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Reading the War

Grow up in the south and of course the Civil War never leaves you.

On Air

Note to self: when going on television, wear something with a lapel or a pocket, or both.

Back to School

I checked my watch before heading into the coffee shop. I have 20 minutes before class, I thought to myself. Plenty of time – it's just across the street.

My Great-Great-Grandfather’s War

We've become so disconnected in time from the Civil War that in our minds it becomes another historical era, nothing personal, nothing human.

Salt and a Potato

I am thankful today for salt and a potato.

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This Republic of Suffering, by Drew Gilpin Faust.

Reading the War

Grow up in the south and of course the Civil War never leaves you.
BRC editor Cara Ellen Modisett, left, with Blue Ridge PBS vice president of advancement Katherine Foreman.

On Air

Note to self: when going on television, wear something with a lapel or a pocket, or both.
Bud Robertson gives his first lecture of the fall semester at Virginia Tech.

Back to School

I checked my watch before heading into the coffee shop. I have 20 minutes before class, I thought to myself. Plenty of time – it's just across the street.
Augustus Staige Modesitt, my great-great-grandfather (his son, Staige Hite, later changed the spelling of our last name to Modisett).

My Great-Great-Grandfather’s War

We've become so disconnected in time from the Civil War that in our minds it becomes another historical era, nothing personal, nothing human.
Salt and Potato

Salt and a Potato

I am thankful today for salt and a potato.
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