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William Howard Russell's Civil War - Private Diary and Letters 1861-1862


Crawford (Ed), Martin

Hardcover. Athens GA, University of GA, 1st, 1992, Book: Near Fine, Dust Jacket: Near Fine, An English journalists impression of America, North and South during the early years of the Civil War.

Record # 106117


Price: $30.00 

 

William Tecumseh Sherman: Gold Rush Banker


Clarke, Dwight L.

Hardcover. San Francisco, California Historical Society, 1st, 1969, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 446 pages, several b&w photographs. Light stain on spine of price-clipped dust jacket. A very clean, tight copy.

Record # 851722


Price: $20.00 

 

Women in the Civil War: Extraordinary Stories of Soldiers, Spies, Nurses, Doctors, Crusaders, and Others


Eggleston, Larry G.

Softcover. US, McFarland, rep, 2009-05-13, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 214 pages. Clean, unmarked copy with only minor wear to wrappers.

Record # 462969


Price: $35.00 

 

Women of the War; Their Heroism and Self-Sacrifice


Moore, Frank

Hardcover. Hartford, S. S. Scranton, 1st, 1867, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 596 pages. Illustrated with Steel Engravings. Foxing to front endpapers. Green cloth covers with bright gilt titles on spine and cover. Clean, tight copy.

Record # 609024


Price: $50.00 

Writings on Slavery and the American Civil WarMartineau, Harriet
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Writings on Slavery and the American Civil War


Martineau, Harriet

Hardcover. DeKalb, iL, Northern Illinois University Press, 1st, 2002, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 359 pages. Hardcover with dust jacket. Slight wear to edges of jacket, scuffing and fading. Sticker residue on lower spine of jacket. Spine slightly cocked, textblock clean and tight. "Review Only" copy stamped in front end papers.

Record # 2230819


Price: $44.00 

Yankee Stepfather: General O. O. Howard and the FreedmenMcFeely, William S.
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Yankee Stepfather: General O. O. Howard and the Freedmen


McFeely, William S.

Hardcover. New Haven CT, Yale University Press , 1st, 1968, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover, 351 pages, b&w frontispiece. In a bright dust jacket with minor edgewear. Faint soil to top edge of text block, not affecting pages. Clean copy.

Record # 411553


Price: $25.00 

A Nation Without Borders: The United States and its World in an Age of Civil Wars, 1830-1910 by: Hahn, Steven

A Nation Without Borders: The United States and its World in an Age of Civil Wars, 1830-1910 by: Hahn, Steven

Hardcover. NY, Viking Books, 2nd Pr., 2016, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 596 pages, hardcover. Dust jacket has a lightly bumped corner, but is still in very good condition overall. Cream paper cover boards with a brown paper spine are clean and bright, as are interior pages. Binding is solid. Contains some B&W photography within. This book is a part of the Penguin History of the United States Series, offering a controversial yet enduring perspective on the histories of the nineteenth century. Clean copy. Record # 34503
Price: $18.00 

American Connection, The  by: Holland, Jack

American Connection, The by: Holland, Jack

Hardcover. US, Viking Adult, 1st, 1987-03-17, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 272 pages. Light shelf-wear to dust jacket, else a clean, tight copy. Record # 462327
Price: $12.00 

Battlefield and Classroom: Four Decades with the American Indian, 1867-1904 by: Pratt, Richard Henry Editor: Utley, Robert M.
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Battlefield and Classroom: Four Decades with the American Indian, 1867-1904 by: Pratt, Richard Henry Editor: Utley, Robert M.

Softcover. Norman, OK, University of Oklahoma Press, Reprint, 2003, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 358 pages, soft cover. Covers are clean and bright, as are interior pages. Binding is solid. Contains B&W photography throughout. This book is about how General Richard Henry Pratt, best known as the founder and longtime superintendent of the influential Carlisle Indian School in Pennsylvania, profoundly shaped Indian education and federal Indian policy at the turn of the twentieth century. Pratt's long and active military career included eight years of service as an army field officer on the western frontier. He directed the Carlisle school, believing that the only way to save Indians from extinction was to remove Indian youth to non reservation settings and there inculcate in them what he considered civilized ways. Previous owner's markings in black pen are present through the first half of the book. Record # 34127
Price: $12.00 

Battles and Leaders of the Civil War by: Bradford, Ned (ed.)

