Adam Goodheart

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Adam K. Goodheart is an American historian, essayist, and author. He is known for his book on the social history of the early days of the American Civil War: 1861: The Civil War Awakening,{{Cite news|url=https://www.npr.org/2011/04/12/135246259/looking-at-the-civil-war-150-years-later|title=Looking At The Civil War 150 Years Later|work=NPR|access-date=2018-04-24|language=en}} and The Last Island: Discovery, Defiance, and the Most Elusive Tribe on Earth, a work of history as well as travel about North Sentinel Island in the Indian Ocean. In an advance starred review, Kirkus called The Last Island “A thrilling book that will leave you contemplating the concept of civilization.”{{Cite book |url=https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/adam-goodheart/the-last-island/ |title=THE LAST ISLAND {{!}} Kirkus Reviews |language=en}}

Goodheart's essays have appeared in publications such as The Atlantic,{{Cite web|url=https://www.theatlantic.com/author/adam-goodheart/|title=Adam Goodheart|last=Goodheart|first=Adam|website=The Atlantic|language=en-US|access-date=2018-04-24}} The New York Times,{{Cite web|url=https://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/author/adam-goodheart/|title=Adam Goodheart – Opinionator|language=en|access-date=2018-04-24}} and National Geographic.{{Cite news|url=https://news.nationalgeographic.com/2015/04/150418-abraham-lincoln-funeral-train-railroad-civil-war-history/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150423051700/http://news.nationalgeographic.com/2015/04/150418-abraham-lincoln-funeral-train-railroad-civil-war-history/|url-status=dead|archive-date=April 23, 2015|title=How Abraham Lincoln's Funeral Train Journey Made History|date=April 18, 2015|access-date=2018-04-24}} He was one of the founders and senior editors of the magazine of the Library of Congress, Civilization.

Goodheart is the director of the C.V. Starr Center for the Study of the American Experience at Washington College.{{cite web|url=https://www.washcoll.edu/live/profiles/1625-adam-goodheart|title=Adam Goodheart|website=www.washcoll.edu|language=en|access-date=2018-04-24}}

Goodheart has a bachelor's degree from Harvard University.