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Apostles of Disunion Southern Secession Commissioners and the Causes of the Civil War

by Charles B. Dew

Business & Economics Economic Conditions History

Charles Dew's Apostles of Disunion has established itself as a modern classic and an indispensable account of the Southe...

University of Virginia Press • 151 pg • 2016

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Hymns of the Republic The Story of the Final Year of the American Civil War

by S. C. Gwynne

History United States Civil War Period (1850-1877)

From the New York Times bestselling and award-winning author of Empire of the Summer Moon and Rebel Yell comes “a master...

Simon and Schuster • 416 pg • 2019-10-29

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James Garfield & the Civil War

by Daniel J Vermilya

English & College Success English Biography & Autobiography

This biography of America's twentieth president sheds light on his Civil War years, when he served as a major general fo...

Open Road Integrated Media, In... • 131 pg • 2010-09-24

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This Republic of Suffering Death and the American Civil War (National Book Award Finalist)

by Drew Gilpin Faust

History United States Civil War Period (1850-1877)

NATIONAL BESTSELLER • NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALIST • An "extraordinary ... profoundly moving" history (The New York Time...

Knopf Doubleday Publishing Gro... • 384 pg • 2009-01-06

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The Civil War for Kids A History with 21 Activities

by Janis Herbert

Education Teaching Juvenile Nonfiction

History explodes in this activity guide spanning the turmoil preceding secession, the first shots fired at Fort Sumter, ...

Chicago Review Press • 145 pg • 1999

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The Civil War An Interactive History Adventure

by Matt Doeden

Juvenile Nonfiction Adventure & Adventurers History

It's 1863, and the Civil War has torn apart the United States. For two years, the Confederacy and the Union have battled...

Capstone • 112 pg • 2016-03-20

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The Boys' War Confederate and Union Soldiers Talk about the Civil War

by Jim Murphy

Juvenile Nonfiction Art History

This contemporary classic explores the role of boys who fought in the Civil War. No reader's vision of America's most br...

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt • 110 pg • 1990

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The Civil War

by Peter Benoit

History United States Civil War Period (1850-1877)

An introduction the civil war for young readers.This book introduces readers (Grades 3-5) to the American Civil War, det...

Children's Press • 48 pg • 2011-09-08

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Battle Maps of the Civil War The Western Theater

by American Battlefield Trust

History United States Civil War Period (1850-1877)

From the American Battlefield Trust, the collection of their popular battle maps of the Western Theater of the American ...

Knox Press • 112 pg • 2021-01-19

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Bill O'Reilly's Legends and Lies: The Civil War

by David Fisher

Biography & Autobiography Historical History

The next installment in the New York Times #1 bestselling companion series to the Fox historical docudrama, Bill O’Reill...

Henry Holt and Company • 368 pg • 2017-06-06

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Midnight Rising John Brown and the Raid That Sparked the Civil War

by Tony Horwitz

History United States Civil War Period (1850-1877)

A New York Times Notable Book for 2011A Library Journal Top Ten Best Books of 2011A Boston Globe Best Nonfiction Book of...

Picador • 384 pg • 2012-08-07

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The Civil War Visual Encyclopedia

by DK

Juvenile Nonfiction History United States

Discover the people, battles, and politics of America's bloodiest conflict, and explore its causes, chapters, characters...

National Geographic Books • 160 pg • 2021-07-20

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The Landmark Julius Caesar The Complete Works: Gallic War, Civil War, Alexandrian War, African War, and Spanish War

by Kurt A. Raaflaub

History Ancient Rome

The Landmark Julius Caesar is the definitive edition of the five works that chronicle the military campaigns of Julius ...

Knopf Doubleday Publishing Gro... • 896 pg • 2019-02-05

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Battlefields of the Civil War

by National Geographic Society

History Military United States

Locates every battle, campaign and major event of the war. Features detailed descriptive notes. On the hundredth anniver...

Bella Terra Publishing [distri... • 2 pg • 2011

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Daughters of the Flower Fragrant Garden Two Sisters Separated by China's Civil War

by Zhuqing Li

History Asia China

Sisters separated by war forge new identities as they are forced to choose between family, nation, and their own indepen...

National Geographic Books • 336 pg • 2022-06-21

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How the South Won the Civil War Oligarchy, Democracy, and the Continuing Fight for the Soul of America

by Heather Cox Richardson

History United States 19th Century

Named one of The Washington Post's 50 Notable Works of Nonfiction While the North prevailed in the Civil War, ending sl...

