{{short description|American historian (born 1957)}} '''Louis P. Masur''' (born 4 February 1957) is an American historian.

Masur is a Distinguished Professor of American Studies and History at Rutgers University.<ref name="macmillanlearning.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.macmillanlearning.com/Catalog/Author/louispmasur|title=Louis P. Masur|work=macmillanlearning.com}}</ref> He is an elected member of the American Antiquarian Society, the Massachusetts Historical Society, and the Society of American Historians.<ref name="macmillanlearning.com"/>

== Bibliography ==

Some of his books are:<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/200275.Louis_P_Masur|title=Louis P. Masur|work=goodreads.com}}</ref>

* ''Rites of Execution: Capital Punishment and the Transformation of American Culture, 1776-1865'' * ''The Civil War: A Concise History'', also published as ''The U.S. Civil War: A Very Short Introduction'' * ''1831: Year of Eclipse'' * (Editor) ''"... the real war will never get in the books": Selections from Writers During the Civil War'' * ''Runaway Dream: Born to Run and Bruce Springsteen's American Vision'' * ''The Soiling of Old Glory: The Story of a Photograph That Shocked America'' * ''Lincoln's Hundred Days: The Emancipation Proclamation and the War for the Union'' [https://www.fedbar.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/bookrev-mar13-pdf-1.pdf Review] * ''Autumn Glory: Baseball's First World Series '' * ''Lincoln's Last Speech: Wartime Reconstruction and the Crisis of Reunion'' * ''The Sum of Our Dreams: A Concise History of America'' * ''A Journey North: Jefferson, Madison, and the Forging of a Friendship''

== References == {{reflist}}

==External links== * {{Official website|http://www.louismasur.com/}} * {{Official website|http://amerstudies.rutgers.edu/louis-p-masur}} * {{C-SPAN|1008050}}

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