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With the 150th anniversary of the Civil War in recent memory, it makes sense to reexamine the legacy of the war that tore apart the United States. Discuss the crucial final month of the war and how, but for a handful of important decisions and a good deal of luck, the outcomeof the War and of the countrymight have been very different. How did the Civil War make us think differently about death and suffering? About race? And why do we continue to re-enact an event that caused so much pain?

Books in this Series

Robert Penn Warren, The Legacy of the Civil War
Jay Winik, April 1865, the Month That Saved America
Drew Gilpin Faust, This Republic of Suffering: Death and the American Civil War
David Blight, Race and Reunion: The Civil War in American Memory
Tony Horwitz, Confederates in the Attic: Dispatches from the Unfinished Civil War

How to Book this Series

Please browse the list of available facilitators below. Then contact your chosen facilitator to discuss the timing and other details of the series. Finally, select the “Book this Series” button and fill out our online Reading & Discussion Request Form.

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Questions?

Please contact Richelle Franzoni at (802) 262-1355 or rfranzoni@vermonthumanities.org.

Available Facilitators

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Alan Berolzheimer

By Vermont Humanities | February 16, 2018

Travel radius: statewide

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Tags: 20C Conflicts, 20C Presidents Before, 20C Presidents Post, African American Harlem, African American South, Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, Blue Collar America, Earth Tones, Farms Gardens, Forces of Nature, Founding Fathers, Futures, Hard Look America, Immigrants, Legacy of Race, Making Sense Civil War, March, Memorable Memoirs, Mexican Americans, Most Costly Journey, Native America, New England Uncovered, Our Civil War Legacy, Outsiders, Path to War, Seminal Statements, Slavery Civil War, Understanding Africa, When Cultures Meet, World War II Innocence

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Merilyn Burrington

By Vermont Humanities | February 19, 2018

Travel radius: Addison, Chittenden, Franklin, Grand Isle

Posted in Facilitator, Reading and Discussion

Tags: 20C Jewish, 20C Presidents Before, African American Harlem, African American Memoirs, African American South, Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, American Stories, Based on Real Life, BIG Books, Blue Collar America, Booker Prize, Border Crossings, Canadian Diversity, Changing South, Eight Great Greek, Exploring Graphic Novels, Family History, Fleeing Dictatorship, Founding Fathers, Futures, Genius Mark Twain, Healthcare Humanity, How They Lived, Influential First Ladies, International Migrations, Justice, Legacy of Race, Lincoln Bicentennial, Making Sense Civil War, March, Masters Short Story, Memorable Memoirs, Mexican Americans, Mysterious Lens, Native American Literature, Never-Setting Sun, New England Uncovered, Our Civil War Legacy, Pilgrimage, Portraits of the Artists, Pulitzer Plays, Required Reading, Retellings, Revenge, Romantic Ideal, Seminal Statements, Seven Deadly Sins, Slavery Civil War, Soldiering On, Vermont Reads, War and Humanity, What a Character, Womens Literature, World War II Innocence

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Rachael Cohen

By Vermont Humanities | February 19, 2018

Travel radius: statewide

Posted in Facilitator, Reading and Discussion

Tags: 20C Jewish, Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, American Stories, Based on Real Life, BIG Books, Blue Collar America, Booker Prize, Border Crossings, Canadian Diversity, Changing South, China Transform, DCF Winners, Dogged Resolve, Earth Tones, Eight Great Greek, Experience My World, Exploring Graphic Novels, Family History, Farms Gardens, Fear No Labor, Forces of Nature, Founding Fathers, From Page to Screen, Futures, Gastronomy, Genius Mark Twain, Get Real, Hard Look America, Healthcare Humanity, How They Lived, Immigrants, Influential First Ladies, International Migrations, Justice, Legacy of Race, Lincoln Bicentennial, Masters Short Story, Memorable Memoirs, Most Costly Journey, Mysterious Lens, Native America, New England Uncovered, Our Civil War Legacy, Outsiders, Pilgrimage, Poems to Share, Portraits of the Artists, Pulitzer Plays, Reintroducing Greece, Required Reading, Retellings, Revenge, Rise of English Novel, Rise of Nazism, Robert Frost, Romantic Ideal, Seven Deadly Sins, Shakespeare Mix, Sustainability, Vermont Reads, What a Character, When Cultures Meet, Womens Literature

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Nat Frothingham

By Vermont Humanities | February 19, 2018

Travel radius: statewide

Posted in Facilitator, Reading and Discussion

Tags: BIG Books, Border Crossings, Lincoln Bicentennial, Making Sense Civil War, Never-Setting Sun, Our Civil War Legacy, Poems to Share, Robert Frost, Seminal Statements, Shakespeare Mix, Understanding Africa

