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1	Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln more books like this by Doris Kearns Goodwin add to wishlist Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Doris Kearns Goodwin illuminates Lincoln's political genius in her #1 "New York Times" bestseller, as she chronicles the rise of the the one-term congressman/prairie lawyer from obscurity to prevail over three gifted rivals of national reputation to become president. 16 pages of photos. see all copies from $3.64! new only from $8.79! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
2	Battle Cry of Freedom: The Civil War Era more books like this by James M McPherson add to wishlist This text presents a history of the American Civil War. It starts with an account of the years before the civil war and its causes - placing slavery firmly back in the centre stage - before discussing the war, the two sides, the international dimension, the position and role of the free blacks and slaves, to its outcome, the end of the war and ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $11.70! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
3	America: Pathways to the Present more books like this by Andrew R L Cayton add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.67! \| first editions \| SVS
4	What Hath God Wrought: The Transformation of America, 1815-1848 more books like this by Daniel Walker Howe add to wishlist The Oxford History of the United States is by far the most respected multi-volume history of our nation. The series includes two Pulitzer Prize winners, two New York Times bestsellers, and winners of the Bancroft and Parkman Prizes. Now, in What Hath God Wrought, historian Daniel Walker Howe illuminates the period from the battle of New Orleans to ... see all copies from $9.38! new only from $9.51! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
5	Killer Angels more books like this by Michael Shaara add to wishlist Michael Shaara's Pulitzer Prizewinning 1974 novel describes the battle of Gettysburg in the American Civil War. The trilogy begun with THE KILLER ANGELS has been continued by Shaara's son Jeff with the novels GODS AND GENERALS and THE LAST FULL MEASURE. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.68! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
6	Empire of Liberty: A History of the Early Republic, 1789-1815 more books like this by Gordon S Wood add to wishlist The Oxford History of the United States is by far the most respected multi-volume history of the nation. The series includes three Pulitzer Prize winners, two New York Times bestsellers, and winners of the Bancroft and Parkman Prizes. Now, in the newest volume in the series, one of America's most esteemed historians, Gordon S. Wood, offers a ... see all copies from $21.00! new only from $25.35! \| first editions \| SVS
7	Gone with the wind more books like this by Margaret Mitchell add to wishlist Published in 1936, GONE WITH THE WIND sold 50,000 copies on its first day, and two million after a year. Even though it is 1,037 pages long, readers all over the world snatched up the book; by 1937 it was awarded the Pulitzer Prize and the movie rights had been sold to David O. Selznick. Mitchell prided herself on the historical accuracy of her ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.40! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
8	For Cause & Comrades: Why Men Fought in the Civil War more books like this by James M McPherson add to wishlist General John A. Wickham, commander of the famous 101st Airborne Division in the 1970s and subsequently Army Chief of Staff, once visited Antietam battlefield. Gazing at Bloody Lane where, in 1862, several Union assaults were brutally repulsed before they finally broke through, he marveled, 'You couldn't get American soldiers today to make an ... see all copies from $2.45! new only from $11.32! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
9	This Republic of Suffering: Death and the American Civil War more books like this by Professor Drew Gilpin Faust add to wishlist The president of Harvard University presents this innovative study of the American struggle to comprehend the meaning and consequences of death in the face of the unprecedented slaughter of the Civil War. 56 illustrations. see all copies from $3.95! new only from $4.72! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
10	Reconstruction: America's Unfinished Revolution, 1863-1877 more books like this by Professor Eric Foner add to wishlist An award-winning study of nineteenth-century America describes the changes brought about by the Civil War, discusses the impact of slavery's end, and looks at the political, economic, and social aspects of Reconstruction. Reprint. 75,000 first printing. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $9.97! \| first editions \| SVS
11 view cover	Tried by War: Abraham Lincoln as Commander in Chief more books like this by James M McPherson add to wishlist A bestselling historian of the Civil War illuminates how Lincoln worked with--and often against--his senior commanders to defeat the Confederacy and create the role of commander in chief as we know it. "Tried by War" offers a revelatory portrait of leadership during the greatest crisis America has ever endured. see all copies from $3.02! new only from $8.50! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
12 view cover	April 1865: The Month That Saved America more books like this by Jay Winik add to wishlist This study of the pivotal final month of the Civil War shows how the peace was established that preserved the Union. Winik portrays the major figures and events that brought an end to the crisis: Lee's surrender at Appomattox and his wise decision not to prolong the strife with a guerrilla war; Grant's terms of surrender that conveyed recognition ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
13 view cover	The Civil War more books like this by Bruce Catton add to wishlist Covers the clash that caused the war, the battles, the end of the war, and the aftermath. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $7.89! \| first editions \| SVS
14 view cover	Oxford History of the United States more books like this by James M McPherson add to wishlist This book covers one of the most turbulent periods of the USA's history, from the Mexican War in 1848 to the end of the Civil War in 1865. With a broad historical sweep, it traces the heightening sectional conflict of the 1850s: the growing estrangement of the South and its impassioned defence of slavery; the formation of the Republican Party in ... see all copies from $3.42! new only from $17.50! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
15 view cover	Civil War more books like this by John Stanchak add to wishlist This text explores the adventure and lure of America's greatest conflict - the American Civil War. It introduces figures such as Southern spy Belle Boyd, forgotten slave hero Robert Smalls, and towering leaders Robert E. Lee and Ulysses S. Grant. It examines Bull Run, Gettysburg and other battles that changed the history of a nation. The guide ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $8.00!
