Author Erik Larson visits Fort Sumter in Charleston, S.C., where he discusses "the single most consequential day in American ...

The Demon of Unrest” zooms in on a place, time and small group of actors whose individual dramas encapsulate broader events in the run-up to the Civil War.

On April 12, 1861, the U.S. Civil War began as Confederate forces opened fire on Fort Sumter in South Carolina. In 1945, ...

Very few people saw the first civil war coming, but the signs that the next one has already begun are everywhere, says ...

The latest by the New York Times bestselling author is a riveting account of the months leading up to the Confederate forces' ...

With the storytelling skill of a novelist, Erik Larson gives an historic account of Fort Sumter's role in the Civil War in "The Demon of Unrest." ...

starting the Civil War. Named for the Revolutionary War hero, Thomas Sumter, the fort was constructed in 1829 just off the ...

Published in 1836 but with a date on the title page of 1856, as if remembering a war that had already occurred, The Partisan ...

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If the U.S. does see another civil war, it will not resemble the new film’s vision of warring armies advancing on Washington ...

In today’s edition … A look at the fear and uncertainty of a post-Roe medication abortion … President Biden hosts a cherry ...