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Mary Hays

By Vermont Humanities | February 19, 2018

Travel radius: Caledonia, Orange, Washington

Posted in Facilitator, Reading and Discussion

Tags: 20C Jewish, Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, Based on Real Life, BIG Books, Blue Collar America, Booker Prize, Canadian Diversity, Changing South, DCF Winners, Dogged Resolve, Experience My World, Family History, Fleeing Dictatorship, Forces of Nature, Founding Fathers, Futures, Genius Mark Twain, Get Real, Hard Look America, Healthcare Humanity, How They Lived, Immigrants, Influential First Ladies, International Migrations, Justice, Lincoln Bicentennial, Masters Short Story, Memorable Memoirs, Mexican Americans, Most Costly Journey, Native America, Native American Literature, Never-Setting Sun, New England Uncovered, Our Civil War Legacy, Outsiders, Path to War, Pilgrimage, Poems to Share, Pulitzer Plays, Required Reading, Revenge, Romantic Ideal, Seminal Statements, Seven Deadly Sins, Slavery Civil War, Ties That Bind, Understanding Africa, Vermont Reads, War and Humanity, What a Character, When Cultures Meet

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Gina Logan

By Vermont Humanities | February 19, 2018

Travel radius: statewide

Posted in Facilitator, Reading and Discussion

Tags: 20C Conflicts, 20C Presidents Before, African American Harlem, African American Memoirs, African American South, American Stories, BIG Books, Canadian Diversity, China Transform, DCF Winners, Eight Great Greek, Experience My World, From Page to Screen, Futures, Gastronomy, Genius Mark Twain, Healthcare Humanity, How They Lived, Immigrants, Justice, Lincoln Bicentennial, March, Masters Short Story, Mysterious Lens, Native America, Native American Literature, Never-Setting Sun, Our Civil War Legacy, Outsiders, Pilgrimage, Poems to Share, Portraits of the Artists, Reintroducing Greece, Retellings, Revenge, Rise of English Novel, Rise of Nazism, Romantic Ideal, Seminal Statements, Seven Deadly Sins, Slavery Civil War, Soldiering On, Ties That Bind, Understanding Africa, War and Humanity, When Cultures Meet, Womens Literature, World War II Innocence

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Geraldine Pittman de Batlle

By Vermont Humanities | February 19, 2018

Travel radius: statewide

Posted in Facilitator, Reading and Discussion

Tags: 20C Conflicts, Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, BIG Books, Booker Prize, Eight Great Greek, From Page to Screen, Masters Short Story, Our Civil War Legacy, Revenge, Rise of English Novel, Rise of Nazism, Shakespeare Mix

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Mark Stoler

By Vermont Humanities | February 19, 2018

Travel radius: statewide

Posted in Facilitator, Reading and Discussion

Tags: 20C Conflicts, 20C Presidents Before, 20C Presidents Post, Forces of Nature, Hard Look America, Lincoln Bicentennial, Making Sense Civil War, Our Civil War Legacy, Path to War, Reintroducing Greece, Rise of Nazism, Seminal Statements, Soldiering On, War and Humanity, World War II Innocence

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John R. Turner

By Vermont Humanities | February 19, 2018

Travel radius: statewide

Posted in Facilitator, Reading and Discussion

Tags: 20C Conflicts, 20C Presidents Before, 20C Presidents Post, Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, BIG Books, China Transform, Eight Great Greek, Experience My World, Founding Fathers, Gastronomy, Genius Mark Twain, Influential First Ladies, Lincoln Bicentennial, Making Sense Civil War, Masters Short Story, Memorable Memoirs, New England Uncovered, Our Civil War Legacy, Outsiders, Pilgrimage, Portraits of the Artists, Reintroducing Greece, Retellings, Revenge, Rise of English Novel, Rise of Nazism, Robert Frost, Romantic Ideal, Seminal Statements, Seven Deadly Sins, Shakespeare Mix, Soldiering On, Understanding Africa, War and Humanity, What a Character

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Lesley Wright

By Vermont Humanities | February 19, 2018

Travel radius: statewide

Posted in Facilitator, Reading and Discussion

Tags: 20C Conflicts, Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, American Stories, BIG Books, Booker Prize, Canadian Diversity, China Transform, DCF Winners, Dogged Resolve, Earth Tones, Eight Great Greek, Experience My World, Farms Gardens, Founding Fathers, From Page to Screen, Gastronomy, Genius Mark Twain, Get Real, Healthcare Humanity, How They Lived, Immigrants, Influential First Ladies, Justice, Lincoln Bicentennial, Masters Short Story, Memorable Memoirs, Native America, Native American Literature, Never-Setting Sun, New England Uncovered, Our Civil War Legacy, Outsiders, Pilgrimage, Portraits of the Artists, Reintroducing Greece, Retellings, Revenge, Robert Frost, Romantic Ideal, Seven Deadly Sins, Shakespeare Mix, Slavery Civil War, Soldiering On, Sustainability, Ties That Bind, Understanding Africa, Vermont Reads, War and Humanity, What a Character, When Cultures Meet, Womens Literature, World War II Innocence

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