Template:Did you know nominations/Price's Lost Campaign: The 1864 Invasion of Missouri

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The result was: promoted by Yoninah (talk) 15:22, 3 November 2020 (UTC)

Price's Lost Campaign: The 1864 Invasion of Missouri

Created by Hog Farm (talk). Self-nominated at 18:54, 31 October 2020 (UTC).

  • I am not really sure either hook works for DYK. The first one is not particularly unusual or interesting to someone who wasn't already interested in the book. The second one is likely to be appreciated only by those who already have a good grasp of Civil War history and know, for instance, what Price's Raid is and why it is significant. DYK definitely works well for some books but not all of them, depending on the subject matter. (t · c) buidhe 09:17, 1 November 2020 (UTC)
  • This hook is definitely promising, but the hook makes it sound single-handed while the cited source actually says "helped to debunk". How about the following variation:
ALT2b: ... that Price's Lost Campaign: The 1864 Invasion of Missouri challenged the Lost Cause myth that Confederate soldiers did not engage in total war during Price's Raid?
General: Article is new enough and long enough
Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
QPQ: Done.

Overall: Article approved; new reviewer needed to approve ALT2b only. (t · c) buidhe 22:59, 1 November 2020 (UTC)

  • Approving ALT2b, and otherwise relying on Buidhe's review. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 06:42, 2 November 2020 (UTC)