robert T. Lincoln's life are misunderstood by some and unknown to many others. Nearly half a century after the last biography about Abraham Lincoln's son was published, historian and author Jason Emerson illuminates the life of this remarkable man and his achievements in Giant in the Shadows: The Life of Robert T. Lincoln. Emerson, after nearly ten years of research, draws upon previously unavailable materials to offer the first truly definitive biography of the famous lawyer, businessman, and statesman who, much more than merely the son of America's most famous president, made his own indelible mark on one of the most progressive and dynamic eras in United States history.
Born in a boardinghouse but passing his last days at ease on a lavish country estate, Robert Lincoln played many roles during his lifetime. As a president's son, a Union soldier, an ambassador to Great Britain, and a U.S. secretary of war, Lincoln was indisputably a titan of his age. Much like his father, he became one of the nation's most respected and influential men, building a successful law practice in the city of Chicago, serving shrewdly as president of the Pullman Car Company, and at one time even being considered as a candidate for the U.S. presidency.
Along the way he bore witness to some of the most dramatic moments in America's history, including Robert E. Lee's surrender at Appomattox Courthouse; the advent of the railroad, telephone, electrical, and automobile industries; the circumstances surrounding the assassinations of three presidents of the United States; and the momentous presidential election of 1912. Giant in the Shadows also reveals Robert T. Lincoln's complex relationships with his famous parents and includes previously unpublished insights into their personalities. Emerson reveals new details about Robert's role as his father's confidant during the brutal years of the Civil War and his reaction to his father's murder; his prosecution of the thieves who attempted to steal his father's body in 1876 and the extraordinary measures he took to ensure it would never happen again; as well as details about the painful decision to have his mother committed to a mental facility. In addition Emerson explores the relationship between Robert and his children, and exposes the actual story of his stewardship of the Lincoln legacy--including what he and his wife really destroyed and what was preserved. Emerson also delves into the true reason Robert is not buried in the Lincoln tomb in Springfield but instead was interred at Arlington National Cemetery.
Meticulously researched, full of never-before-seen photographs and new insight into historical events, Giant in the Shadows is the missing chapter of the Lincoln family story. Emerson's riveting work is more than simply a biography; it is a tale of American achievement in the Gilded Age and the endurance of the Lincoln legacy.
Synopsis
WINNER, Russell P. Strange Memorial Book of the Year Award from the Illinois State Historical Society, 2013
University Press Books for Public and Secondary Schools, 2013 edition
Although he was Abraham and Mary Lincoln's oldest and last surviving son, the details of Robert T. Lincoln's life are misunderstood by some and unknown to many others. Nearly half a century after the last biography about Abraham Lincoln's son was published, historian and author Jason Emerson illuminates the life of this remarkable man and his achievements in Giant in the Shadows: The Life of Robert T. Lincoln. Emerson, after nearly ten years of research, draws upon previously unavailable materials to offer the first truly definitive biography of the famous lawyer, businessman, and statesman who, much more than merely the son of America's most famous president, made his own indelible mark on one of the most progressive and dynamic eras in United States history.
Born in a boardinghouse but passing his last days at ease on a lavish country estate, Robert Lincoln played many roles during his lifetime. As a president's son, a Union soldier, an ambassador to Great Britain, and a U.S. secretary of war, Lincoln was indisputably a titan of his age. Much like his father, he became one of the nation's most respected and influential men, building a successful law practice in the city of Chicago, serving shrewdly as president of the Pullman Car Company, and at one time even being considered as a candidate for the U.S. presidency.
Along the way he bore witness to some of the most dramatic moments in America's history, including Robert E. Lee's surrender at Appomattox Courthouse; the advent of the railroad, telephone, electrical, and automobile industries; the circumstances surrounding the assassinations of three presidents of the United States; and the momentous presidential election of 1912. Giant in the Shadows also reveals Robert T. Lincoln's complex relationships with his famous parents and includes previously unpublished insights into their personalities. Emerson reveals new details about Robert's role as his father's confidant during the brutal years of the Civil War and his reaction to his father's murder; his prosecution of the thieves who attempted to steal his father's body in 1876 and the extraordinary measures he took to ensure it would never happen again; as well as details about the painful decision to have his mother committed to a mental facility. In addition Emerson explores the relationship between Robert and his children, and exposes the actual story of his stewardship of the Lincoln legacy--including what he and his wife really destroyed and what was preserved. Emerson also delves into the true reason Robert is not buried in the Lincoln tomb in Springfield but instead was interred at Arlington National Cemetery.
Meticulously researched, full of never-before-seen photographs and new insight into historical events, Giant in the Shadows is the missing chapter of the Lincoln family story. Emerson's riveting work is more than simply a biography; it is a tale of American achievement in the Gilded Age and the endurance of the Lincoln legacy.
Synopsis
This inaugural volume of The Franz Boas Papers Documentary Edition series presents current scholarship from the various academic disciplines that were shaped and continue to be influenced by Franz Boas (1858and#8211;1942). Few of Boasand#8217;s intellectual progeny span the range of his disciplinary and public engagements. In his later career, Boas moved beyond Native American studies to become a public intellectual and advocate for social justice, particularly with reference to racism against African Americans and Jews and discrimination against women in science. He was a passionate defender of academic freedom, rigorous scholarship, and anthropology as a humane calling.
and#160;The Franz Boas Papers, Volume 1 examines Boasand#8217;s stature as a public intellectual in three crucial dimensions: theory, ethnography, and activism. The volumeand#8217;s contributors move across many of the disciplines within which Boas himself worked, bringing to bear their expertise in Native studies, anthropology, history, linguistics, folklore, ethnomusicology, museum studies, comparative literature, English, film studies, philosophy, and journalism. This volume demonstrates a contemporary urgency to reassessing Boas both within the field of anthropology and beyond.
Synopsis
While it is impossible to re-create the tumultuous Washington DC of the Civil War, Civil War Washington sets out to examine the nationand#8217;s capital during the Civil War along with the digital platform (civilwardc.org) that reimagines it during those turbulent years.
Among the many topics covered in the volume is the federal governmentand#8217;s experiment in compensated emancipation, which went into effect when all of the capitaland#8217;s slaves were freed in April 1862. Another essay explores the cityand#8217;s place as a major center of military hospitals, patients, and medical administration. Other contributors reflect on literature and the war, particularly on the poetry published in hospital newspapers and Walt Whitmanand#8217;s formative experiences with the city and its wounded.
The digital project associated with this book offers a virtual examination of the nationand#8217;s capital from multiple perspectives. Through a collection of datasets, visual works, texts, and maps, the digital project offers a case study of the social, political, cultural, and scientific transitions provoked or accelerated by the Civil War. The book also provides insights into the complex and ever-shifting nature of ongoing digital projects while encouraging others to develop their own interpretations and participate in the larger endeavor of digital history.
About the Author
Regna Darnell is Distinguished University Professor of Anthropology at the University of Western Ontario. She is the author of
Invisible Genealogies: A History of Americanist Anthropology (Nebraska, 2001). Michelle Hamilton is an associate professor and director of public history at the University of Western Ontario. She is the author of
Collections and Objections: Aboriginal Material Culture in Southern Ontario. Robert L. A. Hancock is the LE,NONET Academic Coordinator in the Office of Indigenous Affairs and adjunct assistant professor in anthropology and environmental studies at the University of Victoria. Joshua Smith is a PhD candidate in anthropology at the University of Western Ontario.