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In the fall of 1862 Julia Wilbur left her family’s farm near Rochester, New York, and boarded a train to Washington, DC. As an ardent abolitionist, the forty-seven-year-old Wilbur left a sad but sta……続きを見る

This meticulously edited collection contains a Pulitzer Prize awarded History of Civil War, as well as the memoirs of the two most important military commanders of the Union, Ulysses S. Grant and Wi……続きを見る

Many accounts of the secession crisis overlook the sharp political conflict that took place in the Border South states of Delaware, Kentucky, Maryland, and Missouri. Michael D. Robinson expands the ……続きを見る

This volume deals with the conscription system in the Confederacy and the conflicts which it produced between Confederate and State authorities. It was begun with a view to discovering the effect of……続きを見る

The Donner party is the name given to a group of emigrants, including the families of George Donner and his brother Jacob, who became trapped in the Sierra Nevada mountains during the winter of 1846……続きを見る

The spell of Christmas in a tri-cultural land pervades this last of Dorothy Pillsbury’s four books. In 35 stories she takes us to the winter ceremonies of New Mexico. We watch with her the ancient Z……続きを見る

In spite of the progress of civilization, the duel survived well into the latter part of the twentieth century in the United States. This book, first published in 1929, represents a great resource t……続きを見る

The discovery of Abraham Lincoln’s personal, signed copy of a charming “vest-pocket” devotional has excited the public and historians alikeーfor here is new testimony to the depth of Lincoln’s faith……続きを見る

First published in 1960, this book by former newspaperman, author and Louisianan native, Richard Briley III, deals with the untimely demise of Huey Long, aka “The Kingfish,” an American politician w……続きを見る

This book, first published in 1955, analyzes the Supreme Court decisions that were made between the years 1790 up to and including 1955. The author, a Yale University Professor of Law, appraises the……続きを見る

The first complete story of Michigan’s fabulous lumber town, this is the third book in a series dealing with the pioneer life in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. First published in 1953 it was writt……続きを見る

The Oxford History of the United States is the most respected multivolume history of the American nation. In the newest volume in the series, The Republic for Which It Stands, acclaimed historian Ri……続きを見る

On July 20, 1864, the Civil War struggle for Atlanta reached a pivotal moment. As William T. Sherman's Union forces came ever nearer the city, the defending Confederate Army of Tennessee replaced it……続きを見る

The 5th Ohio Volunteer Cavalry Regiment fought over three years, from March 1862 to General Johnson’s surrender in April 1865. It played a major role in Kilpatrick’s Cavalry Corps on Sherman’s March……続きを見る

Future History traces the ways that English and American writers oriented themselves along an East-West axis to fantasize their place in the world. The book builds on new transoceanic scholarship an……続きを見る

This visually rich volume presents Harry G. Lang’s groundbreaking study of deaf people’s experiences in the Civil War. Based on meticulous archival research, Fighting in the Shadows reveals the stor……続きを見る

The elite young men who inhabited northern antebellum statesーthe New Brahminsーdeveloped their leadership class identity based on the term “character”: an idealized internal standard of behavior co……続きを見る

Scholars of the Civil War era have commonly assumed that veterans of the Union and Confederate armies effortlessly melted back into society and that they adjusted to the demands of peacetime with li……続きを見る

Tracing the first two decades of state-funded African American schools, Educational Reconstruction addresses the ways in which black Richmonders, black Mobilians, and their white allies created, dev……続きを見る

“THE greatest event in European history was the discovery of the New World: today it could only be rivalled by landing on a habitable planet. The greatest event in American history was the Civil War……続きを見る

In 1904, a showman and Redpath Leyceum Bureau manager named Keith Vawter, put the main forms of entertainment of the timeーcomedy and cultureーon the same platform in a travelling tent, “marrying th……続きを見る

A classic memoir of North Carolina’s Outer Banks penned by native Ben Dixon MacNeill and winner of the 1958 Mayflower Award, The Hatterasman is part nature story, part historical narrative, part adv……続きを見る

Few people had the opportunity to know Franklin Delano Roosevelt as Grace Tully did. For nearly seventeen years, twelve of which were spent in the White House, she was his private secretary, and she……続きを見る

Meriwether Lewis (1774-1809) was an American explorer, soldier, politician, and public administrator, best known for his role as the leader of the Lewis and Clark Expedition, also known as the Corps……続きを見る

First ladies don't just take care of the first family. They also do many important works too. Some of them even do impressive jobs that they leave a mark in history books. An example is Eleanor Roos……続きを見る

Who were the first American Slaves? More importantly, who started slavery? Know the answers to these interesting questions and more by going over the pages of this history book. Learning history can……続きを見る

In this engaging and nuanced political history of Northern communities in the Civil War era, Adam I. P. Smith offers a new interpretation of the familiar story of the path to war and ultimate victor……続きを見る

Harriet Beecher Stowes Onkel Toms Hütte ist ein Meisterwerk der Weltliteratur, das die dunklen Zeiten der Sklaverei in den Vereinigten Staaten beleuchtet. Der Roman erzählt die Geschichte von Tom, e……続きを見る

Lenawee County was a hotbed for antislavery activities in the 1830s that translated into strong Union support in April 1861. Adrian, Tecumseh and Hudson sent hundreds of soldiers to fight and die in……続きを見る

Stationed in Montana during the height of the Indian Wars, Captain Charles Rawn proved an unlikely hero and an indispensable leader in numerous battles. He took command from a drunken Major Baker at……続きを見る