This guide brings history to life with richly detailed, engaging descriptions of the most important battle sites, museums, and reenactuments.
The year 2011 marks the sesquicentennial of the Civil War, and so the time is right for this indispensable collection of 150 key places to see and things to do to remember and to honor the sacrifices made during America’s epic struggle.
In the first quarter of the century, on the hills which stand above the Ohio River, but in different States of the Union, were born two children, destined, to all appearance, to lives of narrow interests and thankless toil.
In 1860, Lincoln helped Nancy Clarkson secure a divorce from husband John Clarkson, who had committed adultery, deserted the family, and had just been convicted of raping their daughter.11 As a consequence of what he had seen time and ...
Conrad Wise Chapman, Ten Months in the “Orphan Brigade”: Conrad Wise Chapman's Civil War Memoir, ed. Ben Bassham (Kent, Ohio: Kent State University Press, 1999), 70. Entrance to cave surrounded by kudzu, Vicksburg battlefield, ...
Walk in the footsteps of history with this stunning volume that brings more than thirty Civil War battlefields to life.
For the casual traveler or dedicated history enthusiast, this definitive guide gives an illuminating glimpse into the nation's early days and struggle for independence.
The Greatest Civil War Battles: The Battle of First Bull Run (First Manassas) comprehensively covers the campaign and the events that led up to the battle, the fighting itself, and the aftermath of the battle.
The book expertly explores the commonwealth’s Civil War sites for those hoping to gain greater insight and understanding of the conflict.
The Greatest Civil War Battles: The Battle of First Bull Run (First Manassas) comprehensively covers the campaign and the events that led up to the battle, the fighting itself, and the aftermath of the battle.
In this volume, black-letter Rules of Professional Conduct are followed by numbered Comments that explain each Rule's purpose and provide suggestions for its practical application.