Oxford University Press • 272 pg • 2022

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The Cotillion Brigade A Novel of the Civil War and the Most Famous Female Militia in American History

by Glen Craney

Fiction War & Military Historical

Georgia burns.Sherman’s Yankees are closing in.Will the women of LaGrange run or fight?Based on the true story of the ce...

Brigid's Fire Press • 399 pg • 2021-03-15

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History of Canadian Business, New edition

by R.T. Naylor

Business & Economics Industries Corporate & Business History

An unprecedented work in Canadian historiography, The History of Canadian Business, 1867-1914 has been chosen by the Soc...

ACP - McGill Queen's Universit... • 428 pg • 2010-08-01

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Strictly Business New York Stories

by O. Henry

Fiction City Life History

This collection of 33 stories from 1908 chronicles the place with which O. Henry is most identified: New York City, whi...

Transaction Publishers • 271 pg • 2009-12-30

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Astrology for Teens The Complete Guide to Discover Your Place in the World : what the Zodiac Says about You (& Everyone You Know) and how the Universe Influences Your Everyday Life and Future

by Olivia Smith

Religion & Spirituality New Age & Spirituality Divination

🎁 The Perfect Gift for Teenagers! 🎁Your teenage years may feel troublesome, but this book could help you ease that out b...

Olivia Smith • 89 pg • 2022

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The Black Friar a captivating spy thriller series set in 17th century London

by S. G. MacLean

Fiction Mystery & Detective Historical

Rebellion in the city, and a Royalist spy in his own ranks - Damian Seeker, Captain of Oliver Cromwell's guard, must era...

Quercus Publishing • 464 pg • 2016-10-06

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Puerto Rican Women's History: New Perspectives New Perspectives

by Felix Matos-Rodriguez

History Religion Philosophy

A survey of the topics in gender and history of Puerto Rican women. Organized chronologically and covering the 19th and ...

Routledge • 272 pg • 2015-05-15

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Visualized Church History New Edition

by O. P. Sister Mary Loyola Vath

Religion Christianity Catholic

From the 1930s through the 1950s, Oxford Book Company produced a series of educational books called the "Oxford Visualiz...

St. Augustine Academy Press • 374 pg • 2019-09-25

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New Music, New Allies American Experimental Music in West Germany from the Zero Hour to Reunification

by Amy C. Beal

Art Biography & Autobiography Music

New Music, New Allies documents how American experimental music and its practitioners came to prominence in the West Ger...

University of California Press • 340 pg • 2006-07-04

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History: Historical events, civilizations, and analysis

