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This cover image released by Crown Publishing shows "The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War" by Erik Larson. (Crown Publishing via AP) (Uncredited) ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Jul. 12—TRAVERSE CITY — Best-selling author Erik Larson visited Traverse City on Thursday to discuss his latest historical ...

So many books on the American Civil War have been published in the past 160 years that it’s been estimated they average out to at least one per day since the surrender at Appomattox. Still, they keep ...

Erik Larson is the York County History Center’s Distinguished Speaker Series special guest for 2023. Larson will be in York April 18 for an appearance that will raise money to support the History ...

, who kicks off the 2007-08 Rosamond Gifford Lecture Series this week. Larson, who seemed delighted to talk about his craft and career, was generous with his time and candor during our chat. And I was ...

We know the American Civil War’s stories of carnage and heartbreak from movies, biographies and Ken Burns, but the most interesting thing about the latest from “The Devil in the White City” writer ...

Author Erik Larson, whose latest book centers on five months leading up to the American Civil War, had said many times he would never write a book about the Civil War. After all, about 60,000 books ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. This cover image released by Crown Publishing shows "The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of ...

Erik Larson (born January 3, 1954) is an American journalist and author of mostly historical nonfiction books. His books include Isaac's Storm(1999), The Devil in the White City (2003), In the Garden ...