Eugene Genovese passed away on September 26, 2012, at 82 years of age.  Those who have read him know of his excellent scholarship.  I first read his The Southern Front: The Achievements and Limitations of American Conservatism several years ago, and then just recently read his A Consuming Fire: The Fall of the Confederacy in the Mind of the White Christian South. Both were excellent, and I will undoubtedly return to them over time. For students (and others!) interested in learning and reading, it is essential to read folks like Genovese: persons willing to take on this or that orthodoxy, and to question (at least some of!) the received wisdom.   Paul Gottfried reflects on his life and work here.

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