Streight's Foiled Raid on the Western & Atlantic Railroad: Emma Sansom's Courage and Nathan Bedford Forrest's Pursuit, Hardcover - Brandon H. Beck

Reducere. In the spring of 1863, Union colonel Abel D. Streight sought to raid and destroy parts of the vital span of the Western and Atlantic Railroad in no...

Reducere. DescriptionThe State of Georgia chartered the Western & Atlantic Railroad in 1836. The railroad aided in the development and growth of many communi...

Midway between Memphis and New Orleans along the Mississippi River, Vicksburg was essential to both Confederate and Union campaigns. With both side...

Reducere. In June 1861, practically unschooled, without military training or experience, Nathan Bedford Forrest (1821-1877) enlisted in the Confederate Army ...

Reducere. Sea kayaking is booming in the Chesapeake region, and the state of Maryland is fully supporting paddlers in finding access and creating routes and ...

Reducere. Roanoke Shops has been an indispensable part of the Roanoke Valley and the "Magic City" for more than 125 years. Founded in 1881 as an independent ...

A new perspective on Jubal Early's raid on Washington, D.C. in 1864.Publisher: Casemate PublishersAuthor(s): James H. BrunsIllustration(s): maps an...

Reducere. Roanoke, Virginia, is one of America's great historic railroad centers. The Norfolk & Western Railway Company, now the Norfolk Southern Corporation...

Publisher: North Atlantic Books, U.S.Number of pages: 344Collection: Io SeriesPublication date: 1996Dimensions: 156 x 228 x 19Cover type: Paperback...

The first new and comprehensive narrative history of the American railroads in a generation. 'Shrewd, articulate and incredibly well-informed' - Mi...

Reducere. Much like the rest of the nation, South Central Pennsylvania struggled with slavery. The institution lingered locally for more than fifty years, al...

Contributor(s): Author: Renee H. SheaAuthor: Lawrence ScanlonAuthor: Robin Dissin AufsesFor over a decade, The Language of Composition has been the...

Reducere. In his widely acclaimed book Time to Start Thinking, Financial Times chief US columnist and commentator Edward Luce charted the course of America's...

Reducere. This 200-mile line through Pennsylvania's most challenging mountain terrain was intended to form the heart of a new trunk line from the East Coast ...

The battlefield reputation of Confederate general Nathan Bedford Forrest, long recognized as a formidable warrior, has been shaped by one infamous ...

Reducere. DescriptionFrom the critically acclaimed author whom The Wall Street Journal called ""a first-class historian, "" here is a riveting account of one...

Reducere. On the morning of July 21, 1918--in the final year of the First World War--a new prototype of German submarine surfaced three miles off the coast o...

Reducere. The 9th century Welsh poem "Preiddeu Annfwyn" or "The Raid on the Underworld" ascribed to the 6th century poet and shaman Taliesin, is one of the o...

Reducere. A Raid on the Red Sea is the thrilling, real-life tale of illegal gun-running in the Middle East. In this firsthand account, Amos Gilboa gives the ...

Reducere. In October 1864, approximately twenty-one Rebel soldiers took over St. Albans, Vermont, proclaiming that it was now under Confederate government co...

Reducere. Amid the aristocratic ranks of the Confederate cavalry, Nathan Bedford Forrest was untutored, all but unlettered, and regarded as no more than a gu...

In the early months and years of World War II, it was Germany's cruisers and battleships that most ravaged the Atlantic Convoys. This is the histor...

Reducere. Roanoke, Virginia, is one of America's great historic railroad centers. The Norfolk & Western Railway Company, now the Norfolk Southern Corporation...

Reducere. In 1864, General Grant tasked General David Hunter with raiding the breadbasket of the Shenandoah Valley and destroying the Confederate factories a...

DescriptionA groundbreaking, breathtaking history of the Chinese workers who built the Transcontinental Railroad, helping to forge modern America o...

Reducere. Author of The American Line: 1871-1902 and coauthor of Majesty at Sea and the first edition of QE2, Flayhart retells classic ocean liner disaster s...

Reducere. The ostensible goal of the controversial Kilpatrick-Dahlgren Raid on Richmond (February 28-March 3, 1864) was to free some 13, 000 Union prisoners ...

Reducere. Although several people had considered constructing a railroad to Key West beginning in the early 1800s, it took a bold industrialist with unparall...

Reducere. DescriptionPrince Martin is on a quest. A hard one.To win his sword, the boy must prove he's Brave, Loyal, and True - the virtues of a knight. As h...

In February 1971, the Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN) launched an incursion into Laos in an attempt to cut the Ho Chi Minh Trail and destroy...

Reducere. A collection of memories about the Cuban exile experience of the mid-20th century. These narratives are a testament to the courage, perseverance, a...

Reducere. When the Nazi occupation of Rome begins, two courageous young women are plunged deep into the Italian Resistance to fight for their freedom in this...

DescriptionOriginally settled prior to the coming of the Florida East Coast Railway in 1904, Homestead became only the second incorporated municipa...

Reducere. For over 25 years, the creatively led Railroad Development Corporation (RDC) has rejuvenated a series of down-and-out and even defunct railroads. L...

Reducere. Among the Northwest Coast Indians (Tlingit, Haida, and others), potlatches traditionally are lavish community gatherings marking important events, ...

The year is 1931. A boy boards a train to visit his friend in New York. A woman in a jumpsuit boards a train to meet her employer in New York. And ...

Reducere. The Railroad Photography of Donald W. Furler showcases the black-and-white imagery of a master of the craft. Furler (1917-1994) grew up in New Jers...

Reducere. As runaway slaves fled from the South to escape bondage, slave catchers followed in their wake. The arrival of fugitives and slave catchers in the ...

Reducere. Tredegar Iron Works: Richmond's Foundry on the James, Hardcover

Four men have been marked for death by the vengeful Hindu who earned the name of the Rajah from Hell. A serialized novel by the "King of the Pulps"...

Reducere. The Railroad Photography of J. Parker Lamb showcases the black-and-white imagery of a master of the craft. Parker Lamb came of age in the South and...

Part of a series of exciting and luxurious Flame Tree Notebooks. Combining high-quality production with magnificent fine art, the covers are printe...

Reducere. "Murder at Toltec Gorge, " surprisingly, is a love story. Unfortunately, love, a raw human emotion, is sometimes accompanied by violence. Such is t...

Reducere. Compiled by Edythe Draper, this lovely bonded leather devotional book fits perfectly in your pocket and includes 31 daily readings of bothThe Pursu...

A cultural history of the sublime first image of a black hole, in photographs and documents"Peering into Light's Graveyard: The First Image of the ...

The never-before-told story of one extremely rare copy of the Gutenberg Bible, and its impact on the lives of the fanatical few who were lucky enou...

Reducere. DescriptionThis landmark volume sheds light on the lives and experiences of the Chinese workers who made up 90% of the workforce that built the Cen...

Reducere. "Anne Lamott is my Oprah." -Chicago Tribune From the bestselling author of Help, Thanks, Wow comes an inspiring guide to restoring hope and joy in ...