Books written by William C. Davis

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  Lincoln's Men: How President Lincoln Became Father to an Army and a Nation

  " In Lincoln's Men, historian William C. Davis draws on thousands of unpublished letters and diaries -- the voices of the volunteers -- to tell the hidden story of how a new and untested president became "Father" throughout both the army ...

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  A Taste for War: The Culinary History of the Blue and the Gray

  Originally published: Mechanicsburg, Pa.: Stackpole Books, c2003.

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  The American Frontier: Pioneers, Settlers, & Cowboys, 1800-1899

  The American Frontier portrays their lives through artifacts from the collections of the Buffalo Bill Historical Center, Cody, Wyoming.

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  The Rogue Republic: How Would-Be Patriots Waged the Shortest Revolution in American History

  . . Davis tells this story with nuance and panache.” —Publishers Weekly

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  Crucible of Command: Ulysses S. Grant and Robert E. Lee -- The War They Fought, the Peace They Forged

  A dual biography and a fresh approach to the always compelling subject of these two iconic leaders—how they fashioned a distinctly American war, and a lasting peace, that fundamentally changed our nation

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  Death in the Trenches: Grant at Petersburg

  An account of the valor of soldiers and commanders on both sides of the battlefield.

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  Brothers in Arms: The Lives and Experiences of the Men who Fought the Civil War, in Their Own Words

  Drawing on anecdotes, contemporary letters and diaries, an account of the soldiers' experience of the American Civil War, offering an insight into the conflict from the point of view of Rebel and Yankee, officer and enlisted men.

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  Battles of the Civil War

  This book looks at six momentous engagements that influenced the course of history.

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  The Native Americans: The Indigenous People of North America

  A collection of three books about the American West, looking at the lives of Native Americans, the age of the gunfighter and the people of the frontier including pioneers, trappers, miners, buffalo hunters, cowboys and lawmen.

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  The Commanders of the Civil War: An Account of the Lives of the Commissioned Officers During America's War of Secession...

  An account of the lives of the commissioned officers during America's war of secession. Including a remarkable collection of photographs of historical and personal memorabilia.

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  The Soldiers of the Civil War

  From the excitement of enlistment and going off to war, to the relaxation of camp life and the horrors of battle, this book examines the diverse experiences of the common Civil War soldier.

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  The Civil War Reenactors' Encyclopedia

  The remainder of the book covers each major battle of the war in exhaustive and illuminating detail to make modern reenactments truly come to life, as authentic and historically accurate as possible.

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  The Civil War in Photographs

  Noted historian William C. Davis has chosen the finest of these images, enhancing the pictures with illuminating text that places them in context.

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  Frontier Skills: The Tactics and Weapons That Won the American West

  This fascinating volume, superbly illustrated with specially commissioned photographs of artifacts, artworks and contemporary images, is an examination of the trials and tribulations of those stalwart people who craved or were sometimes ...

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  Thomas Reid's Ethics: Moral Epistemology on Legal Foundations

  The book will be of substantial interest not only to Reid scholars and historians of philosophy, but also to specialists and students in contemporary ethics.

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  Detonation: Theory and Experiment

  Comprehensive review of detonation explores the "simple theory" and experimental tests of the theory; flow in a reactive medium; steady detonation; the nonsteady solution; and the structure of the detonation front. 1979 edition.

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  Fighting Men of the Civil War

  This lavishly illustrated book with its sprightly narrative is a must for anyone interested in the American Civil War."--JAMES M. MCPHERSON, author of Battle Cry of Freedom.

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  The Civil War Cookbook

  Presents recipes used during the American Civil War, intertwining history and cuisine for insights into the lives of soldiers on the battlefield and their loved ones at home.

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  Portraits of the Civil War

  Contains sixty portraits of men and women who played significant roles during the Civil War years as soldiers, photographers, politicians, nurses, spies, diarists, drummer boys, and powder monkeys; each accompanied by an explanatory essay.

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  First Blood: Fort Sumter to Bull Run

  A gripping, comprehensive account of the Civil War, including eyewitness testimony, profiles of key personalities, period photographs, illustrations and artifacts, and detailed battle maps. Fully researched, superbly written.