The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War

The book brings to life individual acts of heroism and hubris—I'm curious what motivated the author to highlight these personal angles over broader historical events.

The stories of heroism are powerful, but I was also uncomfortable with some of the hubris displayed. How did others interpret the moral complexity in these figures?

With so many potential stories from that era, I wonder how the author chose which ones to focus on and what criteria guided those choices.