Mark E. Neely Jr. is McCabe-Greer Professor of Civil War History at Pennsylvania State University. He has written several books, including The Fate of Liberty: Abraham Lincoln and Civil Liberties, which won the Pulitzer Prize for History.
"Neely has laid bare a new foundation for all future scholarship of
Civil War constitutionalism.--The Review of Politics
A meditation on the relationship between nationalism and
constitutionalism in war, one that is intended to inspire a certain
love for constitutional history in the Civil War period, a woefully
understudied area.--The Historian
A meticulous study of Civil War-era constitutionalism, a complex
and multifaceted book that will reward multiple readings to
understand fully its meaning and implications. . . . Constitutional
and political history at its finest.--Journal of American
History
An important book. . . . Neely's account of constitutional matters
in the Confederate States is his most important contribution to our
knowledge of the Civil War.--North Carolina Historical Review
Neely's contributions to scholarship in this area are remarkable. .
. . His writing style is both scholarly and engaging.--Cercles
Noteworthy for originality of argument, breadth of subject matter,
and felicity of prose . . . it will undoubtedly stimulate further
inquiry into the constitutional history of the Civil War and other
American wars.--The Register of the Kentucky Historical Society
The most original, thought-provoking, and--at times--quarrelsome
book about Civil War-era nationalism ever published. . . . Neely
has made a major contribution to the study of Civil War
constitutionalism and nationalism, and it is hard not to be
persuaded by his argument.--Journal of the Abraham Lincoln
Association
The profound insights of Neely's research, together with his sharp
questioning of conventional and modern interpretations of Civil War
constitutionalism, should spur debate and further inquiry about the
essence of American nationalism, which even today continues to
remain elusive.--American Historical Review
This is an important work of constitutional history that ranks
among the very best of the genre. Essential. Upper-division
undergraduates and above.--Choice
This work is alive with character and narrative.--Publishers Weekly
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