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Best Little Stories From the Civil War C. Brian Kelly Best Little Stories from the Civil War is a collection of more than one hundred true stories from America’s most divisive war. Filled with dramatic personal snapshots of the events-gathered from letters, diaries, eyewitness accounts, and autobiographies- the book focuses on matters of human interest behind the newspaper headlines. Not only are the military campaigns and battles of the war reported; so are the experiences of those affected by them-as combatants or as civilians-recorded in vivid detail, often in their own words. Here soldiers describe their first experiences in battle, women observe the advances and retreats of armies, spies recount their methods, and leaders reveal the reasoning behind many of their public actions. More than just another book about military matters, Best Little Stories of the Civil War will provide readers with a unique perspective on our nation’s most destructive war. 332 Pages $17.99+S&H
Best Little Stories of the Blue And Gray C. Brian Kelly Best Little Stories of the Blue and Gray is a collection of nearly one hundred true stories of the Civil War and the people who fought it. As journalistic history, the stories are drawn from the writing of soldiers, sailors, slaves, and ordinary citizens as much as from the papers and writings fo politicians and military leaders. As such, C. Brian Kelly presents the war largely in terms of its human-interest qualities. In many instances the stories are intensely personal. Others expand on or elaborate on well-known events of the war. 352 Pages $17.99+S&H
Murder Most Confederate Martin H. Greenberg When a nation’s attention turns toward war, many opportunities for crime arise. Against the backdrop of brothers fighting brothers and cities and states under siege, civilians and soldiers alike may conspire to use the cover of conflict to steal, cheat, spy, and even murder for many reasons-ranging from the honor of their cause to personal gain. Sometimes the crime committed to further the war aims of one side or the other can be the most terrible of all. 278 Pages $14.99+S&H
Strange Battles of the Civil War Webb Garrison Jr. Although the results of many Civil War battles were in favor of the anticipated victor, in many instances the hows and whys and whos were very different than what had been planned, On many occasions the combat was accompanied by various unique and strange elements. In this engaging survey of twenty three battles of the American Civil War, several of these peculiarities are highlighted. These intriguing tales included naval engagements, naval battles against land forces, cover-ups and scapegoats, unexpected combat and military blunders. 310 Pages $17.99+S&H
The Unknown Civil War Webb Garrison Webb Garrison demonstrates that a general review of the little-known stories of the American Civil War exposes a number of overlooked, unexamined aspects of the four-year conflict. Despite the vast amount of research by generations of scholars and the scrutiny to which the war has been subjected, there are many motives, accomplishments, and repercussions about which little is known. As a result, because so much has either been forgotten, overlooked, or left unknown, a sense of mystery and fascination still clings to the war. 304 Pages $15.99+S&H
Battles and Leaders of the Civil War Ned Bradford Here is the story of the Civil War in the words of the men and women who were involved in the conflict. From leaders such as Ulysses S. Grant, Robert E. Lee, William Tecumseh Sherman, and G. T. Beauregard, to men under their command, such as surgeon John M. Browne, cavalryman John L. Collins, and Captain of volunteer corps Daniel Oakey, these ar first person accounts from those who fought and died for the causes they believed in. 628 Pages $14.99+S&H
Stories of the Confederate South Rickey E. Pittman Though much as been written about the Civil War, Rickey E. Pittman offers a refreshing new Southern perspective on the war that changed history. Stories of the Confederate South is an anthology of short fiction presenting a variety of Southern characters, events, and issues that capture the spirit and passion of the South. 94 Pages $14.99+S&H
A Nation Transformed Gerald S. Henig & Eric Niderost Called America’s second revolution by some historians, the Civil War produced many changes that went far beyond military matters. In many respects, a different nation emerged from the conflict than the one that entered it. Professor William Hesseltine accurately described the war as “the fiery crucible in which the old nation was melted down and out of which modern America was poured”. Nothing-from the nature of the presidency to the nature of social life, from how war was conducted to how public opinion was managed-escaped that fiery crucible. A Nation Transformed is a comprehensive look as how the conflict changed the growing nation. Readers will be surprised at how deeply the war affected the United States, which was indeed transformed by it and would never be the same. 496 Pages $19.99+S&H
Blood Image Paul Christopher Anderson This book is about the image of a Confederate calvary leader. Necessarily it contains biography, although it is not wholly or primarily a biography; necessarily it contains military history, but it is not a military study. It approaches its subject as a living symbol, a vivid and power ful representation of what Confederates in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia say the purpose and meaning of their Civil War. Unlike many studies that emphasize Confederate myth making as a function of the Lost Cause, the book argues that symbol’s emotional force was born of images and ideals current in Southern culture before the outbreak of the war. 266 Pages $19.99+S&H
Uncle Tom’s Cabin Harriet Beecher Stowe The first American novel to become an international best-seller, Stowe’s book charts the progress of slavery to freedom of fugitives who escape the chains of American chattel slavery and of a martyr who transcends all earthly ties. At the middle of the nineteenth century, the names of its characters-Little Eva, Topsy, Uncle Tom-were renowned. A hundred years later, ‘Uncle Tom’ still had meaning, but to Blacks everywhere it had become a curse. 540 Pages $8.99+S&H
