war, authorhe civil and sarah ruben talks about her book through the heart of dixie, sherman's march and the american memory, describing the path of sherman's march through the confederate states but argues it has been misunderstood and often times overstated for the destruction caused. pamplin historical park in virginia hosted this hour-long talk. >> we have a great speaker coming up. rubin.e sarah focus on the american civil war, u.s. south, 19th-century america, she co-authored "the valley of the shadow, the eve of war," which won a prize for the best digital project on the american civil war and american civil war history, and the james harvey robinson prize. very pleased to introduce dr. anne sarah rubin. rubin: inc. you very much. ,ou have all been so welcoming and it has been a treat to be here with some of my civil war sisters. what has been great about this weekend is the range of talks you are hearing represents the variety of work that women are doing in this field. for me, i worked on sherman's march for about a dozen years, nine years on "through the heart of dixie," wh

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