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A gripping narrative of one of the Civil War's most consequential engagements. In the spring of 1864, the newly installed Union commander Ulysses S. Grant did something none of his predecessors had ……続きを見る

An "essential addition to serious students' libraries" detailing the historic military offensive that helped sway the outcome of the American Civil War ( Civil War News). In the late summer of 1864,……続きを見る

The history of an artillery unit and its role in the Civil War, at Vicksburg and beyond, with photos, maps, and illustrations. The celebrated Chicago Mercantile Battery was organized by the Mercanti……続きを見る

From the legendary Lincoln scholar Wayne C. Temple comes the long-awaited full-length biography of Noah Brooks, the influential Illinois journalist who championed Abraham Lincoln in Illinois state p……続きを見る

Bloody warfare raged along the South Atlantic coast from 1861 until 1865, much of it overlooked in the headlines of the day, later quickly and happily forgotten. But it happened, American against Am……続きを見る

The American Civil War began with a laying down of arms by Union troops at Fort Sumter, and it ended with a series of surrenders, most famously at Appomattox Courthouse. But in the intervening four ……続きを見る

The Civil War is often considered a "soldiers' war," but Life in Jefferson Davis' Navy acknowledges the legacy of service of the officers and sailors of the Confederate States Navy. In this full-len……続きを見る

Within a few years of the introduction of photography into the United States in 1839, slaveholders had already begun commissioning photographic portraits of their slaves. Ex-slaves-turned-abolitioni……続きを見る

On September 7, 1881, Matthew Simpson, Bishop in the Methodist Episcopal Church, in a London sermon asserted that, "As to the divisions in the Methodist family, there is little to mar the family lik……続きを見る

A young writer travels to Maine to tell the unusual story of America’s longest-running camp devoted to mysticism and the world beyond. They believed they would live forever. So begins Mira Ptacin’s ……続きを見る

THIS IS MORE THAN THE STORY OF "Little Mac." It is the story also of that dark center of intrigue, the nation's capital in 1862ーof Washington shaking in its shoes for fear of an invasion by "gaunt ……続きを見る

"YOU WON'T FORGET ME…" Mildred knew that Brose was right. She would never forget himーhis hard, black eyesーhis manner of clam assurance. Ever since their first meeting so long ago, she had thought ……続きを見る

Originally published in 1960, this book contains the fascinating accounts of the most famous quarrels of the Civil War, involving Stonewall Jackson and A. P. Hill; Jos. E. Johnston and John B. Hood;……続きを見る

Originally published in 1959, Carl W. Breihan's Quantrill and His Civil War Guerrillas is a concise, well-researched biography of one of the famous Civil War figures, William Clarke Quantrill (1837-……続きを見る

Here are gathered together some of the adventures and experiences of that already legendary Virginian, Frank Stringfellow; by himself and by others who knew him well. Born June 18, 1840, the days of……続きを見る

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The Winchester Rifle, the iconic gun made in New Haven, Connecticut, and sold in its hundreds of thousands around the world, mirrors American expansion at a key period in the young country's history……続きを見る

This is the first book-length, critical analysis of Lieutenant General James Longstreet's actions at the Battle of Gettysburg. The author argues that Longstreet's record has been discredited unfairl……続きを見る

America's favorite president sure got around. Before Abraham Lincoln's sojourned to the Oval Office, he grew up in Kentucky and began his career as a lawyer in Illinois. In fact, Lincoln toured some……続きを見る

Winner: Richard Barksdale Harwell Award Winner: Emerging Civil War Book Award On a cold day in early January 1864, Robert E. Lee wrote to Confederate president Jefferson Davis “The time is at hand w……続きを見る

During the Civil War, Mississippi’s strategic location bordering the Mississippi River and the state’s system of railroads drew the attention of opposing forces who clashed in major battles for cont……続きを見る

Winner of the 2020 Rhetoric Society of America Book Award While victims of antebellum lynchings were typically white men, postbellum lynchings became more frequent and more intense, with the victims……続きを見る

A single-volume edition of William J. Bennett's bestselling series, thoroughly revised and updated. "The role of history is to inform, inspire, and sometimes provoke us, which is why Bill Bennett's ……続きを見る

Leonidas Polk was a graduate of West Point who resigned his commission to enter the Episcopal priesthood as a young man. At first combining parish ministry with cotton farming in Tennessee, Polk sub……続きを見る

When thousands of young men in the North and South marched off to fight in the Civil War, another army of men accompanied them to care for these soldiers’ spiritual needs. In God’s Presence explores……続きを見る

During the crucial three days of combat at Gettysburg, the most nightmarish place on the entire battlefield was appropriately named the Devil's Den. This jumble of huge boulders situated at the sout……続きを見る

The War Criminal’s Son brings to life hidden aspects of the Civil War through the sweeping saga of the firstborn son in the infamous Confederate Winder family, who shattered family ties to stand wit……続きを見る

In this new short biography of Ulysses S. Grant, leading scholars provide an accessible introduction to Grant and his legacy. Grant led Federal forces to victory in the Civil War, was the first mode……続きを見る

I have been fascinated by treasure stories all my life and dug deeper into these legends when I was a teenager. I've spent many years of my life fossil hunting, metal detecting, gem mining and consi……続きを見る

American States of Nature transforms our understanding of the American Revolution and the early makings of the Constitution. The journey to an independent United States generated important arguments……続きを見る