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Confederates in the Attic: Dispatches from the Unfinished Civil War by Tony Horwitz
RRP: £15.99£10.09Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.AwardsWinner of Pat Conroy Southern Book Prize (Nonfiction) 1999.Book InformationISBN 9780679758334Format PaperbackPage Count 432Imprint Vintage BooksPublisher Random House USA... -
I Dread the Thought of the Place: The Battle of Antietam and the End of the Maryland Campaign by D. Scott Hartwig 9781421446592
RRP: £45.50£41.13The definitive account of the Battle of Antietam, the bloodiest day of the Civil War.Finalist of the American Battlefield Trust Military History Book Prize, Winner of the Richard Barksdale Harwell AwardThe memory of the Battle of Antietam was so haunting... -
To Antietam Creek: The Maryland Campaign of September 1862 by David S. Hartwig 9781421428963
£39.39A richly detailed account of the hard-fought campaign that led to Antietam Creek and changed the course of the Civil War.In early September 1862 thousands of Union soldiers huddled within the defenses of Washington, disorganized and discouraged from... -
The American Civil War by John Keegan
RRP: £14.99£10.95The American Civil War was one of the longest and bloodiest of modern wars. It is also one of the most mysterious. It has captured the imagination of writers, artists and film-makers for decades but the reality of it confuses and divides historians even... -
Hidden In Plain View by Raymond G. Dobard
RRP: £14.99£9.50Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780385497671Author Jacqueline L. TobinFormat PaperbackPage Count 240Imprint Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing GroupPublisher Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing... -
Battle Cry of Freedom: The Civil War Era by James M. McPherson 9780195038637
RRP: £41.49£31.17This 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... -
The Causes of the Civil War: Revised Edition by Kenneth M. Stampp 9780671751555
RRP: £16.99£11.19From Simon & Schuster, The Cause of the Civil War is historian Kenneth Stampp's exploration of America's great civil conflict.Was the Civil War inevitable? What really caused it? Drawing on original sources--from Jefferson Davis to Frederick... -
Battle Cry of Freedom: The Civil War Era by James M. McPherson
RRP: £18.99£14.01Winner of the Pulitzer Prize for History'Read it. It will open your eyes about race history in America. It will shock you for what it tells you about politics in America today.' Richard Ford'A remarkably wide-ranging synthesis of the history of the 1850s... -
A Brief Moment in the Sun: Francis Cardozo and Reconstruction in South Carolina by Neil Kinghan 9780807178997
RRP: £38.95£31.95A Brief Moment in the Sun is the first scholarly biography of Francis Lewis Cardozo, one of the most talented and influential African Americans to hold elected office in the South between Reconstruction and the civil rights era. Born to a formerly... -
Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass (Collins Classics) by Frederick Douglass
RRP: £2.99£2.34HarperCollins is proud to present its incredible range of best-loved, essential classics. You have seen how a man was made a slave; you shall see how a slave was made a man. Born into slavery during the early nineteenth century,... -
A Short History of The American Civil War by DK
RRP: £18.99£14.01Explore the fascinating history of America's bloodiest ever conflict. Combining expert historical insight with the eyewitness accounts of soldiers and civilians, A Short History of the American Civil War offers a brilliant summary of the key events and... -
Thirteen Months in Dixie, or, the Adventures of a Federal Prisoner in Texas: Including the Red River Campaign, Imprisonment at Camp Ford, and Escape Overland to Liberated Shreveport, 1864-1865 by Jeaninne Surette Honstein 9781611215885
RRP: £13.99£8.77Thirteen Months in Dixie, or, the Adventures of a Federal Prisoner in Texas, is a frolicking true tale of adventure, hardship, and heroism during the last days of the Civil War - in the protagonist's own words. And it is finally available to the general... -
With Hot Lead and Cold Steel: American Civil War Wargaming Rules by Arthur van der Ster 9781472860002
RRP: £14.99£11.54A set of wargaming rules for fighting large battles set during the American Civil War. From the First Bull Run to Appomattox Court House, enter one of the defining conflicts of American history. With shot, shell, and sabre, guide the armies of the Blue... -
And There Was Light: Abraham Lincoln and the American Struggle by Jon Meacham
