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1	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
2	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
3	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
4	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 $3.08! new only from $11.32! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
5	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
6	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 $5.25! new only from $8.50! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
7	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 $8.50! \| first editions \| SVS
8	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 $3.46! new only from $17.50! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
9	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 $7.95!
10	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
11 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
12 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
13 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 $7.48! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
14 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 $2.99! new only from $13.99! \| first editions \| SVS
15 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 $9.91! \| first editions \| SVS
16 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
17 view cover	A History of the United States more books like this by Daniel J Boorstin add to wishlist A textbook on the history of the United States up to 1991, illustrated with maps, charts, photographs, drawings, and other supplemental information. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.00!
18 view cover	Abraham Lincoln: The Prairie Years & the War Years more books like this by Carl Sandburg add to wishlist Originally published in six volumes, which sold over a million copies, Carl Sandburg's 'Abraham Lincoln' was praised as 'the greatest historical biography of our generation.' Sandburg later distilled this monumental work into this one-volume edition that critics and readers alike consider the author's crowning achievement and the definitive life ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.50! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
19 view cover	Charley Skedaddle more books like this by Patricia Beatty add to wishlist During the Civil War, a twelve-year-old Bowery Boy from New York City joins the Union Army as a drummer, deserts during a battle in Virginia, and encounters a hostile old mountain woman. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $29.95! \| first editions \| SVS
20 view cover	The Civil War: A Narrative: Volume 3: Red River to Appomattox 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 $5.49! new only from $16.00! \| first editions \| SVS
21 view cover	Black Flower: A Novel of the Civil War more books like this by H Bahr add to wishlist Nominated for the Stephen Crane Award for First Fiction, this novel tells the story of a wounded Civil War soldier who falls in love with the young woman who cares for him at the field hospital. The horror of battle and its aftermath is vividly portrayed. A "New York Times" Notable Book for 1998. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
22 view cover	Civil War Stories more books like this by Ambrose Bierce add to wishlist Sixteen dark and vivid tales by great satirist: "A Horseman in the Sky," "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge," "Chicakamauga," "A Son of the Gods," "What I Saw of Shiloh," more. Note. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
23	War of the Rebellion Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies more books like this by United States add to wishlist see all copies from $4.54! new only from $9.95! \| first editions
24 view cover	Rebel more books like this by Heather Graham add to wishlist The wife of a Civil War major leads a double life. By day she is a loving supportive wife, at night she is an impassioned spy. Her life gets even more complicated when her husband is the one assigned to catch the traitor in their midsts. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $11.17! \| first editions \| SVS
25 view cover	The Grapple more books like this by Harry Turtledove add to wishlist The third volume in Turtledove's alternate history of World War II opens with the Confederacy reeling after the loss of their forces around Pittsburgh. The United States is trying to suppress the Mormon rebellion, while Negro guerrillas who escaped being swept up into death camps authorized by C.S.A. President Jake Featherstone disrupt the rural ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $8.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS

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