Civil War Era

By late January of 1863, the 9th Massachusetts Battery of Light Artillery has been stationed within the Washington, D.C. defenses the entirety of its five-month existence. The soldiers are badly demoralized, inadequately trained and poorly disciplined...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780593331453Author Karen Joy FowlerFormat PaperbackPage Count 480Imprint G P Putnam's SonsPublisher Penguin Putnam IncWeight(grams) 140g

"This is a truly character-driven novel that explores how people define themselves, the creation of family and home, and the importance of memory and language. . . . Fans of historical epics won't be able to put this book down."-Historical...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781728260549Author Nancy HoranFormat HardbackPage Count 352Imprint Sourcebooks LandmarkPublisher Sourcebooks Landmark

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781684512355Author H W CrockerFormat HardbackPage Count 256Imprint Regnery FictionPublisher Regnery FictionWeight(grams) 399gDimensions(mm) 231mm * 157mm *...

At the turn of the twentieth century Minnie Maddern Fiske, a New York actress, socialite, and animal rights activist, wrote to Mark Twain with an unusual request: for Twain to write about the evils of bullfighting equal to that of his anti-vivisectionist...

Walt Whitman and Louisa May Alcott meet the horrors of the Civil War as they minister to its casualties After the Union Army's defeat at Fredericksburg in 1862, Walt Whitman and Louisa May Alcott converge on Washington to nurse the sick, wounded, and...

Mentioned in ancient subsidy rolls, Claxfeldestane is a 15th century, half timbered, Wealden Hall farmhouse. Part jettied, the house was built by wealthy Yeoman farmers.About the AuthorBorn in Nottingham, July 1940, as a result of the operation 'Pied...

September 1862. After John Pope's devastating defeat at Second Bull Run, George McClellan reconstitutes the Army of the Potomac and marches in pursuit of Robert E. Lee's invading Army of Northern Virginia. The Confederates have pushed north of the...

Duty Accomplished, the compelling third installment in Michael Deeb's Drieborg Chronicles series, delves into the tumultuous years of the American Civil War. Union Major Michael Drieborg, having escaped the horrors of Confederate prison Andersonville,...

Sometimes I can almost remember what it was like before— I was about God’s business— But I cannot even write my own story. THE TOWN OF WEM, SHROPSHIRE 1643 Civil war is ripping England apart. Families are divided, emotions run high. Whether on...