Category: Civil War Books – Now Reading
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Review: The Confederacy’s Secret Weapon: The Civil War Illustrations of Frank Vizetelly
The Confederacy’s Secret Weapon: The Civil War Illustrations of Frank Vizetelly (Civil War Sesquicentennial Series) (Paperback) by Douglas W. Bostick Product Details Paperback: 160 pages Publisher: History Press (November 20, 2009) Language: English ISBN-10: 1596295929 ISBN-13: 978-1596295926 Small books have a special set of delights unique to them. Unlike their huge detailed conspicuous footnoted brothers, […]
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Review: Loyal Hearts: Histories of American Civil War Canines
Loyal Hearts: Histories of American Civil War Canines by Michael Zucchero Product Details Hardcover: 184 pages Publisher: Schroeder Publications; 1st edition (February 16, 2009) Language: English ISBN-10: 1889246573 ISBN-13: 978-1889246574 Horses are famous. Many of us can name a general’s horse without any problem at all. Robert E. Lee’s horse, Traveler, rated a novel by […]
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Review: The Long Shadow of the Civil War: Southern Dissent and Its Legacies
Bynum, Victoria E. The Long Shadow of the Civil War: Southern Dissent and Its Legacies. The University of North Carolina Press (2010). 240 pages, 9 illustrations, 1 map, notes, bibliography, index. ISBN: 978-0-8078-3381-0 $35.00 (Hardcover). Was the Lost Cause tradition of a “Solid South” a myth? Author Victoria Bynum conclusively answers this question in the […]
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Review: Chicago’s Irish Legion: The 90th Illinois Volunteers in the Civil War
Swan, James B. Chicago’s Irish Legion: The 90th Illinois Volunteers in the Civil War. Southern Illinois University Press (2009). 306 pages, roster, notes, maps, bibliography, index. ISBN: 978-0-8093-2890-1 $32.95 (Hardcover). What was life like for western Irish volunteers in the American Civil War? Historian James B. Swan attempts to answer that question in Chicago’s Irish […]
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March 2010 Civil War Book Notes
Those that can’t write, Review! March 2010 James Durney *********************************************************** Excellent Reads! March 1865 saw Sherman’s army fight a number of small battles that while doing little to change the situation are interesting and should be included in your studies. We usually pass over these battles in the rush to Appomattox. These books will give […]
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Review: Blue and Gray Diplomacy: A History of Union and Confederate Foreign Relations
Blue and Gray Diplomacy: A History of Union and Confederate Foreign Relations (The Littlefield History of the Civil War Era) by Howard Jones Product Details Hardcover: 416 pages Publisher: The University of North Carolina Press (December 18, 2009) Language: English ISBN-10: 0807833495 ISBN-13: 978-0807833490 A different view of diplomacy American diplomacy during the Civil War […]
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Review: Seeding Civil War: Kansas in the National News, 1854-1858
Seeding Civil War: Kansas in the National News, 1854-1858 by Craig Miner Product Details Hardcover: 305 pages Publisher: University Press of Kansas (September 3, 2008) Language: English ISBN-10: 0700616128 ISBN-13: 978-0700616121 “Bleeding Kansas” stirs the blood and invokes images from our national memory over 150 years after the event. One of the first violent national […]