In MLA style, when introducing a quote from page 36 of the book "1861: The Civil War Awakening" by Adam Goodheart, published by Alfred A. Knopf in 2011, you would use an attributive phrase like:
According to Adam Goodheart in his book "1861: The Civil War Awakening" (36), ...
This attributive phrase seamlessly integrates the citation into the sentence while providing the necessary details, including the author's name and the page number. Ensure that the page number is included in parentheses after the author's name.
This method adheres to MLA guidelines for citing sources within the text and allows readers to easily locate the specific information within the cited work.