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Originally published in 1962, this is the true story account of one of Florida’s most chilling crimes. Joseph Peel, a crooked municipal judge of Palm Beach, Florida, is accused of killing fellow jud……続きを見る

Originally published in 1955, this book tells the story of General Jubal Anderson Early (1816-1894), a lawyer and Confederate general in the American Civil War. He served in the Eastern Theater of t……続きを見る

First published in 1962, David E. Miller’s award-winning work on the Hole-in-the-Rock episode was arguably his greatest achievement as a historian. One of the great set-pieces of Mormon history, the……続きを見る

How John W. Garrett and the B&O Railroad he headed for twenty-six years helped to transform America by linking the nation. Chartered in 1827 as the country’s first railroad, the legendary Baltimore ……続きを見る

The 1856 presidential race was the most violent peacetime election in American history. War between proslavery and antislavery settlers raged in Kansas; a congressman shot an Irish immigrant at a Wa……続きを見る

The period of the "second slavery" was marked by geographic expansion of zones of slavery into the Upper US South, Cuba and Brazil and chronological expansion into the industrial age.As The Reinvent……続きを見る

**Using letters, diaries, and regimental newspapers to take us inside the minds of Civil War soldiersーblack and white, Northern and Southernーas they fought and marched across a divided country, th……続きを見る

**The #1 New York Times bestseller and New York Times Book Review 10 Best Books of 2017 “Eminently readable but thick with import . . . Grant hits like a Mack truck of knowledge.” ーTa-Nehisi Coates……続きを見る

In 1861, Alfred Lacey Hough, a thirty-five-year-old commission merchant, left his wife, his two sons, and a comfortable home in Philadelphia to enlist as a sergeant in the Pennsylvania Volunteers. I……続きを見る

From a riverboat worker who dressed as a woman to the abolitionist who died for his beliefs, It Happened on the Underground Railroad offers a gripping look at heroic individuals who became a part of……続きを見る

"The Texas Vendetta; Or The Sutton-Taylor Feud: The Deadliest Blood Feud In Texas" by Victor M. Rose is a history of the most famous blood feud in Texas history. Victors M. Rose (1842-1893), the aut……続きを見る

Includes 30 maps and plans to illustrate the bloody engagement at Gettysburg. Originally published as a 72-page pamphlet for private circulation only, and then first published in full print in 1908,……続きを見る

Reverdy Johnson (1796–1876), Maryland senator, and Horatio Seymour, Democratic governor of New York, were two influential opponents of Abraham Lincoln and the Republicans during the Civil War. But u……続きを見る

Abraham Lincoln, an American icon, was feared and hated during his presidency as a brutal dictator. His severe attacks on New York, Maryland, Indiana and Missouri show that he was turning the United……続きを見る

In 1862, in the only instance of a Jewish expulsion in America, General Ulysses S. Grant banished Jewish citizens from the region under his military command. Although the order was quickly revoked b……続きを見る

The first close examination of how Robert E. Lee's faith shaped his life Robert E. Lee was many thingsーaccomplished soldier, military engineer, college president, family man, agent of reconciliatio……続きを見る

On September 7, 1864, William Whitlock, aged thirty-five, left his wife and four children in Allegany, New York, to join the Union army in battle. More than 100 years later, his unpublished letters ……続きを見る

Little is now known to the general public of the history of the attempt to remove President Andrew Johnson in 1868, on his impeachment by the House of Representatives and trial by the Senate for all……続きを見る

Savannah, Georgia was home to one of the most notable Civil War moments, naval battles, and has a deep Civil War past. Noted local filmmaker and author tells the stories of Savannah's deep engagemen……続きを見る

Confederate Courage on Other Fields: Overlooked Episodes of Leadership, Cruelty, Character, and Kindness offers four valuable but little-studied events of the Civil War. Each story explores the hard……続きを見る

"The Boy General: The Story of the Life of Major-General George A. Custer As Told By Elizabeth B. Custer In "Tenting On The Plains," "Following The Guidon," And "Boots And Saddles" edited by Mary E.……続きを見る

The Upper SouthーArkansas, Tennessee, Kentucky, and Virginiaーwas the scene of the most destructive war ever fought on American soil. Contending armies swept across the region from the outset of the……続きを見る

This study investigates General Braxton Bragg’s use of cavalry during the pivotal Tullahoma and Chickamauga Campaigns. As army commander, Bragg was responsible for organizing units, selecting comman……続きを見る

A Union veteran several times over, Bobby Hale has repeatedly deserted and re-enlisted under different names to earn the enlistment bonus. After the civil war, he sets his heart on California, but o……続きを見る

The Confederate officers were ready for the Federal garrisons to fight thousands of forces. The Confederate recruits had mediocre weapons and poor ammunition.続きを見る

The aftermath of the Civil War comes to dramatic life in this sweeping new collection of firsthand writing from the Reconstruction eraーfeaturing pieces by Frederick Douglass, Frances Harper, and mo……続きを見る

This book will appeal to students and enthusiasts of the Civil War, crossborder history, and the history of black communities in North America. 続きを見る

A rhetorical analysis of Jefferson Davis’s public discourse Numerous biographies of Jefferson Davis have been penned; however, until now, there had been no substantive analysis of his public discour……続きを見る

Walt Whitman's work as a nurse to the wounded soldiers of the Civil War had a profound effect on the way he saw the world. Much less well known is the extraordinary record of his younger brother, Ge……続きを見る

At the Battle of Stones River, General David Stanley's Union cavalry repeatedly fought General Joseph Wheeler's Confederate cavalry. The campaign saw some of the most desperately fought mounted enga……続きを見る