Battles and Leaders of the Civil War by: Bradford, Ned (ed.)

Hardcover. New York, Appleton-Century-Crofts, Inc,, 1956, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Good, 626 pages. Blue cloth, gilt on spine. Boards show minor edgewear. Dust jacket is chipped and edgeworn. Tears tape-repaired. Price-clipped. Clean, tight, unmarked copy. B/W photographs throughout. Record # 804426
Price: $12.00 

Chickamauga: Bloody Battle in the West by: Tucker, Glenn

Chickamauga: Bloody Battle in the West by: Tucker, Glenn

Softcover. US, Morningside Bookshop, rep, 1995-08-01, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 448 pages. Light edgewear to wrappers, else a clean, tight copy. Record # 462978
Price: $12.00 

CONFEDERATE AGENT: A Discovery in History. by: Horan, James

CONFEDERATE AGENT: A Discovery in History. by: Horan, James

Hardcover. New York, Crown, 1st, 1954, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Map end papers. 326 pages. Profusely illustrated throughout text. This is the true story of Confederate spies, their collaborators, their women, and their activity during the Civil War. 8vo. Green cloth. Black spine title label, gilt. Record # 220707
Price: $12.00 

Confederate Carpetbaggers, The by: Sutherland, Daniel E.

Confederate Carpetbaggers, The by: Sutherland, Daniel E.

Hardcover. Baton Rough, Louisiana St. Univ., 1st, 1988, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Black & white photos Record # 55725
Price: $12.00 

Crossroads of War: Washington County, Maryland in the Civil War by: Keller, S. Roger
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Crossroads of War: Washington County, Maryland in the Civil War by: Keller, S. Roger

Hardcover. Shippensburg, PA, Burd Street Press, 1st, 1997, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 312 pages, hardcover. Dust jacket, covers, and interior pages are all clean and bright. Binding is solid. Contains B&W photography throughout. This book brings into sharp focus a cross-section of little known happenings of both civilians and the military. These are eyewitness accounts of moments in Washington County history, a piece of the fabric that is altogether American History. Clean copy. Record # 34177
Price: $15.00 

Death in the Olive Groves: American Volunteers in the Spanish Civil War 1936-1939 by: Landis, Arthur H.

Death in the Olive Groves: American Volunteers in the Spanish Civil War 1936-1939 by: Landis, Arthur H.

Hardcover. New York, Paragon House, 1st, 1989, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 253 pages. Several black and white photographs and maps. Author Landis recounts his own experiences and the personal histories of other American volunteers. Index Record # 220799
Price: $12.00 

Families and Freedom: A Documentary History of African American Kinship in the Civil War Era by: Berlin, Ira

Families and Freedom: A Documentary History of African American Kinship in the Civil War Era by: Berlin, Ira

Hardcover. US, New Press, 1st, 1997-01-01, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 259 pages. Clean, unmarked copy with only minor wear to dust jacket. Record # 466184
Price: $12.00 

Forged in Battle: The Civil War Alliance of Black Soldiers and White Officers by: Glatthaar, Joseph T.

Forged in Battle: The Civil War Alliance of Black Soldiers and White Officers by: Glatthaar, Joseph T.

Hardcover. US, Free Pr, 1st, 1989-11-01, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 370 pages, b&w illustrations. Clean, unmarked copy with only minor wear to dust jacket. Record # 462963
Price: $12.00 

Four Years in Secessia: Adventures Within and Beyond the Union Lines by: Browne, Junius Henri
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Four Years in Secessia: Adventures Within and Beyond the Union Lines by: Browne, Junius Henri

Hardcover. Hartford, CT, O. D. Case and Company, 1st, 1865, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, 450 pages, hardcover. Brown pebble cloth covers are in good condition despite some staining, and edge wear concentrated at the top and bottom of the spine. Interior pages have significant foxing but are otherwise clean and bright. Binding is solid but not perfectly square. Contains a few B&W illustrations throughout. Browne was a war correspondent for the New York Tribune, and this book is a compilation of his articles and reports from the front lines. The book covers a wide range of topics related to the war, including military strategy, battles and skirmishes, political developments, and the experiences of soldiers and civilians. Previous owner's name is present on the front end pages, otherwise clean copy. Record # 34227
Price: $40.00 

