As the 150th anniversary of the end of the Civil War approaches, Anne Rubin was a guest on Tulsa Public Radio’s “Studio Tulsa” program on April 1 discussing her book Through the Heart of Dixie: Sherman’s March and American Memory (UNC Press 2014). Rubin, an associate professor of history, shared her research which examined the stories and myths about Sherman’s March to the Sea.
“I started this project really under the spell of the mythologizing of Sherman’s March,” Rubin said, “…so much about what we think of the American Civil War, even today, is very Virginia-centric…and I do think once you shift your perspective outside of Virginia, you start to see how important some of these other campaigns were.”
The interview was the latest in a series of media coverage surrounding Rubin’s book. Previously, she wrote an article for the New York Times “Disunion” blog and appeared on C-SPAN.
In addition to the interview, Rubin spoke about her book at the Tulsa Community College Center for Creativity. To listen to the full interview on Tulsa Public Radio, click here.
