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Fergus M. Bordewich

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Klan War: Ulysses S. Grant and the Battle to Save Reconstruction
Fergus M. Bordewich
2023
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Congress at War: How Republican Reformers Fought the Civil War, Defied Lincoln, Ended Slavery, and Remade America
Fergus M. Bordewich
2020
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Centennial: The Great Fair of 1876 and the Invention of America's Future
Fergus M. Bordewich
2026
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The arm of the Statue of Liberty holds aloft a flaming torch.

An Uncertain Triumphalism

America’s centennial in 1876 was celebrated with a grand exhibition that projected an image of unity and inventiveness in the wake of civil war and recession.
by Brenda Wineapple via New York Review of Books
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on July 2, 2026
Well dressed individuals atop a stage gaze upon an enormous machine inside a large building.

A Perfect Gilded Age Confection

How America celebrated its 100th birthday.
by Jake Lundberg via The Atlantic
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on May 18, 2026
Ulysses S. Grant finishing his memoir shortly before he died.

Grant vs. the Klan

New books reconsider how Ulysses S. Grant became a forceful defender of the rights of African Americans after the Civil War.
by David S. Reynolds via New York Review of Books
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on September 26, 2024
Watercolor of Abraham Lincoln with soldiers in swirls of red across his face.

Abraham Lincoln’s Radical Moderation

What the president understood that the zealous Republican reformers in Congress didn’t.
by Andrew Ferguson via The Atlantic
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on February 15, 2020
Illustration of Lincoln consulting with military figures in a tent.

Did Lincoln Really Matter?

What the Civil War tells us about who has the power to shape history.
by Adam Gopnik via The New Yorker
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on February 10, 2020
A Variety headline that reads: "America's Greatest Flop."

How America Has Celebrated Milestone Birthdays, from World Fairs to the World Cup

America's 50th birthday was marked with toasts and parades. Over time, anniversary celebrations became more extravagant — and more controversial.
by Rachel Treisman via NPR on July 1, 2026
Masked ICE agents.

Call You This Liberty?

"Once a mask is involved, people understand it as a sign of weakness. That the government has something to hide."
by Guillaume A. W. Attia via Liberal Currents on March 9, 2026
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