Cecily Zander
@CNZander
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Historian of the Civil War West • Assistant Prof @txwomans • Senior Fellow @CPHatSMU • Coloradan • Hat Wearer • If I had a pony, I'd ride him on my boat •
Dallas, TX
Joined July 2008
RT @UM_CCWResearch: We're excited to announce that Dr. Cecily Zander (@CNZander) has won our 2025 Wiley-Silver Prize for her book, The Army….
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RT @haley_bracken: Huge congrats to @CNZander for winning the 2025 Wiley-Silver Prize! And just you wait for the second book . @Liverig….
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RT @TheLincolnForum: The Lincoln Forum is pleased to announce its schedule for November, feat. Richard Carwardine, @mikevorenberg @MarthaHo….
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The Lincoln Forum is an assembly of people who share a deep interest in the life and times of Abraham Lincoln and the Civil War era.
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RT @uvapress: Happy #pubday to "From Dakota to Dixie: George Buswell's Civil War" edited by @CivilWarJon and Reagan Connelly. The remarkabl….
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RT @CPHatSMU: Check out Senior Fellow @CNZander's new @myHNN piece-"Thaddeus Stevens and the Power of the Purse." A story of how a Republic….
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The Radical Republican oversaw federal spending at the dawn of Reconstruction. How did his support for Black equality affect his leadership in the House?
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I wrote about Thaddeus Stevens and the power of the purse for @myHNN. Check it out, if you're so inclined.
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The Radical Republican oversaw federal spending at the dawn of Reconstruction. How did his support for Black equality affect his leadership in the House?
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Kick off your week with some Civil War West.
In our latest digital history column, Cecily Zander writes about the Grand Army of the Potomac national encampment held in Denver, CO, in July 1883—and how and why its attendees idealized the American West. Read it here: #CivilWar
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RT @CateHodorowicz: Think you know about manifest destiny? Think again. THE AGE OF THE BORDERLANDS by Andrew Isenberg releases April 15 --….
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If you are looking for Wednesday evening plans this week, you can join me for a conversation about my book, The Army under Fire, with the Lincoln Presidential Foundation: .Zoom registration here:.
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It’s a new year, so it seems as good a time as any to share some exciting news. I’m thrilled to say I’ll be joining the History Department at the University of Wyoming in the fall, coming home to the Mountain West after a decade away. Moe is ready to be a cowdog.
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RT @SonyaBonczek: ATTN EVERYONE: Andrew C. Isenberg’s The Age of the Borderlands (April 2025) rewrites the story of Manifest Destiny. It re….
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Extremely grateful that *The Army under Fire* has been chosen as one of the @CivilWarMonitor's best books of 2024. And so glad to be featured alongside friends like @rkdcolby86 and @ShaeVaughnCox; and to see so many @lsupress books on the list!
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RT @CPHatSMU: Night 2 of “West of the White House: The Frontier and the American Presidency.” Terrific work on post-1900 from @TJStiles_Aut….
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Hope to see folks tonight at 6PM! And tomorrow!.
Night 1 is "West of the White House BEFORE 1900." Featuring @NicholasGuyatt @carolynannlevy Andrew Isenberg (@KUHistoryDept), @CNZander & @HuardMallory. FREE registration here: 2/3
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RT @CPHatSMU: Night 2 is "West of the White House AFTER 1900." Featuring scholarship from @TJStiles_Author, Julie Reed (@PSUHistory), Ruth….
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