General Grant and the Rewriting of History: How the Destruction of General William S. Rosecrans Influenced Our Understanding of the Civil War by: Varney, Frank P.
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General Grant and the Rewriting of History: How the Destruction of General William S. Rosecrans Influenced Our Understanding of the Civil War by: Varney, Frank P.

Hardcover. El Dorado Hills, CA, Savas Beatie, 1st, 2013, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 294 pages, hardcover. Dust jacket, covers, and interior pages are all clean and bright. Binding is solid. Contains B&W photography throughout. This book reveals how Ulysses S. Grant's memoirs, despite their influence, contain flaws and biases that have distorted our understanding of the Civil War and key participants, including General William S. Rosecrans. Clean copy. Record # 34176
Price: $20.00 

Gettysburg Religion: Refinement, Diversity, and Race in the Antebellum and Civil War Border North by: Longenecker, Steve
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Gettysburg Religion: Refinement, Diversity, and Race in the Antebellum and Civil War Border North by: Longenecker, Steve

Hardcover. NY, Fordham University Press, 1st, 2014, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 246 pages, hardcover. Dust jacket has some minor discoloration, but is still in very good condition overall. Black paper cover boards are clean and bright, as are interior pages. Binding is solid. Contains B&W photography and maps throughout. This book explores the religious history of antebellum and Civil War-era Gettysburg, shedding light on the remarkable diversity of American religion and the intricate ways in which it interacted with the broader culture. Clean copy. Record # 34207
Price: $25.00 

Gettysburg: Day Three by: Wert, Jeffry D.

Gettysburg: Day Three by: Wert, Jeffry D.

Hardcover. US, Simon & Schuster, 4th printing, 2001-06-26, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 448 pages, b&w illustrations. Clean, unmarked copy with only minor wear to dust jacket. Record # 462658
Price: $12.00 

Hard Marching Every Day: The Civil War Letters of Private Wilbur Fisk, 1861-1865 by: Fisk, Wilbur Editor: Rosenblatt, Emil Editor: Rosenblatt, Ruth
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Hard Marching Every Day: The Civil War Letters of Private Wilbur Fisk, 1861-1865 by: Fisk, Wilbur Editor: Rosenblatt, Emil Editor: Rosenblatt, Ruth

Hardcover. Lawrence, KS, University Press of Kansas, Reprint, 1992, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 383 pages, hardcover. Dust jacket, covers, and interior pages are all clean and bright. Binding is solid. As a war correspondent, Wilbur Fisk was an amateur, yet his letters to the Montpelier Green Mountain Freeman comprise one of the finest collections of Civil War letters in existence. He was a rural school teacher from Vermont, primarily self-educated, who enlisted in the Union Army simply because he believed he would regret it later if he didn't. Unlike professional war correspondents, Private Fisk had no access to rank or headquarters. Instead, he wrote of life as a private-as one of the foot soldiers who slept in the mud and obeyed orders no matter how incomprehensible. Clean copy. Record # 34205
Price: $18.00 

Hilton Head Island in the Civil War: Department of The South by: Carse, Robert

Hilton Head Island in the Civil War: Department of The South by: Carse, Robert

Softcover. Columbia, SC, State Printing Company, reprint, 1981, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 156 pages, soft cover. Paper covers are in very good condition, despite some minor staining along the top edge. Interior pages are clean and bright. Binding is solid. This book is a historical account of a South Carolina island which was used as a Union base during the Civil War. B&W illustrations throughout. Clean copy. Record # 33699
Price: $18.00 

Meet General Grant  by: Woodward, W .E.

Meet General Grant by: Woodward, W .E.

New York, Horace Liveright, 1st, 1928, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, 512 pages, b&w illustrations. Life of U.S. Grant. Hinge cracked before title spread. Record # 700734
Price: $12.00 


  
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