Quote by: Drew Gilpin Faust

Death created the modern American union, not just by ensuring national survival, but by shaping enduring national structures and commitments. The work of death was Civil War America's most fundamental and most demanding undertaking.


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Author Bio


  • NameDrew Gilpin Faust
  • DescriptionAmerican historian, college administrator and the President of Harvard University
  • AliasesCatharine Drew Gilpin
  • BornSeptember 18, 1947
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionHistorian
  • AwardsGuggenheim Fellowship; Time 100; Honorary Doctorate; Honorary Doctorate; Honorary Degree; Honorary Degree; Jefferson Lecture; Bancroft Prize; American History Book Prize