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Emory M. Thomas

Emory Thomas is a history professor emeritus at the University of Georgia and noted scholar of the American Civil War. He earned a Ph.D. from Rice University in 1966.

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Emory Thomas (born November 3, 1939, in Richmond, Virginia) is a history professor emeritus at the University of Georgia1 and noted scholar of the American Civil War.2 He earned a Ph.D. from Rice University in 1966.

Selected works

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Booknotes interview with Thomas on Robert E. Lee: A Biography, September 10, 1995, C-SPAN
  • The Confederacy as a Revolutionary Experience (1970)
  • Confederate State of Richmond: A Biography of the Capital (1971)
  • The American War and Peace, 1860-1877 (1973)
  • The Confederate Nation, 1861-1865 (1979)
  • Bold Dragoon: The Life of J.E.B. Stuart (1986)
  • Travels to Hallowed Ground: A Historian's Journey to the American Civil War (1987)
  • Robert E. Lee: A Biography (1995)
  • Robert E. Lee: An Album (2000)
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References

  1. "Around Town". The New York Times. February 6, 2009. Retrieved May 27, 2010.
  2. "Civil War center intends to deliver on all perspectives". Tuscaloosa News. April 24, 2005. Retrieved May 27, 2010.
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