Category: Civil War Books – Authors
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Civil War Book Review: Moments of Despair: Suicide, Divorce, and Debt in Civil War Era North Carolina
Moments of Despair: Suicide, Divorce, and Debt in Civil War Era North Carolina by David Silkenat Product Details Hardcover: 288 pages Publisher: The University of North Carolina Press (February 21, 2011) Language: English ISBN-10: 9780807834602 ISBN-13: 978-0807834602 ASIN: 0807834602 Social History at its best! It is not often I find a social history that is […]
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Civil War Book Review: One of Morgan’s Men: Memoirs of Lieutenant John M. Porter of the Ninth Kentucky Cavalry
One of Morgan’s Men: Memoirs of Lieutenant John M. Porter of the Ninth Kentucky Cavalry John M. Porter (Author), Kent Masterson Brown (Editor) Product Details Hardcover: 320 pages Publisher: The University Press of Kentucky (February 2, 2011) Language: English ISBN-10: 0813129893 ISBN-13: 978-0813129891 Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.9 x 1.2 inches A Sunday afternoon in […]
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May 2011 Civil War Book Notes
Those that can’t write, Review! May 2011 James W. Durney *********************************************************** My “to read” list Shadow of Shiloh: Major General Lew Wallace in the Civil War by Gail Stephens looks at one of the more interesting Union generals. A Glorious Army: Robert E. Lee Triumph, 1862-1863 by Jeffery Wert looks at why the AoNV almost […]
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Civil War Book Review: Human Interest Stories of the Civil War
Human Interest Stories of the Civil War by Scott L. Mingus Jr. & Dr. Thomas M. Mingus Product Details Paperback: 150 pages Publisher: Ten Roads Publishing, LLC. (December 1, 2010) Language: English ISBN-10: 0982527551 ISBN-13: 978-0982527559 Connecting to the Civil War 150 years is a long time for a family. Any family member in the […]
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Civil War Book Review: A Glorious Army: Robert E. Lee’s Triumph, 1862-1863
A Glorious Army: Robert E. Lee’s Triumph, 1862-1863 by Jeffry D. Wert Product Details Hardcover: 400 pages Publisher: Simon & Schuster; 1St Edition edition (April 5, 2011) Language: English ISBN-10: 1416593349 ISBN-13: 978-1416593348 The story of a fabled army Robert E. Lee and the Army of Northern Virginia occupy a special place in both our […]
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Civil War Book Review: STRANGLING THE CONFEDERACY: Coastal Operations in the American Civil War
STRANGLING THE CONFEDERACY: Coastal Operations in the American Civil War by Kevin Dougherty Product Details Hardcover: 240 pages Publisher: Casemate (April 2010) Language: English ISBN-10: 1935149245 ISBN-13: 978-1935149248 An important area of the war War like anything else has a main ring and sideshows. The main ring is what people watch and what historians write […]
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Civil War Book Review: God’s Almost Chosen Peoples: A Religious History of the American Civil War
God’s Almost Chosen Peoples: A Religious History of the American Civil War by George C. Rable Product Details Hardcover: 624 pages Publisher: The University of North Carolina Press (November 25, 2010) Language: English ISBN-10: 0807834262 ISBN-13: 978-0807834268 Religion, Civil War & America At the time of the Civil War America was a Christian Protestant nation. […]