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Killing Lincoln Killing Lincoln Bill O'Reilly This book is a riveting historical narrative of the heart-stopping events surrounding the assassination of Abraham Lincoln, and the first work of history from mega-bestselling author Bill O'Reilly. T… OL16097370W
Lincoln and the triumph of the nation Lincoln and the triumph of the nation Mark E. Neely "The Civil War placed the U.S. Constitution under unprecedented--and, to this day, still unmatched--strain. In Lincoln and the Triumph of the Nation, Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Mark Neely exami… OL16262907W
The Battle of Mill Springs, Kentucky The Battle of Mill Springs, Kentucky Stuart W. Sanders On January 19, 1862, Confederate and Union forces clashed in the now-forgotten Battle of Mill Springs. Armies of inexperienced soldiers chaotically fought in the wooded terrain of south-central Kentu… OL17077940W
Grant Grant Ron Chernow Grant is a 2017 biography of Ulysses S. Grant, the 18th President of the United States, written by American historian and biographer Ron Chernow. Grant, a Union general during the Civil War, served t… OL17883071W
Our one common country Our one common country James B. Conroy "Our One Common Country explores the most critical meeting of the Civil War. Given short shrift or overlooked by many historians, the Hampton Roads Conference of 1865 was a crucial turning point in t… OL19704185W
Fighting in the shadows Fighting in the shadows Harry G. Lang This volume presents Harry G. Lang's study of deaf people's experiences in the Civil War. Based on meticulous archival research, Fighting in the Shadows reveals the stories of both ordinary and extra… OL19715184W
A massacre in Memphis A massacre in Memphis Stephen V. Ash "An unprecedented account of one of the bloodiest and most significant racial clashes in American history In May 1866, just a year after the Civil War ended, Memphis erupted in a three-day spasm of r… OL19970714W
A disease in the public mind A disease in the public mind Thomas J. Fleming Why was the United States the only nation in the world to fight a war to end slavery? Fleming looks at the reasons of why the Civil War was fought, and shows that the polarization that divided the No… OL19971959W
Glorious war Glorious war Thom Hatch "The thrilling and definitive biography of George Armstrong Custer's incredible Civil War years and the heroics that made him a legend From George Armstrong Custer's graduation from West Point to the… OL19972744W
Last of the blue and gray Last of the blue and gray Richard A. Serrano "In the late 1950s, as America prepared for the Civil War centennial, two very old men lay dying. Albert Woolson, 109 years old, slipped in and out of a coma at a Duluth, Minnesota, hospital, his mem… OL19974413W
Battle lines Battle lines Ari Kelman "A graphic history of the Civil War, told through everyday objects"-- OL20000737W
A just and generous nation A just and generous nation Harold Holzer "In A Just and Generous Nation, the eminent historian Harold Holzer and the noted economist Norton Garfinkle present a groundbreaking new account of the beliefs that inspired our sixteenth president … OL20012908W
The political life of Abraham Lincoln The political life of Abraham Lincoln Sidney Blumenthal "A multi-volume history of Lincoln as a political genius--from his obscure beginnings to his presidency, assassination, and the overthrow of his post-Civil War dreams of Reconstruction. The first vol… OL20029933W
The New York Times disunion The New York Times disunion George Kalogerakis,Edward L. Widmer,Clay Risen "Between 2011 and 2015, the Opinion section of The New York Times published Disunion, a series marking the long string of anniversaries around the Civil War, the most destructive, and most defining, … OL20040611W
Brooklyn's Plymouth Church in the Civil War era Brooklyn's Plymouth Church in the Civil War era Francis K. Decker "Discover the fascinating story of Plymouth Church in Brooklyn and its unique place in Civil War history"-- "The history of the Plymouth Church of Brooklyn before, during, and after the Civil War"-- OL23315667W
The Civil War in 500 photographs The Civil War in 500 photographs Rod Gragg Presents key events, battles, profiles of the war's leaders, memorable quotations, and photographic timelines of the Civil War, from the debate over state's rights and first shots at Fort Sumter to t… OL27021994W