Uncle Tom’s Cabin Or, Life Among the Lowly Harriet Beecher Stowe Published in 1852, Uncle Tom’s Cabin brought the abolitionist’s message to the White House and beyond-no woman before or since Harriet Beecher Stowe has so successfully written a novel designed to motivate America to act on major issue of the day. Controversial still, his novel has weathered continual debates on all aspects of its writing and its subject matter. In her eloquent introduction, Ann Douglas establishes the historical and literary significance of Uncle Tom’s Cabin, the accuracy in its portrayal of the slave experience, the brilliance in its narrative structure and the use of dialogue, and its profoundly feminist implications. 640 Pages $9.99+S&H
Harriet Tubman Beverly Lowry During her lifetime Harriet Tubman was an escaped slave, lumberjack, laundress, raid leader, nurse, fund-raiser, cook, intelligence gatherer , Underground Railroad organizer, and abolitionist. She was known as Moses and as General Tubman. In Harriet Tubman: Imagining A Life, Beverly Lowry goes beyond the familiar tales to create a portrait of Tubman in lively imagined vignettes that, as Lowry writes, “catch her on the fly” and portray her life as she herself may have presented it. 422 Pages $27.99+S&H
The Civil War Handbook How to Dress, Talk, Eat, and Command like a Confederate Captain Robin Robinson The Civil War years were filled with intense conflict and political upheaval, but what were they actually like for the soldiers who fought in the war? Learn about the men and their lives in The Civil War Handbook and participate in more than 25 activities that will make the Civil War come alive for the reader. Also includes a section on Women in the War. 60 Pages $12.99+S&H
The Civil War Handbook How to Dress, Talk, Eat, and Command Like A Union Lieutenant Robin Robinson The Civil War years were filled with intense conflict and political upheaval, but what were they actually like for the soldiers who fought in the war? Learn about the men and their lives in The Civil War Handbook and participate in more than 25 activities that will make the Civil War come alive for the reader. Also includes a section on Women in the War. 60 Pages $12.99+S&H
War Crimes Against Southern Civilians Walter Brian Cisco Finally, here is the first book-length survey of the Union’s “hard war”against the people of the Confederacy-one that included the shelling and burning of cities, systematic destruction of entire districts, mass arrests, forced expulsions, wholesale plundering and murder. In as series of compelling chapters, Cisco chronicles the St. Louis massacre, impose a reign of terror and dictatorship in Missouri. He tells of the events leading to, and the suffering caused by, the Federal decree that forced twenty thousand Missouri Civilians to exile. The arrests of civilians, the suppression of Civil liberties , theft, and murder to “restore the Union” in Tennessee are also examined. 226 Pages $26.99+S&H
Varina Howell Wife of Jefferson Davis Eron Rowland The first volume of this Biography has received flattering reviews from critics on the staff of the Nation , the Virginia Quarterly Review, The Boston Transcript and the London Times. Both Gamaliel Bradford and William E. Dodd have been warm in their commendation of the second volume. In this volume Mrs. Rowland had written a charming and accurate historical narrative of the Southern Confederacy in which the wife of Jefferson Davis played a part hat holds and fascinates the reader. The narrative written in a easy, graceful yet frank and forceful style, places the work among the year’s important contribution to American biography. 587 Pages $22.99+S*H
History Buff’s Guide to the Civil War Thomas R. Flagel Exploring the Civil War can be fascinating, but with so many battles, leaders, issues, and more than 50,000 books on these subjects, the task can also be overwhelming. Was Gettysburg the most important battle? Were Abraham Lincoln and Jefferson Davis so different from each other? How Accurate is reenacting? Who were the worst commanding generals? The Best? Thomas R. Flagel uses annotated lists organized under more than thirty headings to clarify the best, the worst, the largest and the most lethal aspects of the conflict. Key People, Places, & Events! 400 Pages $17.99+S&H
Gone With The Wind Special Commemorative 60th Anniversary Edition By Margaret Mitchell The greatest love story of our time, the story of Scarlett O’Hara and Rhett Butler... Margret Mitchell’s monumental epic of the south won a Pulitzer Prize, gave rise to the most popular motion picture of our time and inspired a sequel that became the fastest selling novel of the century. It is one of the most popular books ever written; more than 28 million copies of the book have been sold in more than 37 countries. Today, more than half a centry after its initial publication, its achevements are unparalleled, and it remains the most revered American saga and the most beloved work by an Amercian writer. 1024 Pages $5.99 +S&H Add to Basket
Winner of the Pulitzer Prize Gone With The Wind Margaret Mitchell Margaret Mitchell’s epic novel of love and war won the Pulitzer Prize and went on to givr ise to two authorized sequels and one of the most popular celebrated movies of all time. Many novels have been written about the Civil War and its aftermath. None takes ups into the buring fields and cities of the American South as Gone With The Wind does, creating haunting scigns and thrilling characters so vivid that we remember their words and feel their fear and hunger for the rest of our lives. “Fascinating and Unforgettable! A Remarkable book, a spectacular book, a book that will not be forgotten!” -Chicago Tribune 960 Pages $16.99+S&H
Gone With The Wind Hardback Edition Margaret Mitchell Gone With The Wind explores the depths of human passions with an intensity as bold as its setting in the bluff red hills of Georgia. A superb piece of storytelling, it brings the drama of the Civil War and Reconstruction. This is the tale of Scarlett O’Hara, the spoiled, ruthless daughter of a wealthy plantation owner, who arrives at young womanhood just in time to see the Civil War sweep away the life for which her upbringing has prepared her. After the fall of Atlanta she returns to the plantation and by stubborn shrewdness saves her home from both Sherman and the Carpetbaggers. But in the process she hardens. She has neared starvation and she vows never to be hungry again. “...the best novel that has ever come out of the South. In fact, I believe it is unsurpassed in the whole of American writing.” -Washington Post 1048 Pages $24.99+S&H

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