Civil War Period (1850-1877)
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The Town That Started the Civil War
$19.00 Add to cartBefore the War Between the States, there was the war between the U.S. government and Oberlin, Ohio. . . .
“A fascinating, gripping narrative.”–James M. McPherson, author of Battle Cry of Freedom
On a- Author: Brandt, Nat
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 338
- Publish Date: July 01 1991
- ISBN10: 0440503965
- Language: English
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Our Lincoln: New Perspectives on Lincoln and His World
$25.99 Add to cartAmong these original essays by prize-winning historians, James M. McPherson examines Lincoln’s deft navigation of the crosscurrents of politics and wartime strategy. Sean Wilentz elegantly explores Li
- Author: Foner, Eric
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 338
- Publish Date: November 01 2009
- ISBN10: 0393337057
- Language: English
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The Republic for Which It Stands: The United States During Reconstruction and the Gilded Age, 1865-1896
$40.99 Add to cartThe 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 Rich… [more below]
- Series: Oxford History of the United States
- Author: White, Richard
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 968
- Publish Date: September 01 2017
- ISBN10: 0199735816
- Language: English
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Crossroads of Freedom: Antietam
$19.98 Add to cartThe Battle of Antietam, fought on September 17, 1862, was the bloodiest single day in American history, with more than 6,000 soldiers killed–four times the number lost on D-Day, and twice the number … [more below]
- Series: Pivotal Moments in American History
- Author: McPherson, James M.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 224
- Publish Date: April 29 2004
- ISBN10: 0195173309
- Language: English
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From Underground Railroad to Rebel Refuge: Canada and the Civil War
$19.95 Read moreFilled with engaging stories and astonishing facts, From Underground Railroad to Rebel Refuge examines the role of Canadians in the American Civil War
Despite all we know about the Civil War, its cau
- Author: Martin, Brian
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 352
- Publish Date: October 25 2022
- ISBN10: 1770416382
- Language: English
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Lions of the Dan: The Untold Story of Armistead’s Brigade
$18.95 Add to cartA presentation of never-before-published information and overlooked details of Pickett’s Charge drawn from primary sources.
- Author: Brandau, J. K.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 296
- Publish Date: September 03 2019
- ISBN10: 1642793086
- Language: English
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The Dreaded 13th Tennessee Union Cavalry: Marauding Mountain Men
$21.99 Add to cartTennessee’s Thirteenth Union Cavalry was a unit composed mostly of amateur soldiers that eventually turned undisciplined boys into seasoned fighters. At the outbreak of the Civil War, East Tennessee w… [more below]
- Series: Civil War
- Author: Storie, Melanie
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 159
- Publish Date: October 22 2013
- ISBN10: 1626191123
- Language: English
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Lincoln’s American Dream: Clashing Political Perspectives
$39.95 Add to cartDespite the voluminous literature on the central figure in American history, no other book in the field of political science compares to Lincoln’s American Dream. It addresses comprehensively the over… [more below]
- Author: Deutsch, Kenneth L.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 512
- Publish Date: September 01 2005
- ISBN10: 1574885898
- Language: English
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A History of the Civil War: The Conflict That Defined the United States
$12.99 Read moreIn this illustrated account of the bloodiest war fought on American soil, civil war expert Brooks Simpson recounts the events of the war from the opening salvo at Fort Sumter through the battlefields
- Series: Sirius Military History
- Author: Simpson, Brooks
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 240
- Publish Date: July 11 2023
- ISBN10: 1398826146
- Language: English
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A Civil War Legacy: The Saga of East Tennessee Outlaw James Wright and John Templeton
$35.99 Add to cartIn Marvin’s third publication, teenager James Wright, born about 1851, is saddened and disillusioned after his father, Samuel Wright, was killed in 1864 by Confederates. is horrible act brings thought
- Author: Byrd, Marvin J.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 408
- Publish Date: May 09 2023
- ISBN10: 1957262508
- Language: English
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The Antietam Journal, Volume 4
$15.00 Add to cartVolume IV of The Antietam Journal contains articles about the Battle of South Mountain, George B. McClellan in the Maryland Campaign, command turnover in the Maryland Campaign, Sharpsburg’s civilians,
- Author: Pawlak, Kevin R.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 108
- Publish Date: July 25 2022
- ISBN10: 9798218170684
- Language: English
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Lincoln and the Indians: Civil War Policy and Politics
$19.95 Add to cartThe only thorough treatment of Lincoln’s Indian policy during the Civil War and the corrupt “Indian System” of government aid that mainly benefited ambitious whites.