RRP: £33.00£21.55Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780553393965Author Jon MeachamFormat HardbackPage Count 720Imprint Random House IncPublisher Random House USA Inc -
Reconstruction Updated Edition: America's Unfinished Revolution, 1863-1877 by Eric Foner 9780062354518
RRP: £18.99£13.11Newly Reissued with a New Introduction: From the "preeminent historian of Reconstruction" (New York Times Book Review), a newly updated edition of the prize-winning classic work on the post-Civil War period which shaped modern America. Eric Foner's... -
The U.S. Civil War: A Very Short Introduction by Louis P. Masur
RRP: £10.49£7.44More than one hundred and fifty years after the first shots were fired on Fort Sumter, the Civil War still captures the American imagination, and its reverberations can still be felt throughout America's social and political landscape. Louis P... -
The Atlas of the Civil War by James M. McPherson
RRP: £18.99£14.01From the first shots fired at Fort Sumter in 1861 to the final clashes on the Road to Appomattox in 1864, The Atlas of the Civil War reconstructs the battles of America's bloodiest war with unparalleled clarity and precision. Edited by Pulitzer Prize... -
Battle Tactics of the Civil War by Paddy Griffith
RRP: £12.99£10.78In Battle Tactics of the Civil War, Paddy Griffith argues that, far from being the first 'modern' war, it was the last 'Napoleonic' war, and that none of the innovations of industrialized warfare had any signiticant effect on the outcome. 'Provocative,... -
A People's History Of The Civil War: Struggles for the Meaning of Freedom by David Williams
RRP: £17.99£12.70The acclaimed sweeping history of a nation at war with itself, told here for the first time by the people who lived it Bottom-up history at its very best, A People's History of the Civil War "does for the Civil War period what Howard Zinn's A... -
The Republic for Which It Stands: The United States during Reconstruction and the Gilded Age, 1865-1896 by Richard White 9780190053765
£33.95The Oxford History of the United States is the most respected multivolume history of the American nation. In the newest volume in the series, The Republic for Which It Stands, acclaimed historian Richard White offers a fresh and integrated interpretation... -
U.S. Civil War Battle by Battle by Iain MacGregor
RRP: £7.99£5.79'Just the thing for US Civil War buffs: snappily written, informative and entertaining. A cracking read.' Saul David, bestselling author and historian This attractively packaged gift book offers a highly illustrated introduction to some of the U.S... -
The Great Commanders of the American Civil War: Union & Confederate Generals Head-to-Head by Kevin J. Dougherty
RRP: £19.99£14.34Who were the greatest commanders of the American Civil War, and what made them so? In The Great Commanders of the American Civil War, the best military leaders of both sides are pitted against each other and their strengths and weaknesses examined -... -
Cold Mountain by Charles Frazier
RRP: £9.99£6.48THE INTERNATIONAL NUMBER ONE BESTSELLER.'Magnificent' Observer 'A beautiful book, written in exquisite prose' Kate AtkinsonA soldier wounded in the Civil War, Inman turns his back on the carnage of the battlefield and begins the treacherous journey home... -
U.S. History For Dummies by Steve Wiegand 9781119550693
RRP: £18.99£13.73Find FREE chapter quizzes onlineDiscover important events that shaped the nationGet to know the superstars of the past Don't miss a moment of U.S. history The United States is undergoing a period of intense political and social change. From the rise of... -
Little Wimmin by Figs in Wigs
RRP: £14.99£9.88Come join Figs in Wigs for their live art feminist adaptation of Louisa May Alcott's classic novel Little Women. Blurring the boundaries of live art, music, theatre, comedy and dance Little Wimmin will examine how we think about the past, what's wrong... -
Year of Glory: The Life and Battles of Jeb Stuart and His Cavalry, June 1862-June 1863 by Monte Akers
RRP: £25.00£16.24No commander during the Civil War is more closely identified with the "cavalier mystique" as Major General J.E.B. (Jeb) Stuart. And none played a more prominent role during the brief period when the hopes of the nascent Confederacy were at... -
Dreams of El Dorado: A History of the American West by H. W. Brands 9781541672543
RRP: £15.99£9.89In Dreams of El Dorado, H. W. Brands tells the thrilling, panoramic story of the settling of the American West, from Lewis and Clark's expedition in the early 19th century to the closing of the frontier by the early 20th. He introduces us to explorers,... -
