Mothers of Invention: Women of the Slaveholding South in the American Civil War, Paperback - Faust, Drew Gilpin

Reducere. When Confederate men marched off to battle, southern women struggled with the new responsibilities of directing farms and plantations, providing fo...

As 1862 dawned, the Civil War, the conflict that had started the year before and that most Americans thought would last only a few months, showed n...

As 1862 dawned, the Civil War, the conflict that had started the year before and that most Americans thought would last only a few months, showed n...

Their nickname was the Bloody First, given to them in recognition of their courageous conduct and supreme sacrifice in battle. In the midst of the ...

DescriptionPerhaps more than all the campaigns of the Union armies, the Union naval blockade--covering all major Southern ports along 3, 500 miles ...

Henry Fleming dreams of the thrill of battle and performing heroic deeds in the American Civil War. But his illusions are shattered when he comes f...

DescriptionThe American Civil War (1861-65) remains a searing event in the collective consciousness of the United States. It was one of the bloodie...

Reducere. Shell shock, battle fatigue, posttraumatic stress disorder, lack of moral courage: different terms for the same mental condition, formal names that...

Provides incomparable insights into women's lives during America's Civil War era. Marilyn Mayer Culpepper's respect for these nineteenth-century wo...

Reducere. Critical/biographical portraits of such notable figures as Harriet Beecher Stowe, Abraham Lincoln, Ulysses S. Grant, Ambrose Bierce, Mary Chesnut, ...

Publisher: Leonaur LtdAuthor(s): Charles KingNumber of pages: 240Publication date: 2012Dimensions: 215 x 139 x 18Cover type: Paperback / softbackRe...

Publisher: Leonaur LtdAuthor(s): Richard B IrwinNumber of pages: 420Publication date: 2009Dimensions: 217 x 139 x 26Cover type: Paperback / softbac...

Insightful look at special operations in the American Civil War.Illustrations: 8 black and white illustrations

Reducere. During the Civil War, Union and Confederate politicians, military commanders, everyday soldiers, and civilians claimed their approach to the confli...

DescriptionThe American Civil War is one of the most popular periods to wargame, and rightly so - it is a fascinating period of history. Painting M...

Reducere. When Abraham Lincoln delivered the Gettysburg Address in 1863, he had broader aims than simply rallying a war-weary nation. Lincoln realized that t...

"A most persuasive work that repositions the American debates over emancipation where they clearly belong, in a broader Anglo-Atlantic context." --...

Reducere. Over 100 large Battlefield Maps.Loaded with Photos, Illustrations and Discussion.Integrated with online Google Maps & VideosIntegrated with YouTube...

Reducere. Deserve s] a place on every Civil War bookshelf.--New York Times Book Review " Trulock] brings her subject alive and escorts him through a brillian...

Publisher: Leonaur LtdAuthor(s): Henry M CistNumber of pages: 216Publication date: 2009Dimensions: 138 x 215 x 16Cover type: Paperback / softbackRe...

"A stunning portrayal of a tragedy endured and survived by women."--David W. Blight, author of Frederick Douglass "Readers expecting hoop-skirted l...

Reducere. With a new introduction by Thomas L. Connelly Thomas Jonathan Jackson was the most renowned and skillful commander of Confederate troops in the Civ...

The seventh action-packed Victorian military adventure featuring hero Jack Lark: soldier, leader, imposter.

Reducere. "Harris tells a powerful story of war's destruction of property, people, hopes, and morals during the Civil War in Louisiana. This is top-notch his...

Reducere. The story of the 'Siren of the Shenandoah' in her own wordsIsabella Maria Boyd (1844-1900) was one of the most famous and notorious female Confeder...

The Southern Exodus to Mexico is an examination of the post-Civil War migration of former southern slaveholders into Mexico.Illustrations: 6 photog...

Reducere. This volume explores the political and social dimensions of the Civil War in both the North and South. Chapters explore the military leadership of ...

Reducere. Swashbuckling stories of the Union naval blockade of the Southern states and the blockade runners who smuggled goods to the Confederacy have long b...

Reducere. Sons of Privilege traces the wartime experiences of a unique Confederate cavalry unit drawn together from South Carolina's most prestigious familie...

Reducere. The Cambridge History of the American Civil War provides the most comprehensive analysis to date of the American Civil War. With contributions from...

Reducere. Winner of the Alice Hanson Jones Prize, Economic History AssociationA Choice Outstanding Academic Title of the YearThe civil rights movement was al...

At the outset of the American Civil War, the wealthy inventor and expert shot Hiram Berdan initiated the setting-up of sharpshooting units in the U...

Reducere. DescriptionA classic account of Civil War combat This is a justifiably famous account of the Civil War told by an ordinary soldier from within the ...

The mainstream version of the American Civil War has always been nonsensical and irrational. Why? Because it was written by Liberals with an extrem...