How White Greed Destroyed a Bank for the Newly Freed (review of 'Savings and Trust,' by Justene Hill Edwards The New York TimesRichard KreitnerOctober 19, 2024civil war, reconstruction, slavery, book reviews
The Conquered General (review of Elizabeth Varon's 'Longstreet') SlateRichard KreitnerNovember 20, 2023civil war, reconstruction, book reviews, slavery
Did the Constitution Pave the Way for Emancipation? (review of James Oakes' 'The Crooked Path to Abolition') The NationRichard KreitnerOctober 6, 2021slavery, constitution, civil war, reconstruction, history, book reviews
The Unreconstructed Radical (review of Bruce Levine's 'Thaddeus Stevens') The BafflerRichard KreitnerMay 13, 2021civil war, book reviews, reconstruction, abolitionism, slavery, constitution
The Election From Our Past That Blares A Warning For 2020 The Washington PostRichard KreitnerSeptember 11, 2020reconstruction, civil war, trump, constitution, elections
Americans Have Feared Another Civil War Since the End of the Last One History News NetworkRichard KreitnerSeptember 6, 2020civil war, second civil war, secession, war and peace, trump, reconstruction
The Confederates Loved America, and They’re Still Defining What Patriotism Means The New RepublicRichard KreitnerJune 30, 2020civil war, reconstruction, trump, secession
A Road Trip That Predates Cars The Boston GlobeRichard KreitnerMay 31, 2015reconstruction, literature, the west, travel
This Long-Lost Constitutional Clause Could Save the Right to Vote Richard KreitnerJanuary 21, 2015civil war, reconstruction, history, constitution, slavery
"Lincoln," Thaddeus Stevens, and Why American Politics Still Needs Radicals The NationRichard KreitnerDecember 10, 2012civil war, film, slavery, reconstruction, presidents, history