The Fiery Trial: Abraham Lincoln and American Slavery by Eric Foner 9780393340662
RRP: £14.99£12.64Selected as a Notable Book of the Year by the New York Times Book Review, this landmark work gives us a definitive account of Lincoln's lifelong engagement with the nation's critical issue: American slavery. A master historian, Eric Foner draws Lincoln... -
The United States, 1865-1920: Reuniting a Nation by Adam Burns
RRP: £37.99£34.94The United States, 1865-1920: Reuniting a Nation explores how the U.S. attempted to heal Civil War-era divisions, as well as maintain and strengthen its unity as new rifts developed in the conflict's aftermath.Taking a broadly thematic approach to the... -
Rebels and Patriots by Michael Leck
RRP: £12.99£9.70From the first shots at Jumonville Glen to the surrender at Appomattox, Rebels and Patriots allows you to campaign with Wolfe or Montcalm, stand with Tarleton at Cowpens or Washington at Yorktown, or don the blue or grey to fight for Grant or Lee. From... -
The Union Army 1861–65 (1): The Regular Army and the Territories by Ron Field 9781472855794
RRP: £12.99£9.09This fully illustrated study investigates the uniforms and equipment of the US regular troops and volunteers from the territories fighting for the Union during the American Civil War. During the American Civil War, the United States Army, pitted... -
The Saddest Words: William Faulkner's Civil War by Michael Gorra
RRP: £14.99£12.39Michael Gorra asks provocative questions in this historic portrait of William Faulkner and his world. He explores whether William Faulkner should still be read in this new century and asks what his works tell us about the legacy of slavery and the... -
"The Amazing Iroquois" and the Invention of the Empire State by John Winters 9780197578223
RRP: £22.99£22.85In America's collective unconscious, the Haudenosaunee, known to many as the Iroquois, are viewed as an indelible part of New York's modern and democratic culture. From the Iroquois confederacy serving as a model for the US Constitution, to the... -
My Life on the Plains: or, Personal Experiences with Indians by George Custer 9780486835990
RRP: £6.49£4.80Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780486835990Author George CusterFormat PaperbackPage Count 304Imprint Dover Publications Inc.Publisher Dover Publications Inc.Weight(grams)... -
Abolitionism: A Very Short Introduction by Richard S. Newman
RRP: £8.99£6.45The abolitionist movement launched the global human rights struggle in the 18th and 19th centuries and redefined the meaning of equality throughout the Atlantic world. Even in the 21st century, it remains a touchstone of democratic activism-a timeless... -
Devil at My Heels: A Heroic Olympian's Astonishing Story of Survival as a Japanese POW in World War II by Louis Zamperini 9780062118851
RRP: £9.99£6.64The bestselling autobiography of the legendary Louis Zamperini, hero of the blockbuster Unbroken A modern classic by an American legend, Devil at My Heels is the riveting and deeply personal memoir by U.S. Olympian, World War II bombardier, and POW... -
Stars in Their Courses: The Gettysburg Campaign by Shelby Foote
RRP: £19.99£12.95Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780679601128Author Shelby FooteFormat HardbackPage Count 304Imprint Modern Library IncPublisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams) 335gDimensions(mm) 191mm *... -
Personal Memoirs of Ulysses S.Grant by Ulysses S. Grant
RRP: £12.99£9.09Faced with cancer and financial ruin, the Civil War's greatest general and former president, Ulysses S. Grant wrote his personal memoirs to secure his family's future. In doing so he won himself a unique place in American letters. Acclaimed by writers... -
The Mary Lincoln Enigma: Historians on America's Most Controversial First Lady by Frank Williams 9780809331246
RRP: £41.95£34.73Mary Lincoln is a lightning rod for controversy. Stories reveal widely different interpretations, and it is impossible to write a definitive version of her life that will suit everyone. The thirteen engaging essays in this collection introduce Mary... -
How the South Won the Civil War: Oligarchy, Democracy, and the Continuing Fight for the Soul of America by Heather Cox Richardson 9780197581797
RRP: £14.99£10.95Named one of The Washington Post's 50 Notable Works of Nonfiction While the North prevailed in the Civil War, ending slavery and giving the country a "new birth of freedom," Heather Cox Richardson argues in this provocative work that democracy's...