16 view cover	Personal Memoirs more books like this by Ulysses S Grant add to wishlist Considered a classic of American literature and military autobiography, Grant's memoirs are an honest, clear retelling of the author's growing-up in Ohio, his graduation from West Point, his marriage to Julia Dent, and, most significantly, his experiences during the Mexican and U.S. Civil wars. This title is not a survey of the Civil War, but an ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $8.50! \| first editions \| SVS
17 view cover	A Short History of Reconstruction more books like this by Professor Eric Foner add to wishlist Winner of the Los Angeles Times Book Award, the Bancroft Prize, the Parkman Prize, the Avery O. Craven Prize, the Trilling Prize, and nominated for the National Book Award, this definitive study of the aftermath of the Civil War has been abridged and streamlined for the general reader. see all copies from $3.13! new only from $7.03! \| first editions \| SVS
18 view cover	Across Five Aprils more books like this by Irene Hunt add to wishlist The unforgettable story of young Jethro Creighton, who comes of age during the turbulent years of the Civil War, by the Newbery Award-winning author of "Up a Road Slowly." "An impressive book both as a historically authentic Civil War novel and as a beautifully written family story."--University of Chicago Center for Children's Books. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
19 view cover	Soldier's Heart: Being the Story of the Enlistment and Due Service of the Boy Charley Goddard in the First Minnesota Volunteers more books like this by Gary Paulsen add to wishlist At the start of the Civil War in 1861, 15-year-old Charlie leaves his farm and enlists in the First Minnesota Volunteers, not wanting to miss out on a great adventure. After experiencing the horrors of war, Charlie comes back a man changed forever. This "stark, utterly persuasive novel of combat life" ("New York Times"), by a three-time Newbery ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.78! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
20 view cover	Pink and Say more books like this by Patricia Polacco add to wishlist Drawing from the rich store of Civil War reminiscences handed down in her family, acclaimed author/illustrator Polacco tells the true story of a remarkable wartime friendship between a young white Union soldier and a young black Union soldier who are captured by Confederate soldiers and sent to Andersonville Prison. see all copies from $4.59! new only from $7.41! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
21 view cover	Fredericksburg to Meridian more books like this by Shelby Foote add to wishlist "I have never read a better, more vivid, more understandable account of the savage battling between Grant's and Lee's armies.... Foote stays with the human strife and suffering, and unlike most Southern commentators, he does not take sides. In objectivity, in range, in mastery of detail in beauty of language and feeling for the people involved, ... see all copies from $4.12! new only from $13.99! \| first editions \| SVS
22 view cover	The Civil War: An Illustrated History more books like this by Geoffrey C Ward, Ric Burns, Ken Burns add to wishlist This companion volume to the highly successful PBS series contains the same inventive methods used by Ken Burns and his team in that famous PBS documentary: a strong narrative and a graphically rich selection of maps, newspapers, paintings, and over 500 vintage photographs--all of which make this history lesson an enjoyably enlightening experience ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $9.92! \| first editions \| SVS
23 view cover	American History: The Modern Era Since 1865 more books like this by Donald A Ritchie add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! new only from $14.94! \| first editions \| SVS
24 view cover	Dark Tide: The Great Boston Molasses Flood of 1919 more books like this by Stephen Puleo add to wishlist The explosion of a 50-foot high tank of molasses in January, 1919, killed 21 people as it oozed through the streets of Boston. This account of the event not only describes its horror, but speculates as to who was at fault. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $7.75! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
25 view cover	Stranger in Savannah more books like this by Eugenia Price add to wishlist A continuation of the saga of the Browning, Mackay and Stiles families as they and their country are torn by the Civil War. As the war shatters the United States, it also tests the strength, love and faith of the Savannah families. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $25.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS

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