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Video: Meet Matthew Warshauer, Author of Civil War Book
Written Words Bookstore hosted a "Meet the Author" event this past Sunday. Watch the video for a Q&A session or read the transcript below! And don't miss the awesome pictures!
Meet the Author with Matthew Warshauer, author of "Connecicut in the American Civil War."
Q: Can you please tell Patch a little bit about yourself?
A: My name is Matthew Warshauer and I am a professor of history at Central Connecticut State University. My specialty is 19th century political and constitutional history.
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Q: Connecticut in the American Civil war is your third book. What research that went into writing it?
A: For this book what I did, I worked with five of my graduate students at Central Connecticut State University, we went out and researched tons of soldiers letters and newspapers from the period at a wide variety of historical societies and libraries throughout the state to put together all of this information.
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Q: How long did it take you to complete the book?
The book took about a year and half to do with the help of my graduate students which is actually pretty quick.
Q: You have written three books, which one is your favorite and why?
A: It is hard for me to say which one of my books is my favorite. I really enjoyed writing my first book which was about Andrew Jackson and the first time that Martial law was ever declared in the U.S. but I am really enjoying this book "Connecticut in the American Civil War" simply because there are so many people who are interested in the topic of the civil war and a lot of people are interested in Connecticut history as well and to be able to write something that brings two of these things together and allows people to really take a look at their own communities and engage that topic is really a lot of fun .
Q: What do you like to do when you are not writing or teaching?
In terms of what I like to do when I am not researching, writing and teaching, I have three daughters and I love to go hiking with them and gardening and spending time with my family.
Q: Last question...one word that describes you!
One word that describes me, well I will tell you a word that other people tell me all the time: Passionate. I am very passionate about what I do. I really do enjoy it because I think we have to learn our history to better understand how it is we got to where we are today. I truly believe that.
Biography
Matthew Warshauer received his B.A. in history from Central Connecticut State University in 1990. He completed his M.A. (1993) and Ph.D. (1997) in American Studies at Saint Louis University. He joined the faculty at CCSU in the fall of 1997, and has served as editor of Connecticut History since 2003. In 2007, Dr. Warshauer won the Connecticut State University Trustees Research Award.
Dr. Warshauer’s teaching interests include American political and constitutional history, historiography, sectionalism, the Jacksonian Era, and the Civil War. He was a finalist for CCSU’s Excellence in Teaching Award in 2001. Dr. Warshauer continues his research on Jacksonian America while developing new research projects on aspects of Connecticut’s history.He coordinates Connecticut Commemorates the Civil War, a collaborative endeavor of numerous historical societies and organizations, planning events in 2011 for the 150th anniversary of the American Civil War.
