How do Civil War historians craft their narratives? What do they actually know about the sources they rely on to convey historical truths? In a talk drawing on her new book, Yael A. Sternhell will tell the story of the Civil War’s most important archive and reveal how what we consider as factual knowledge about America’s greatest conflict was actually shaped by an intricate web of ideological currents and political struggles during the postbellum era. Even the most trustworthy evidence, it turns out, is not exactly what it seems.
Yael Sternhell, Ph.D. teaches history and American studies at Tel Aviv University. She is the author of Routes of War: The World of Movement in the Confederate South. She lives in Tel Aviv, Israel.

Free to ACWM Members, Non-members $10

Pre-event Member Reception 5:00pm-6:00pm