Take a Break With History Reads
We hope you’re enjoying our Take a Break With History series. Below are the books we’ve been talking about, as well as some other great books we have in stock.
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Bradley M. Gottfried, The Maps of Antietam, 1st ed.
Antietam Visualized!
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Bradley M. Gottfried, The Maps of First Bull Run, 1st ed.
Bull Run Visualized!
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Brian Dirck, The Black Heavens, 1st Edition, Signed
The First In-Depth Account of Lincoln’s Response to Death
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Carl Sandburg, Abraham Lincoln: The Prairie Years & The War Years, Sangamon Ed.
Springfield, IL is the County Seat for Sangamon County
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Civil War Medicine, Jack D. Welsh, M.D., Medical Histories of Confederate Generals & Medical Histories of Union Generals
Jack D. Welsh’s Medical Histories of Generals… from both sides of the war. Welsh, late professor emeritus of medicine at the U. of Oklahoma, had examined the medical histories and events that occurred not only during the war but throughout the lives, of 425 Confederate generals and 583 Union generals. From official records, personal letters, … Continue reading Civil War Medicine, Jack D. Welsh, M.D., Medical Histories of Confederate Generals & Medical Histories of Union Generals
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Civil War Medicine, Paul E. Steiner, Disease in The Civil War: Natural Biological Warfare In 1861-1865, 1st ed
Ground-Breaking Medical Research on the Civil War!
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Civil War Nursing, Mary Elizabeth Massey, Bonnet Brigades, 1st ed.
The Most Important Study of
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Women in the Civil War of its Age -
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Civil War Nursing, Pamela D. Toler PhD., Heroines of Mercy Street., 1st ed, signed
The Companion Book to the PBS series, Mercy Street
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Daniel Weinberg & James Swanson, Lincoln’s Assassins: Their Trial and Execution
In Lincoln’s Assassins: Their Trial and Execution, An Illustrated History, James Swanson and Daniel Weinberg present an unprecedented visual record of almost 300 color illustrations of contemporary photographs, documents, prints, woodcuts, newspapers, pamphlets, books, and artifacts–many hitherto unpublished. It was the crime of the nineteenth century, and it led to the most notorious trial in American … Continue reading Daniel Weinberg & James Swanson, Lincoln’s Assassins: Their Trial and Execution
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David Blight, Frederick Douglass: Prophet of Freedom
David Blight’s Frederick Douglass: Prophet of Freedom, is a powerful portrait of an American social reformer, abolitionist, orator, writer, and statesman. As a young man Frederick Douglass (1818–1895) escaped from slavery in Baltimore, Maryland. He was fortunate to have been taught to read by his slave owner mistress, and he would go on to become … Continue reading David Blight, Frederick Douglass: Prophet of Freedom
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David Hirsch & Dan Van Haften, The Tyranny of Public Discourse, 1st Ed., Signed
Learn to Construct Solid Arguments…From the Ground Up!
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David Leroy, Mr. Lincoln’s Book: Publishing the Lincoln Douglas Debates
Here for the first time is a detailed narrative account of the publication process of the Lincoln Douglas Debates; focusing on Lincoln’s personal involvement in the process. Leroy unites the full story line with original correspondence, contemporary newspaper accounts, and photos and illustrations of the day. Lincoln, a popular politician was deeply thankful for the … Continue reading David Leroy, Mr. Lincoln’s Book: Publishing the Lincoln Douglas Debates
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David Powell & David Friedrichs, The Maps of Chickamauga, later ed.
Ideal Companion for Battlefield or Armchair Touring
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David Rubenstein, The American Story, Signed
Offers Fresh Insight on Pivotal Moments
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Donald L. Miller, Vicksburg: Grant’s Campaign That Broke the Confederacy, 1st ed., Signed on Bookplate
A Superb Account of Both Military Leadership and Soldierly Warfare
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