Jennifer Weber is a native of California who worked for several years in her home state as a journalist and political aide. Her principal interest is the Civil War, especially the seams where political, social, and military history come together. Her book Copperheads, about antiwar Democrats in the Civil War North, was published in 2006. Dr. Weber is co-director of the Hall Center's seminar on Peace, War, and Global Change. In addition to her work at the University of Kansas, she serves on the advisory panel for the Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission. Summer's Bloodiest Days is her first book for National Geographic