Books

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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Reconstructing the campus Reconstructing the campus Michael David Cohen The first book to examine the Civil War's immediate and long-term impact on higher education, Reconstructing the Campus begins by tracing college communities' responses to the secession crisis and th… OL16465072W
In the Cause of Liberty In the Cause of Liberty William J. Cooper, Jr.,John M. McCardell, Jr. In this remarkable collection, ten premier scholars of nineteenth-century America address the epochal impact of the Civil War by examining the conflict in terms of three Americas--antebellum, wartime… OL16805952W
A changing wind A changing wind Wendy Hamand Venet "In 1845, Atlanta was the last stop at the end of a railroad line, the home of just twelve families and three general stores. By the 1860s, it was a thriving Confederate city, second only to Richmond… OL19665603W
Edith D. Pope and her Nashville friends Edith D. Pope and her Nashville friends Simpson, John A. "Founded in 1893, the Confederate Veteran was a monthly magazine devoted to the wartime reminiscences of Confederate soldiers. In 1913 founding editor Sumner A. Cunningham died, and his longtime secr… OL3912491W
Abraham Lincoln and the second American Revolution Abraham Lincoln and the second American Revolution James M. McPherson James McPherson offers a series of thoughtful and engaging essays on aspects of Lincoln and the war that have rarely been discussed in depth. McPherson displays his keen insight and sterling prose as… OL51156W
Ripples of Battle Ripples of Battle Victor Hanson The effects of war refuse to remain local: they persist through the centuries, sometimes in unlikely ways far removed from the military arena. In Ripples of Battle, the acclaimed historian Victor Dav… OL8052793W