William Tecumseh Sherman might be the most divisive figure of the Civil War. The general who ordered the burning of Atlanta and orchestrated the “March to the Sea” that essentially ended the war has a ...

The phrase “evil genius” is generally applied with either exaggeration or irony; how many people really fall into both categories? The Loudest Voice in the Room, Gabriel Sherman’s enormously ...

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