Tag Archives: Edward L. Ayers

Valley of the Shadow Project retrospective on the Civil War

Posted on January 15, 2012 by wthomas

Last week at the American Historical Association meeting, my friends and colleagues from the Valley of the Shadow Project met for a panel discussion on the state of the field of digital history and a retrospective of the Valley’s Civil … Continue reading →

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Book Arrives

Posted on September 6, 2011 by wthomas

Today at 10:00 a.m. the UPS man showed up in my office with a manila envelope from Yale University Press, and in it was The Iron Way: Railroads, the Civil War, and the Making of Modern America, printed and bound … Continue reading →

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At the Library of Virginia: Looking for Mima Queen

Posted on March 23, 2011 by wthomas

After a coffee with Edward L. Ayers this morning (much excitement in Richmond with two teams in the NCAA final 16), I am at the Library of Virginia finishing the citations and edits for The Iron Way: Railroads, The Civil … Continue reading →

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