Retired just last spring from uva where he represents Civil War History from 1999 until 2018. He is the author and editor of at least 39 books, including the union war, the american war, and most recently, coedited, civil war places, a beautiful book, his son took the photograph, and this is an absolute treasure if you have not had a chance to see it yet. With that, i would like to welcome gary gallagher. [applause] dr. Gallagher thank you, carrie. We are on a very tight schedule, which all of us are aware of, especially steve cushman. [laughter] dr. Gallagher steve asked me to say he would be signing autographs in the back after his talk. So just keep that in mind. I am delighted to be back for this years signature conference, and i would like to start by thanking carrie and liz for inviting me. This is redundant, will, but will sees to all the details and seamlessly, with amazing good humor. I really appreciate that. Its also fun to see so many friends here. It is like a homecoming,
Every night. [laughter] in this photograph, there is no risk of his work falling by the wayside. For freeman was the bag or the biographer and wrote for albums on robert e lee. He did three volumes on the army of Northern Virginia entitled these lieutenants. All good work beautifully written. Tohad froze that is equal british cadence. He did great original research. He was very much enamored with the general. He admitted to this. Every morning as he walked to work, he would salute the statue of robert e lee in richmond. Thats a little odd but nonetheless, he had great admiration for the general. And he was a professional historian. Freeman grew up in virginia. His undergraduate at university of richmond and went on to Johns Hopkins where he got his phd. Did not enter the academy. He decides to work for a living was a journalist with two different papers in richmond. His historical output alone is amazing. This should remind you of our conversation with Gordon Wright yesterday who has a
In the long march of history, we keep moving along, keeping pace with new scholarships. Thats what reality is. Most of our books fall by the wayside. I had that realization at a recent book signing in which i did not have to strain my eyes very much to see the end of the line. As people made their way up, a honey,d to his wife this is the author of the book that i have been reading every evening. She said, the book you falsely to every night. [laughter] the book you fall asleep to every night. [laughter] in this photograph, there is no risk of his work falling by the wayside. For freeman was the bag or the biographer and wrote for albums on robert e lee. He did three volumes on the army of Northern Virginia entitled these lieutenants. All good work beautifully written. Tohad froze that is equal british cadence. He did great original research. He was very much enamored with the general. He admitted to this. Every morning as he walked to work, he would salute the statue of robert e lee i
By the wayside. At a had the realization recent book signing in which i did not have to strain my eyes very much to see the end of the line. People made their way up. ,he guy said to his wife, honey this is the author of the book i have been reading every evening. And she said, oh, the book you follow sleep to every night . [laughter] the person this photograph, Douglas Southall freeman, there is no risk of his work falling by the wayside. He wasnt gotten for of her robert e. Lee and wrote 4 volumes on how polish and the 1930s and he received a political price. E lee in the 1930s and he received a pulitzer prize. All of his work is beautifully written. Equal to bruce cattons. He did incredible research. Douglas southall freeman was enamored with the general. In fact, he admitted to this. It is not an anecdote. Every morning as he walked to work, he would salute the statue of robert e lee and richmond. A little odd i would say. Nonetheless, if he had great admiration. A professional his
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Beth Moore has left the Southern Baptist Convention. I am still a Baptist, the prolific Bible study author said in an interview with
Religion News Service published Tuesday, but I can no longer identify with Southern Baptists.
The import of this departure, as manyhaveobserved, is difficult to explain if you don t already know who Moore is. She s something like the book club leader version of Reese Witherspoon for conservative evangelical Christians, except she also writes the books and teaches classes and draws giant women s conference crowds, and she s worked through decades of dismissal and ridicule by male coreligionists.