wyszukanych pozycji: 7
Lee in the Shadow of Washington
ISBN: 9780807129593 / Angielski / Miękka / 2004 / 272 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. Most scholars agree that Robert E. Lee's loyalty to Virginia was the key factor in his decision to join the Confederate cause. Richard B. McCaslin demonstrates that beyond such loyalty, Lee's true call to action was the legacy of the American Revolution viewed through his reverence for George Washington. In this thematic biography of the commander of the Army of Northern Virginia. McCaslin locates the sources of Lee's devotion to Washington and shows how this bond affected his performance as a general in battle.
Most scholars agree that Robert E. Lee's loyalty to Virginia was the key factor in his decision to join the Confederate cause. Richard B. McCaslin dem...
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80,65 zł |
Andrew Johnson: A Bibliography
ISBN: 9780313281754 / Angielski / Twarda / 1992 / 352 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. Andrew Johnson remains a paradox to those who study the controversial era of the Civil War and Reconstruction. The effort to understand Johnson has produced a tremendous outpouring of works that provide fascinating perspectives on one of our most contradictory chief executives. Many scholars condemn him for his actions; others compare him favorably to other presidents. The resulting body of scholarly writing has been enriched by the debate. This volume provides the first systematic, thorough bibliography on the contradictory mass of material, both primary and secondary, on Johnson.... Andrew Johnson remains a paradox to those who study the controversial era of the Civil War and Reconstruction. The effort to understand Johnson has... |
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324,45 zł |
Fighting Stock: John S. "rip" Ford of Texas
ISBN: 9780875654218 / Angielski / Twarda / 2011 / 368 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. In Fighting Stock, Richard B. McCaslin illuminates numerous facets of Ford s life typically overshadowed by emphasis on his identity as Ranger and soldier in nineteenth-century Texas. In this third volume of the Texas Biography Series, published by TCU Press and The Center for Texas Studies, McCaslin reveals Ford as a man spurred on by the legacy of his nation-building grandfathers and his own strong convictions and energy to become a force in shaping Texas as a Southern state before and after the Civil War. Ford s battles as a Ranger, and as a leader of Texas military forces allied...
In Fighting Stock, Richard B. McCaslin illuminates numerous facets of Ford s life typically overshadowed by emphasis on his identity as Ranger ...
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Tainted Breeze: The Great Hanging at Gainesville, Texas, 1862
ISBN: 9780807122198 / Angielski / Miękka / 1997 / 252 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. Winner of the Coral Horton Tullis Memorial Prize In the early morning hours of October 1, 1862, state militia arrested more than two hundred alleged Unionists from five northern Texas counties and brought them to Gainesville. In the ensuing days, at least forty-four prisoners were hanged and several others were lynched in neighboring communities. In the first systematic treatment of this grisly climax to a heritage of violence and vigilantism in North Texas, Richard B. McCaslin provides a unique opportunity to study the tensions produced in southern society by the Civil War, the nature of...
Winner of the Coral Horton Tullis Memorial Prize In the early morning hours of October 1, 1862, state militia arrested more than two hundred alleged U...
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The Last Stronghold: The Campaign for Fort Fisher
ISBN: 9781893114319 / Angielski / Miękka / 2003 / 110 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. The busy port of Wilmington, North Carolina, was a key city linking the Confederacy to the goods and the weapons merchants of Europe and the world. By late 1864, the port city had become an important target for Federal military leaders. To keep the city from falling, the Confederacy relied on a strong system of fortifications, the most formidable of which was Fort Fisher. The Federal Army in late 1864 and early 1865 made the fort the target of the largest amphibious operation prior to World War II. The successful reduction of the post sounded the knell for the brief life of the...
The busy port of Wilmington, North Carolina, was a key city linking the Confederacy to the goods and the weapons merchants of Europe and the world. By...
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Galveston's Maceo Family Empire: Bootlegging and the Balinese Room
ISBN: 9781540212108 / Angielski / Twarda / 2014 / 146 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. |
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Galveston's Maceo Family Empire: Bootlegging & the Balinese Room
ISBN: 9781626197534 / Angielski / Miękka / 2014 / 144 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. At the dawn of the twentieth century, Galveston was a beacon of opportunity on the Texas Gulf Coast. Dubbed the "Wall Street of the Southwest," its laissez-faire reputation called those hungry for success to its shores. Led by brothers Salvatore and Rosario at the height of Prohibition, the Maceo family answered that call and changed the Oleander City forever. They built an island empire of gambling, smuggling and prostitution that lasted three decades. Housed in their nightclubs frequented by stars like Peggy Lee, Frank Sinatra and Duke Ellington, they endeared themselves to their Galveston...
At the dawn of the twentieth century, Galveston was a beacon of opportunity on the Texas Gulf Coast. Dubbed the "Wall Street of the Southwest," its la...
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96,98 zł |