Category: Civil War Books – Now Reading
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May 2009 Civil War Book Notes
Those that can’t write, Review! May 2009 James Durney *************************************************************** New Releases The Shiloh Campaign (Civil War Campaigns in the Heartland) edited by Steven E. Woodworth is listed by Amazon with one to three week shipping. This is the first in a series on Western Campaigns from Southern Illinois University Press. The second will be […]
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Review: THE UNPOPULAR MR. LINCOLN: The Story of America’s Most Reviled President
Pre-order your copy of The Unpopular Mr. Lincoln at Amazon.com today! THE UNPOPULAR MR. LINCOLN: The Story of America’s Most Reviled President by Larry Tagg Product Details Hardcover: 576 pages Publisher: Savas Beatie (May 2009) Language: English ISBN-10: 1932714618 ISBN-13: 978-1932714616 Our Abraham Lincoln is the Great Emancipator, the sure hand that guides America through […]
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Review: Petersburg 1864-65: The longest siege
For more information on the Siege of Petersburg, go to Beyond the Crater: The Siege of Petersburg Online. Field, Ron. Petersburg 1864-65: The longest siege Osprey Publishing (May 19, 2009). 96 pages, maps, illustrations, index. ISBN: 978-1846033551 $19.95 (Paperback). How can a campaign of almost ten months be covered in only 96 pages? The answer […]
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In the Review Queue: Thunder From a Clear Sky: Stovepipe Johnson’s Confederate Raid on Newbergh, Indiana
The “In the Review Queue” series provides TOCWOC – A Civil War Blog readers with a brief look at books Brett Schulte is planning to review here on the blog. These will be very similar to Drew Wagenhoffer’s “Booknotes” series at Civil War Books and Authors. Author Ray Mulesky was kind enough to send along […]
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Review: Patriotic Treason: John Brown and the Soul of America
Patriotic Treason: John Brown and the Soul of America (Paperback) by Evan Carton (Author) Product Details Paperback: 400 pages Publisher: Bison Books (April 1, 2009) Language: English ISBN-10: 0803219466 ISBN-13: 978-0803219465 Inconsistencies and excesses In the Civil War’s Emancipation Tradition John Brown is one of the major players, the doomed idealist, martyred by the evil […]
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Review: Clash of Extremes: The Economic Origins of the Civil War
Clash of Extremes: The Economic Origins of the Civil War by Marc Egnal Product Details Hardcover: 432 pages Publisher: Hill and Wang (January 6, 2009) Language: English ISBN-10: 080909536X ISBN-13: 978-0809095360 The Emancipation Tradition maintains that slavery is the cause of the Civil War. The North found slavery so morally unacceptable that they were willing […]
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Review: A History of the 3rd South Carolina Regiment: Lee’s Reliables
This is the fourth and final review of the inaugural titles in the South Carolina Regimental-Roster Set series from Broadfoot Publishing Company. A significant portion of each review will show you how this particular volume compared to the others in the series in terms of regimental history length, amount of annotation, depth and print size […]