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In 1859, with the United States on the verge of secession and civil war, H. Dayton published Fifty Years in Chains, an incredible true story told to him by a lifelong slave in the antebellum South. ……続きを見る

Abraham Lincoln is the most frequently quoted United States President. In this fascinating compendium are the best, funniest and most profound sayings of this most quotable of Chief Executives. The ……続きを見る

Woman's Work in the Civil War A Record of Heroism, Patriotism, and Patience This edition features • illustrations • a linked Table of Contents CONTENTS (abridged list) PREFACE INTRODUCTION INTRODUCT……続きを見る

This book contains the complete collection of all 129 narratives told to employees of the Work Projects Administration by former slaves living in Alabama at the time of the Great Depression in the U……続きを見る

This book contains the complete collection of all 63 narratives told to employees of the Work Projects Administration by former slaves living in Indiana at the time of the Great Depression in the Un……続きを見る

Discusses an important yet often misunderstood topic in American History Camp Chase was a major Union POW camp and also served at various times as a Union military training facility and as quarters ……続きを見る

The sixteen essays in this volume, all previously unpublished, address the little considered question of the role played by religion in the American Civil War. The authors show that religion, unders……続きを見る

*Includes the full text of the Dred Scott decision and every opinion written by the Supreme Court justices. *Analyzes the Dred Scott decision and its impact on future civil rights cases.*Includes pi……続きを見る

The story of Old Abe, the bald eagle that became the mascot of the Eighth Regiment of Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry. It is also the story of the men among whom Old Abe lived: the farmers, loggers, cl……続きを見る

First published in 1921. The author, a Canadian was "Late Colonel commanding 8th Royal Rifles, and Officer-in-charge, Canadian Special Mission Overseas." The Preface begins: "Sixty years ago today t……続きを見る

Emancipating Lincoln seeks a new approach to the Emancipation Proclamation, a foundational text of American liberty that in recent years has been subject to woeful misinterpretation. These seventeen……続きを見る

John Brown Gordon (1832-1904) was one of the Souths biggest firebrands, and he fought like it, displaying personal courage and toughness unmatched by most of the Souths fighters. The result was mult……続きを見る

A fascinating look at the events of the American Civil War. Part of the fifty volume series on American history, Chronicles of America. 続きを見る

Confederate Military History is a 12-volume series of books written and/or edited by former Confederate general Clement A. Evans that deals with specific topics related to the military personalities……続きを見る

This devotional book contains 365 true stories of struggles, courage, and actions of women, children, and men involved in the home front of American wars, in chronological order, from the French Ind……続きを見る

Artillery played an important and perhaps decisive role at the July 1863 Battle of Gettysburg. Although many hundreds of books have been published on the battle, few have focused on the artillery. S……続きを見る

When George Washington became the new United States of Americas first president, he set several precedents, including one on April 30, 1789. That day, Washington was inaugurated as president, and fo……続きを見る

Oswald Garrison Villard (March 13, 1872October 1, 1949) was an American journalist. Villard graduated from Harvard University in 1893. In 1894, he began to write regularly for the New York Evening P……続きを見る

One of the most important, and controversial, Confederate generals during the Civil War was Lieutenant General James Longstreet, Robert E. Lees old warhorse. Longstreet was Lees principal subordinat……続きを見る

Radical abolitionist and freedom-fighter John Brown inspired literary America to confrontation during his short but dramatic career as a public figure in antebellum America. Emerging from obscurity ……続きを見る

History of the 121st New York State Infantry is the incredible story of the regiments experiences during the Civil War. A volunteer regiment, the 121st were known as the onesers. Bestss classic cove……続きを見る

This is a simple, fully illustrated value guide for Confederate currency. All major designs are illustrated with simple pricing for heavily used and lightly used notes. One need not learn to grade n……続きを見る

Benjamin Franklin Butler (1818- 1893) served in prominent positions throughout the course of his life, from being a Major-General in the Civil War to a Congressman and Governor of Massachusetts. How……続きを見る

Lines in Long Array demonstrates the enduring impact of the Civil War on American culture by presenting poems and photographs from both the past and present, including 12 wholly new poems by contemp……続きを見る

he Maps of Chickamauga explores this largely misunderstood battle through the use of full-color maps, graphically illustrating the complex tangle of combat’s ebb and flow that makes the titanic bloo……続きを見る

A COLLECTION OF FAVORITE WORKS BY HENRY DAVID THOREAU - This Deluxe Collector's Edition Includes: WALDEN ON THE DUTY OF CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE A PLEA FOR CAPTAIN JOHN BROWN WALKING WILD APPLES CAPE COD……続きを見る

Ernest Furgurson, author of Ashes of Glory and Chancellorsville 1863, brings his talents to a pivotal and often neglected Civil War battle–the fierce, unremitting slaughter at Cold Harbor, Virginia,……続きを見る

This edition features • portrait • a linked Table of Contents and Footnotes CONTENTS (abridged list) INTRODUCTION. ATTRACTIONS OF THE LATE WAR TO POSTERITYーMR. LINCOLN’S REMARKーDISADVANTAGES OF MR……続きを見る

*Includes pictures of each general and important people, places, and events in their lives.*Includes an introduction for each general*Includes a Table of Contents*Includes bibliographies for each ge……続きを見る

George Gordon Meade (December 31, 1815 November 6, 1872) was a career United States Army officer and civil engineer. During the Civil War he served as a Union general, rising from command of a brig……続きを見る