- Author: Nichols, David A.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 232
- Publish Date: June 01 2012
- ISBN10: 0873518756
- Language: English
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Confederate Statues and Memorialization
$21.95 Add to cartNine killed in Charleston church shooting. White supremacists demonstrate in Charlottesville. Monuments decommissioned in New Orleans and Chapel Hill. The headlines keep coming, and the debate rolls o
- Series: History in the Headlines
- Author: Clinton, Catherine
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 192
- Publish Date: April 01 2019
- ISBN10: 0820355577
- Language: English
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Gettysburg–The Second Day
$38.00 Add to cartThe second day’s fighting at Gettysburg–the assault of the Army of Northern Virginia against the Army of the Potomac on 2 July 1863–was probably the critical engagement of that decisive battle and, … [more below]
- Series: Civil War America
- Author: Pfanz, Harry W.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 624
- Publish Date: March 02 1998
- ISBN10: 0807847305
- Language: English
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Hardtack and Coffee Or, the Unwritten Story of Army Life
$24.95 Add to cartIncludes six color plates of corps badges and more than 200 black and white illustrations
Most histories of the Civil War focus on battles and top brass. Hardtack and Coffee is one of the few to give- Author: Billings, John D.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 413
- Publish Date: August 01 1993
- ISBN10: 080326111X
- Language: English
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The Wild Bunch at Robber’s Roost
$16.95 Add to cartRobbers Roost was a hideout for outlaws and hunted men long before Butch Cassidy found it in 1884. The impenetrable wastes and wilds of this high desert country in southeastern Utah, cut through by ca… [more below]
- Author: Baker, Pearl
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 224
- Publish Date: February 01 1989
- ISBN10: 080326089X
- Language: English
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American Brutus: John Wilkes Booth and the Lincoln Conspiracies
$23.00 Add to cartIt is a tale as familiar as our history primers: A deranged actor, John Wilkes Booth, killed Abraham Lincoln in Ford’s Theatre, escaped on foot, and eluded capture for twelve days until he met his fie… [more below]
- Author: Kauffman, Michael W.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 544
- Publish Date: October 18 2005
- ISBN10: 0375759743
- Language: English
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Civil War Firearms: Their Historical Background and Tactical Use
$19.99 Add to cartCombines technical data on each American Civil War firearm and details of its actual use on the battlefield–with a guide to collecting and firing surviving relics and modern reproductions
The popular … [more below]- Author: Bilby, Joseph G.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 252
- Publish Date: April 19 2005
- ISBN10: 0306814595
- Language: English
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Heroes: From Alexander the Great and Julius Caesar to Churchill and de Gaulle
$17.99 Add to cartA galaxy of legendary figures from the annals of Western history
In this enlightening and entertaining work, Paul Johnson, the bestselling author of Intellectuals and Creators, approaches the subject o
- Series: P.S.
- Author: Johnson, Paul
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 336
- Publish Date: December 02 2008
- ISBN10: 0061143170
- Language: English
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Border War Tour: A Traveler’s Guide to Civil War Sites on the Missouri/Kansas Border
$14.99 Add to cartThe Missouri/Kansas Border is full of sites where Civil War events occurred. Some of these locations are well-known, while others are just spots on the road where key events in the Civil War took plac… [more below]
- Author: Jones, Jonathan a.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 168
- Publish Date: February 24 2022
- ISBN10: 1736463330
- Language: English
