A review by terriml50
The Civil War in 50 Objects by New-York Historical Society, Harold Holzer

I saw this book on the library’s new arrivals website and thought it might be interesting, so I put it on hold. I am not a huge Civil War history buff, but I love museums and their various items and the stories behind them, so I figured this book could be like a museum on paper. It was indeed interesting-very glad I did get it out! The objects ranged from the tragic (slave shackles intended for a child) to beautiful (daguerreotype of Cesear: A Slave) to historically significant (‘John Brown’ Pike). Uniforms, buttons, photos/paintings, books (diary, bible…), various letters and documents, each item’s photo is followed by an essay explaining and discussing it-fascinating stuff.