WELCOME TO THE CIVIL WAR ROUND TABLE OF
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No event in our history fascinates Americans as much as the Civil War. Our interest in the war is only natural
for "it was the crossroads of our
being," as author Shelby Foote said, "It defines us."
The
Civil War Round Table of Dallas is a diverse group of men and woman of all ages
and from varying backgrounds who enjoy learning about the American Civil
War. It includes history
enthusiasts as well as individuals who are just beginning to develop an
interest in the Civil War. It is
neither pro-Confederate nor pro-Union in its views, but rather presents topics
from both viewpoints of the war.
We
meet on the second Wednesday of each month to hear guest speakers, many of whom
are nationally known historians, and to discuss a wide range of topics. Membership is open to anyone at the cost
of $25 per year.
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MEETING
LOCATION
Our
meetings are held at the Divine Coffee Shop in the
PLEASE
MAKE RESERVATIONS – WE HAVE TO GIVE A GUARANTEE
To make your reservation, email Gerry York at
Gygolf@charter.net or call Pax Glenn at
214-352-8138 or Scott Robson at 214-348-7703 by noon on the Tuesday before the Wednesday meeting. DON’T BE A NO-SHOW.
If you have made reservations and then learn you cannot attend, we ask
you to cancel by noon on the Tuesday
before the meeting so we can inform the restaurant. If we are charged for the no-show meal
by the restaurant, we will have to charge you for it.
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NEXT MEETING – WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 2010
OUR 269th MEETING
NOTE THAT THIS IS THE FIRST WEDNESDAY IN NOVEMBER
Speaker – Allen C. Guelzo,
Ph.D.
Topic
– Ten True Lies About Abraham Lincoln
Our
Presenter
Dr.
Allen C. Guelzo is Professor of History, and Director
of Civil War Era Studies at Gettysburg College. He is the author of Abraham Lincoln: Redeemer President (1999) and Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation: The
End of Slavery in America (2004). His newest works on Lincoln are Lincoln and Douglas: The Debates That
Defined America (2008), Lincoln: A Very Short
Introduction (2009) and Abraham
Lincoln as a Man of Ideas (2009)
Dr.
Guelzo’s alma mater is The University of
Pennsylvania where he earned his MA and Ph.D. in history.
Feature
Presentation:
Everyone
thinks they know who Abraham Lincoln was. But everyone is usually wrong. Abraham Lincoln was a far more complex
and complicated individual than his public image as the Railsplitter
or the Man of the People suggests. Much
of what we think we know is myth; much of the myth usually has a surprising
kernel of truth; and what results is frequently neither truth nor myth, but ‘ true lies.” This presentation is about the ten most
famous “true lies” about Abraham Lincoln.
UPCOMING MEETINGS
Wednesday,
December 8, 2010
TBA
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Grady McWhiney Award of Merit
The
Grady McWhiney Award, named in honor of Dr. Grady McWhiney, is presented annually to an individual or
organization that has contributed significantly to the scholarship or
preservation of Civil War history.
Winners of the Grady McWhiney Award of Merit
have been:
1998 Grady McWhiney,
Ph.D.
1999
Charles and Peggy Pearce – Pearce Collection of Civil War Letters and
Documents
2000
John C. Waugh: Author of The Class of 1846 and Reelecting
2001
Scott Bowden and Bill Ward – Authors of Last Chance for Victory: Robert E. Lee and the
2002
Steve Woodworth, Ph.D. – Author of numerous books on the Civil War and
Professor of History at TCU
2003
Donald S. Frazier, Ph.D. – Civil War historian and Executive Director of
the Grady McWhiney Research Foundation
2004
B.D. Patterson, D.D.S. – Dean of the
2005
Anne J. Bailey, Ph.D. – Professor of History at
2006
Glenn
2007 Mr. Edwin C. Bearss
– Civil War Historian and Chairman Emeritus of the
2008
Richard F. Selcer, Ph.D. –
2009
Rick McCaslin, Ph.D. –
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