wyszukanych pozycji: 3
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The Civil War: A Concise Account by a Noted Southern Historian
ISBN: 9781893114494 / Angielski / Miękka / 2005 Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. For nearly half a century, Grady McWhiney has stood in the foremost ranks of Civil War historians, receiving numerous honors and helping prepare a new generation of historians to carry on the task of understanding and interpreting the Civil War. Here, McWhiney presents a concise narrative that, says fellow historian John C. Waugh, "is comprehensive but still sings."
Says Eugene Genovese: "Grady McWhiney provides a responsible, judicious, well-balanced guide to the principal issues and personalities of America's most painful period." McWhiney's book, he suggests, "is a corrective to... For nearly half a century, Grady McWhiney has stood in the foremost ranks of Civil War historians, receiving numerous honors and helping prepare a new...
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69,48 zł |
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Confederate Crackers and Cavaliers
ISBN: 9781893114258 / Angielski / Twarda / 2001 / 400 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. This is Grady McWhiney at his finest. Confederate Crackers and Cavaliers is a collection of seventeen essays on a wide variety of topics relating to Confederate leadership and war-making.
The role of culture in the coming of the war is explored in depth as are the differences between Southern "Crackers" and "Cavaliers". Battlefield leadership is also discussed, including pieces on A. P. Hill, P. G. T. Beauregard, Braxton Bragg, and Leonidas Polk. Other important essays include work on why the South fired the first shot of the war, how 1862 was actually the "doom year" of the Confederacy,... This is Grady McWhiney at his finest. Confederate Crackers and Cavaliers is a collection of seventeen essays on a wide variety of topics relating to C...
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160,69 zł |
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Plain Folk of the Old South
ISBN: 9780807110638 / Angielski / Miękka / 1982 / 272 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. This was the first book to systematically lay to rest the myth of the antebellum South's division into three classes- planters, poor whites, and slaves.
This was the first book to systematically lay to rest the myth of the antebellum South's division into three classes- planters, poor whites, and slave...
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141,58 zł |