University of North Carolina Press · New release
A Glorious Fate
The Life and Legacy of Colonel Robert Gould Shaw
University of North Carolina Press · American History
Released September 29, 2026 · ISBN 9781469697178
About the book
The first Shaw biography in twenty-five years. Levin finds a young man indifferent to his parents' abolitionism, remade by the war into a symbol he never chose.
The Picky Reader note: a notable new release we're tracking. We'll add our own take when we revisit it.
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