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Twenty-five years after its original publication, Oxford has released a new edition of Sterling Stuckey's ground-breaking study, Slave Culture. A leading cultural historian and authority on slavery,……続きを見る

Luis F. Emilio was born on December 22, 1844. Only 16 when the Civil War broke out, he lied and said he was 18, allowing him to enlist in Company F of the 23rd Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry. He m……続きを見る

Long before he became best known for Ben Hur, Lewis "Lew" Wallace (April 10, 1827 February 15, 1905) was an important Union general who played significant roles in the Western theater at t……続きを見る

When Edward W. Wynkoop arrived in Colorado Territory during the 1858 gold rush, he was one of many ambitious newcomers seeking wealth in a promising land mostly inhabited by American Indians. After ……続きを見る

This edition features • illustrations • a linked Table of Contents, Footnotes, and Index CONTENTS (abridged list) I.ーFrom the Tribune to the War Department II.ーAt the front with Grant's army III.……続きを見る

The defining rhetoric of Abraham Lincoln – politician, president, and emancipator Penguin presents a series of six portable, accessible, andーabove allーessential reads from American political histo……続きを見る

The Army of the Potomac had pushed Robert E. Lees army out of Maryland in September 1862 after the Battle of Antietam, but President Lincoln and his War Department wanted the army to continue going ……続きを見る

This edition features • illustrations • a linked Table of Contents, Footnotes, and Index CONTENTS Preface CHAPTER I The First, or Forenoon, Battle of Winchester, Indecisive ー Sheridan's and Early's……続きを見る

CONTENTS CHAPTER I Slavery: Its Political History in the United States, (I.) Introductory ー (II.) Introduction of Slavery into the Colonies ー (III.) Declaration of Independence ー (IV.) Continenta……続きを見る

Wade Hampton III (March 28, 1818 April 11, 1902) was one of the foremost Confederate cavalry leaders during the Civil War and afterward a politician from South Carolina, serving as its 77th Governo……続きを見る

This book contains the complete collection of all 67 narratives told to employees of the Work Projects Administration by former slaves living in Florida at the time of the Great Depression in the Un……続きを見る

“Do you know what military glory is? It is ‘that attractive rainbow, that rises in showers of bloodーthat serpent's eye, that charms to destroy.'” ーAbraham LincolnThe Union in dire peril! The war t……続きを見る

Matthew Arnold (1822 - 1888) , was a British poet, and critic of American culture. Civilization in the United States: First and Last Impressions of America includes 4 of Arnolds essays: General Gr……続きを見る

Slavery existed long before the United States of America was founded, but so did opposition to slavery. Both flourished after the founding of the country, and the anti-slavery movement was known as ……続きを見る

Excerpt The circumstances attending the organizing of a colored regiment in this State are well remembered. In the summer of 1863, white men were no longer eager to enlist for a war the end of which……続きを見る

At the time of his death, renowned Lincoln biographer Benjamin Thomas was at work on a life of one of the most controversial figures in American history: Edwin McMasters Stanton, the man who marshal……続きを見る

On February 1, 1861, delegates at the Texas Secession Convention elected to leave the Union. The people of Texas supported the actions of the convention in a statewide referendum, paving the way for……続きを見る

Slavery existed long before the United States of America was founded, but so did opposition to slavery. Both flourished after the founding of the country, and the anti-slavery movement was known as ……続きを見る

*Includes pictures of each leader, and important people, places, and events in their lives. *Includes an original introduction for each leader.*Includes a bibliography for each leader.*Includes a Ta……続きを見る

Despite the abundance of books on the Civil War, not one has focused exclusively on what was in fact the determining factor in the outcome of the conflict: differences in Union and Southern strategy……続きを見る

Anna Dickinson's career as an orator began in her teenage years, when she gave her first impassioned speech on women's rights. By the age of twenty-one, she was spending at least six months per year……続きを見る

Abraham Lincoln was the Great Communicator. He had an extraordinary ability to weave into almost any conversation an enecdote or story that made his point more effectively than simple facts and figu……続きを見る

*Includes over 25 pictures of Booth, Lincoln, and other important people, places, and events. *Includes a Table of ContentsIn the 19th century, the Scottish writer Thomas Carlyle famously wrote, "Th……続きを見る

*Includes 25 pictures of Sherman and important people, places, and events in his life.*Includes a Table of Contents*Includes footnotes and a bibliographyWilliam Tecumseh Sherman (February 8, 1820 Fe……続きを見る

As a career civil servant in the United States government during much of his adult life, Jefferson Davis was a natural choice to be elected President of the seceding Southern states in early 1861. W……続きを見る

In late August 1862 Robert E. Lees Army of Northern Virginia and John Popes Army of Virginia found themselves fighting over nearly the exact same land the South and North fought over in the First Ba……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

*Includes pictures of Forrest and important people, places, and events. *Includes a lengthy bibliography for further reading.*Includes a Table of ContentsI got there first with the most men. Nathan……続きを見る

The strengths and weaknesses of the presidents who led the United States to the Civil War The United States witnessed an unprecedented failure of its political system in the mid-nineteenth century, ……続きを見る

This edition features a linked Table of Contents and Footnotes. CONTENTS Syllabus Mr. Chief Justice Taney (majority opinion) Mr. Justice Wayne (concurrence) Mr. Justice Nelson (concurrence) Mr. Just……続きを見る