Apostles of Disunion Southern Secession Commissioners and the Causes of the Civil War by Charles B. Dew. Genre: Business & Economics, Economic Conditions, History, United States, Civil War Period (1850-1877), State & Local, South (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV), Political Science, American Government, Social Science, Race & Ethnic Relations. Publisher: University of Virginia Press. 151 pages. ISBN: 9780813939445.
Hymns of the Republic The Story of the Final Year of the American Civil War by S. C. Gwynne. Genre: History, United States, Civil War Period (1850-1877), 19th Century, Modern, World. Publisher: Simon and Schuster. 416 pages. ISBN: 9781501116223.
James Garfield & the Civil War by Daniel J Vermilya. Genre: English & College Success, English, Biography & Autobiography, Social Sciences, History, Military History, American History, Regional American History. Publisher: Open Road Integrated Media, Inc.. 131 pages. ISBN: 9781625854414.
This Republic of Suffering Death and the American Civil War (National Book Award Finalist) by Drew Gilpin Faust. Genre: History, United States, Civil War Period (1850-1877), Military, Social History. Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group. 384 pages. ISBN: 9780375703836.
The Civil War for Kids A History with 21 Activities by Janis Herbert. Genre: Education, Teaching, Juvenile Nonfiction, History, Military & Wars, United States, 19th Century, Civil War Period (1850-1877). Publisher: Chicago Review Press. 145 pages. ISBN: 9781556523557.
The Civil War An Interactive History Adventure by Matt Doeden. Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction, Adventure & Adventurers, History, Military & Wars, United States, Civil War Period (1850-1877). Publisher: Capstone. 112 pages. ISBN: 9781515733898.
The Boys' War Confederate and Union Soldiers Talk about the Civil War by Jim Murphy. Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction, Art, History, Biography & Autobiography, Historical, Literary, Music, Performing Arts, Political, Science & Technology, Women, Boys & Men, United States, State & Local, 19th Century, Civil War Period (1850-1877), Photography, Technology. Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. 110 pages. ISBN: 9780395664124.
The Civil War by Peter Benoit. Genre: History, United States, Civil War Period (1850-1877), Juvenile Nonfiction. Publisher: Children's Press. 48 pages. ISBN: 9780531266229.
Battle Maps of the Civil War The Western Theater by American Battlefield Trust. Genre: History, United States, Civil War Period (1850-1877), Military, Modern, 19th Century. Publisher: Knox Press. 112 pages. ISBN: 9781682619933.
Bill O'Reilly's Legends and Lies: The Civil War by David Fisher. Genre: Biography & Autobiography, Historical, History, Military, United States, Civil War Period (1850-1877). Publisher: Henry Holt and Company. 368 pages. ISBN: 9781250109842.
Midnight Rising John Brown and the Raid That Sparked the Civil War by Tony Horwitz. Genre: History, United States, Civil War Period (1850-1877), African American & Black. Publisher: Picador. 384 pages. ISBN: 9780312429263.
The Civil War Visual Encyclopedia by DK. Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction, History, United States, Civil War Period (1850-1877). Publisher: National Geographic Books. 160 pages. ISBN: 9780744028454.
The Landmark Julius Caesar The Complete Works: Gallic War, Civil War, Alexandrian War, African War, and Spanish War by Kurt A. Raaflaub. Genre: History, Ancient, Rome, Military, Strategy, Europe. Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group. 896 pages. ISBN: 9780307455444.
Battlefields of the Civil War by National Geographic Society. Genre: History, Military, United States, Civil War Period (1850-1877). Publisher: Bella Terra Publishing [distribution]. 2 pages. ISBN: 9781888216462.
Daughters of the Flower Fragrant Garden Two Sisters Separated by China's Civil War by Zhuqing Li. Genre: History, Asia, China, Biography & Autobiography, Cultural, Ethnic & Regional, Asian & Asian American, Modern, 20th Century. Publisher: National Geographic Books. 336 pages. ISBN: 9780393541779.
How the South Won the Civil War Oligarchy, Democracy, and the Continuing Fight for the Soul of America by Heather Cox Richardson. Genre: History, United States, 19th Century, Civil War Period (1850-1877), 20th Century, Americas (North, Central, South, West Indies), Political Science, History & Theory, American Government, Political Ideologies, Conservatism & Liberalism, Social Science, Anthropology, Cultural & Social, Discrimination. Publisher: Oxford University Press. 272 pages. ISBN: 9780197581797.
The Cotillion Brigade A Novel of the Civil War and the Most Famous Female Militia in American History by Glen Craney. Genre: Fiction, War & Military, Historical, Biographical, History, United States, State & Local, South (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV), Military, Civil War Period (1850-1877). Publisher: Brigid's Fire Press. 399 pages. ISBN: 9780996154123.
History of Canadian Business, New edition by R.T. Naylor. Genre: Business & Economics, Industries, Corporate & Business History, History. Publisher: ACP - McGill Queen's University Press. 428 pages. ISBN: 9780773575479.
Strictly Business New York Stories by O. Henry. Genre: Fiction, City Life, History, Literary Criticism, Travel, Essays & Travelogues. Publisher: Transaction Publishers. 271 pages. ISBN: 9781412813037.
Astrology for Teens The Complete Guide to Discover Your Place in the World : what the Zodiac Says about You (& Everyone You Know) and how the Universe Influences Your Everyday Life and Future by Olivia Smith. Genre: Religion & Spirituality, New Age & Spirituality, Divination, Reference, Science & Math, Experiments, Instruments & Measurement, Telescopes, Sports & Outdoors, Field Guides, Stars & Planets, Teen & Young Adult, Personal Health, Body, Mind & Spirit, Social Issues, Being a Teen, Education & Reference, History, Science & Technology. Publisher: Olivia Smith. 89 pages. ISBN: 9798361149162.
The Black Friar a captivating spy thriller series set in 17th century London by S. G. MacLean. Genre: Fiction, Mystery & Detective, Historical, Thrillers, History, Modern, 17th Century. Publisher: Quercus Publishing. 464 pages. ISBN: 9781784293383.
Puerto Rican Women's History: New Perspectives New Perspectives by Felix Matos-Rodriguez. Genre: History, Religion, Philosophy. Publisher: Routledge. 272 pages. ISBN: 9781317461609.
Visualized Church History New Edition by O. P. Sister Mary Loyola Vath. Genre: Religion, Christianity, Catholic, Christian Church, History. Publisher: St. Augustine Academy Press. 374 pages. ISBN: 9781640510968.
New Music, New Allies American Experimental Music in West Germany from the Zero Hour to Reunification by Amy C. Beal. Genre: Art, Biography & Autobiography, Music, History, Europe, Germany, Ethnic, History & Criticism. Publisher: University of California Press. 340 pages. ISBN: 9780520247550.