Never thought I'd be a runner, always had bad legs and been a thick boy. Started running in March to train for a 5k and haven't stopped. Lost weight, which is nice but my self confidence is better than it's ever been.
@benjamingwright@CivilWarMonitor Might be low-hanging fruit but we read This Republic of Suffering in college and it had an impact on how I viewed the Civil War.
I've learned a lot from @CivilWarMonitor, but it's disappointing that the five (all men) historians named 14 male authors and no women in their best of 2019 review.
So, here's a (too) short thread of some of my favorite Civil War histories by women. Add to this #twitterstorians