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Books recommended by Drew Gilpin Faust
American historian and board member, director at Goldman Sachs
American historian and board member, director at Goldman Sachs. Their picks here come from a Five Books interview, on The American Civil War.
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This is a selection of sourced recommendations, not a complete list of everything Drew Gilpin Faust has read or praised. How we choose.
Recommendations
Books Drew Gilpin Faust recommends
5 books from 1 source. Each one links to the place where Drew recommended it.
The best books on The American Civil War
Five Books interview in which Drew Gilpin Faust chooses and discusses five books.
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Race and Reunion
Explicit recommendationOne of five picks in the 2020 Five Books interview “The best books on The American Civil War”.
Listed in the source as “Race and Reunion: The Civil War in American Memory”.
The best books on The American Civil War Interviewfivebooks.com
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The Fiery Trial
Explicit recommendationOne of five picks in the 2020 Five Books interview “The best books on The American Civil War”.
Listed in the source as “The Fiery Trial: Abraham Lincoln and American Slavery”.
The best books on The American Civil War Interviewfivebooks.com
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Confederate Reckoning
Explicit recommendationOne of five picks in the 2020 Five Books interview “The best books on The American Civil War”.
Listed in the source as “Confederate Reckoning: Power and Politics in the Civil War South”.
The best books on The American Civil War Interviewfivebooks.com
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Absalom, Absalom!
Explicit recommendationOne of five picks in the 2020 Five Books interview “The best books on The American Civil War”.
The best books on The American Civil War Interviewfivebooks.com
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The Annotated Memoirs of Ulysses S. Grant
Explicit recommendationOne of five picks in the 2020 Five Books interview “The best books on The American Civil War”.
The best books on The American Civil War Interviewfivebooks.com
Written by Drew Gilpin Faust
Books Drew Gilpin Faust wrote
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