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Abraham Lincoln (18091865) is one of the most famous Americans in history and one of the countrys most revered presidents. Schoolchildren can recite the life story of Lincoln, the Westerner who educ……続きを見る

Mary Boykin Chesnut, born Mary Boykin Miller (March 31, 1823 November 22, 1886), was a South Carolina author best known for a book published as her Civil War diary, a "vivid picture of a societ……続きを見る

This book contains the complete collection of all 43 narratives told to employees of the Work Projects Administration by former slaves living in Kentucky at the time of the Great Depression in the U……続きを見る

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Wiley Britton wrote memoirs covering the Civil War much like better known and more esteemed soldiers of that war. But what makes Brittons account stand out is where he fought: the Trans-Mississippi ……続きを見る

An unrivalled account of the American Civil War from the Confederate perspective. One of the most compelling personal narratives of the Civil War, Mary Chesnut's Diary was written between 1861 and 1……続きを見る

Richard Taylor was born to one of Americas most prominent military families. His grandfather, Richard Lee Taylor, had served in the American Revolution, while his father, Zachary Taylor, rode milita……続きを見る

This book contains the complete collection of all 14 narratives told to employees of the Work Projects Administration by former slaves living in Virginia at the time of the Great Depression in the U……続きを見る

Originally published in 1868ーwhen it was attacked as an “indecent book” authored by a “traitorous eavesdropper”ーBehind the Scenes is the story of Elizabeth Keckley, who began her life as a slave a……続きを見る

This edition features a linked Table of Contents. CONTENTS (abridged list) CHAPTER I. ー The Forehead of the Storm ... CHAPTER XXXVIII. ー After the Death-Blow was Dealt 続きを見る

The second episode in this award-winning trilogy impressively shows how the Union and Confederacy, slowly and inexorably, reconciled themselves to an all-out warーan epic struggle for freedom. In Te……続きを見る

This edition features • illustrations • a linked Table of Contents CONTENTS WAR DIARY OF A UNION WOMAN IN THE SOUTH THE LOCOMOTIVE CHASE IN GEORGIA MOSBY'S "PARTIZAN RANGERS" A ROMANCE OF MORGAN'S R……続きを見る

The bloodiest day in the history of the United States took place on the 75th anniversary of the signing of the Constitution. On September 17, 1862, Robert E. Lees Army of Northern Virginia fought Ge……続きを見る

The Life, Crime, and Capture of John Wilkes Booth With a Full Sketch of the Conspiracy of Which He Was the Leader, and the Pursuit, Trial and Execution of His Accomplices This edition features • ill……続きを見る

This article from 1859 describes Washington's home as it was during a visit by the author in 1858, when the property was still in private hands.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

Love history? Know your stuff with History in an Hour. From the first slaves arriving in Jamestown in 1619, the cotton fields in the Southern States and shipbuilding in New England, to the slaves wh……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

Brief sketch of the battles for Texas from Seccession to the end of the Rebellion.続きを見る

On April 12, 1864, a small Union force occupying Fort Pillow, Tennessee, a fortress located on the Mississippi River just north of Memphis, was overwhelmed by a larger Confederate force under the co……続きを見る

When people think of Appomattox Court House, they think of Ulysses S. Grant and Robert E. Lee. Few remember that the commander of the Army of the Potomac at the end of the Civil War was not Grant bu……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

Though he had served with distinction during the Civil War, it was Porter Alexanders memoirs that have kept his name alive today. Though many prominent officers on both sides wrote memoirs, Porter A……続きを見る

Love history? Know your stuff with History in an Hour. The American Civil War started when eleven southern ‘slave’ states declared their independence from the United States of America. Abraham Linco……続きを見る

The Arkansas River Valley is one of the most fertile regions in the South. During the Civil War, the river also served as a vital artery for moving troops and supplies. In 1863 the battle to wrest c……続きを見る

The Manumission of Ezra McIntosh is a historical novel depicting the evolution of the relationship of a Missouri slave (who would have his freedom) and his indulgent master (who would hold him to hi……続きを見る

"Combines scholarly exactness with evocative passages....Biography at its best."ーMarcus Cunliffe, The New York Times Book Review; Winner of the Pulitzer Prize. The seminal biography of one of Ameri……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

One manùCapt. Raphael Semmesùdominates the history of Confederate naval operations in the American Civil War. Although the Confederates were hopelessly outnumbered at sea, Semmes roamed the oceans f……続きを見る

Fanny Kemble was one of the leading lights of the English theater in the nineteenth century. During a triumphant tour of America, she met and married a wealthy Philadelphian, Pierce Butler, part of ……続きを見る