Kategoria BISAC: History >> United States - Civil War Period (1850-1877)

Non-fiction. The Colonel and the Vicar is a unique, fascinating story about the American Civil War that defies categorization by combining genealogy, biography, and history. What started out as my personal genealogical research revealed the story of my ancestors Henry and Francis Tremlett, first cousins. In turn, additional research revealed their roles during the American Civil War, as well as the United Kingdom's considerable influence on the war, the latter being a part of history largely underserved.
As such the story combines other historically accurate and colorful characters,...

In 1787, the Northwest Ordinance made the Ohio River the dividing line between slavery and freedom in the West, yet in 1861, when the Civil War tore the nation apart, the region failed to split at this seam. In Slavery's Borderland, historian Matthew Salafia shows how the river was both a physical boundary and a unifying economic and cultural force that muddied the distinction between southern and northern forms of labor and politics.

Countering the tendency to emphasize differences between slave and free states, Salafia argues that these systems of labor were not so much...

Complete with amusing anecdotes, this book shows how Lincoln's uses of humor evolved as he matured and explores its versatility, range of expressions, and multiple sources: western tall...

The voice of a black female slave, written in her own hand, as she struggles for identity and freedom. What is it to serve a master? What is it to know you are bought free? Read for yourself.

The voice of a black female slave, written in her own hand, as she struggles for identity and freedom. What is it to serve a master? What is it to know you are bought free? Read for yourself.

After the American Revolution, sites representing key events in American history were crucial to the young nation's efforts to formalize its story. Following the Civil War, national history became a primary vehicle for patriotic and spiritual reconstruction, and sites such as historic battlefields served important roles in remembering the past during the nation's subsequent challenging periods, including the Great Depression and the Vietnam War.

Gettysburg Contested traces patterns of commemoration back to the well-known field of battle of July 1-3, 1863, which earned a...

• This is the second book in Laxer's North American trilogy.
• James Laxer is an award-winning author of more than twenty-five books, including the #1 national bestseller Tecumseh and Brock: The War of 1812
• Highly readable with accessible language.
• This is one of the few books that talks about key North American history and how it has shaped the continent and the global order even into the present day
• Focusing on three leaders -- Jefferson Davis, Abraham Lincoln, and John A. Macdonald -- the book showcases how similar these men are in circumstance...