Civil War Period (1850-1877) 6

A masterful account of the Civil War's turning point in the tradition of James McPherson's Crossroads of Freedom. In the summer of 1862, after a year of protracted fighting, Abraham Lincoln decided ……続きを見る

Includes 23 illustrations and 3 tables. This study investigates the use of technology by the Confederate States of America to develop naval strategy and ultimately the Navy during the American Civil……続きを見る

“Superbly entertaining.”ーS. C. Gwynne, best-selling author of Empire of the Summer Moon October 1864. The confederate ironclad CSS Albemarle had sunk two federal warships and damaged seven others, ……続きを見る

Includes Civil War Map and Illustrations Pack – 224 battle plans, campaign maps and detailed analyses of actions spanning the entire period of hostilities. Few men can have known General and Preside……続きを見る

Nathaniel Johnson is 11 years old, the son and grandson of ardent abolitionists. His mother, though not a supporter of slavery, believes they must obey the lawーeven laws that allow people to be bou……続きを見る

An updated edition of a classic African American autobiography, with new supplementary materials The preeminent American slave narrative first published in 1845, Frederick Douglass’s Narrative power……続きを見る

**"James M. McPherson’s Tried by War is a perfect primer . . . for anyone who wishes to understand the evolution of the president’s role as commander in chief. Few historians write as well as McPher……続きを見る

Winner of the National Book Award and the Pulitzer Prize: “[A] commanding and important book.”ーJill Lepore, The New Yorker This epic workーnamed a best book of the year by the Washington Post, Time……続きを見る

**“Pryor’s biography helps part with a lot of stupid out there about Lee – chiefly, that he was, somehow, ‘anti-slavery.’” – Ta-Nehisi Coates, theatlantic.com An “unorthodox, critical, and engaging ……続きを見る

Richard Serrano, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist for the Los Angeles Times, pens a story of two veterans. In the late 1950s, as America prepared for the Civil War centennial, two very old men lay ……続きを見る

A gripping and original account of how the Civil War began and a second American revolution unfolded, setting Abraham Lincoln on the path to greatness and millions of slaves on the road to freedom. ……続きを見る

Albion Winegar Tourgée's work 'A FOOL'S ERRAND & Its Sequel, Bricks Without Straw' is a groundbreaking novel that delves into the aftermath of the Civil War, addressing issues of racial injustice an……続きを見る

"A great American tale told with a deft historical eye, painstaking analysis, and a supple clarity of writing.”ーJean Baker “My husband considered you a dear friend,” Mary Todd Lincoln wrote to Fred……続きを見る

In January 1863 the Union War Department authorized the creation of "a special corps" composed of "persons of African descent"ーthe 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, commanded by Col. Robert Go……続きを見る

James Ford Rhodes' 'History of the Civil War' is a seminal work that offers a comprehensive and detailed account of one of the most pivotal events in American history. Written in a clear and engagin……続きを見る

Brilliant and magnetic as are these two studies by Ambrose Bierce, and especially significant as coming from one who was a boy soldier in the Civil War, they merely reflect one side of his original ……続きを見る

This collection includes all the great novels and stories written after the turmoil, the trauma and the heroism experienced during the American Civil War: The Red Badge of Courage (Stephen Crane) Th……続きを見る

In the popular imagination, slavery in the United States ended with Abraham Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation. The Proclamation may have been limitedーfreeing only slaves within Confederate states……続きを見る

For visitors to the Martin's Cove historic site in Wyoming, Patience Loader has become an icon of the disastrous winter entrapment of the Martin and Willie handcart companies. Her record of those ev……続きを見る

In "Lectures on the Philosophy and Practice of Slavery," William A. Smith presents a profound examination of the sociopolitical and ethical dimensions of slavery in the antebellum South. His work is……続きを見る

History has demonstrated that amphibious assaults are among the most complex and challenging of all joint operations. The myriad of factors that evolved independently throughout the war did not beco……続きを見る

e-artnow presents the collection of the recorded testimonies of former slaves, memoirs, historical studies, reports of the life and laws in the south, legislation on civil rights, as well as popular……続きを見る

70 Civil War Memoirs of Union Soldiers is a compelling anthology that captures the diverse experiences and voices of those who served in the Union Army. The collection encapsulates a wide range of l……続きを見る

From one of our most distinguished historians, a new examination of the vitally important years of Emancipation and Reconstruction during and immediately following the Civil War–a necessary reconsid……続きを見る

Little Women or, Meg, Jo, Beth and Amy is a novel by American author Louisa May Alcott (1832–1888). Written and published in two parts in 1868 and 1869, the novel follows the lives of four sisters ……続きを見る

“Gripping and essential.”ーJesse Wegman, New York Times An authoritative history by the preeminent scholar of the Civil War era, The Second Founding traces the arc of the three foundational Reconstr……続きを見る

This study investigates the role that Engineer Operations played in the Vicksburg Campaign of the American Civil War. A background study and description is made of the structure, composition, capabi……続きを見る

Filled with fresh interpretations and information, puncturing old myths and challenging new ones, Battle Cry of Freedom will unquestionably become the standard one-volume history of the Civil War. J……続きを見る

A National Book Award winner The New York Times bestselling history of how racist ideas were created, spread, and deeply rooted in American society. **“An engrossing and relentless intellectual hist……続きを見る

The Battles of Antietam and Gettysburg are widely recognized as tactical victories for the Union's Army of the Potomac. Following both battles, however, the respective commanding generals. General M……続きを見る