Frank Lawrence, Jr. Owsley Grady McWhiney Grady McWhiney
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...
This examination of the Creek War integrates the struggle with the larger conflict that broke out in 1812 between Britain and the USA. The author argues that the victories in the Gulf region were sufficient to claim the War of 1812 was not a draw, but a decisive American victory.
This examination of the Creek War integrates the struggle with the larger conflict that broke out in 1812 between Britain and the USA. The author argu...
With a new introduction and revised bibliography by the author, this book is the story of a few Confederate ships that did considerable damage to the great U.S. merchant marine fleet during the Civil War. The "Florida" and the ships she outfitted caused such uproar with their daring exploits against American shipping that the Union Navy finally had to use desperate measures to capture them. During her tow cruised, the "Florida" captured and destroyed son $4,051,000 worth of commerce. This amount was a close second to the destruction by the famous ship "Alabama," and almost twice as much as...
With a new introduction and revised bibliography by the author, this book is the story of a few Confederate ships that did considerable damage to t...
This compelling narrative demonstrates the passionate interest the Jeffersonian presidents had in wresting land from less powerful foes and expanding Jefferson's "empire of liberty."
The first two decades of the 19th century found many Americans eager to move away from the crowded eastern seaboard and into new areas where their goals of landownership might be realized. Such movement was encouraged by Presidents Jefferson, Madison, and Monroe- collectively known as the Jeffersonians- who believed that the country's destiny was to have total control...
This compelling narrative demonstrates the passionate interest the Jeffersonian presidents had in wresting land from less powerful foes and<...
