▁– ▁The ▁animal ▁cult ▁of ▁ancient ▁Egypt . ▁ ▁References ▁▁ ▁Category : 1 8 5 6 ▁birth s ▁Category : 1 9 3 6 ▁death s ▁Category : W rit ers ▁from ▁Berlin ▁Category : Univers ity ▁of ▁Bonn ▁fac ulty ▁Category : G erman ▁Egypt olog ists ▁Category : G erman ▁male ▁non - f iction ▁writers <0x0A> </s> ▁Joan ▁W augh ▁is ▁an ▁American ▁historian ▁and ▁academic , ▁on ▁the ▁fac ulty ▁at ▁University ▁of ▁California , ▁Los ▁Angeles . ▁She ▁special izes ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 th - century ▁American ▁history , ▁and ▁is ▁an ▁expert ▁on ▁the ▁American ▁Civil ▁War , ▁the ▁after math ▁and ▁G ild ed ▁Age . ▁ ▁Life ▁ ▁She ▁graduated ▁from ▁U CLA . ▁ ▁She ▁has ▁written ▁books ▁such ▁as ▁U . S . ▁Grant , ▁American ▁Hero , ▁American ▁M yth . ▁Un sent iment al ▁Reform er : ▁The ▁Life ▁of ▁Joseph ine ▁Shaw ▁Low ell ▁( 1 9 9 8 ), ▁ ▁The ▁Memory ▁of ▁the ▁Civil ▁War ▁in ▁American ▁Culture ▁( 2 0 0 4 ), ▁and ▁The ▁American ▁War : ▁A ▁History ▁of ▁the ▁Civil ▁War ▁Era ▁( 2 0 1 5 ), ▁co - author ed ▁with ▁Gary ▁W . ▁Gall ag her . ▁ ▁W augh ▁has ▁also ▁written ▁ess ays ▁on ▁Civil ▁war ▁topics , ▁including ▁U ly ss es ▁Grant , ▁whom ▁she ▁has ▁commented ▁crit ically ▁on . ▁ ▁W augh ▁has ▁given ▁numerous ▁lect ures ▁at ▁univers ities , ▁and