Imagined Civil War

Alice Fahs is associate professor of history at the University of California, Irvine. Her previous books include The Imagined Civil War: Popular Literature of the North and South, 1861-1865.

"[A] fascinating book.... [Fahs gives] us new and valuable insights into the wartime South, and her treatment of Northern popular literature is a signal contribution to our understanding of Civil War America." - New York Times Book Review; "By illuminating a critical aspect of American popular thought during the period of sectional conflict, Alice Fahs adds considerably to our historical knowledge of the Civil War era." - Civil War History; "Fahs has illuminated a fresh aspect of America's greatest drama." - Washington Times