Civil War Period (1850-1877)
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A People’s History of the United States
$23.99 Add to cartTHE CLASSIC NATIONAL BESTSELLER
“A wonderful, splendid book–a book that should be read by every American, student or otherwise, who wants to understand his country, its true history, and its hope for
- Author: Zinn, Howard
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 784
- Publish Date: November 17 2015
- ISBN10: 0062397346
- Language: English
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Killing Lincoln: The Shocking Assassination That Changed America Forever
$20.00 Add to cartA riveting historical narrative of the heart-stopping events surrounding the assassination of Abraham Lincoln, and the first work of history from mega-bestselling author Bill O’Reilly
The iconic ancho- Series: Bill O’Reilly’s Killing
- Author: O’Reilly, Bill
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 336
- Publish Date: September 01 2015
- ISBN10: 1250012163
- Language: English
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Nothing Like It in the World: The Men Who Built the Transcontinental Railroad 1863-1869
$20.99 Add to cartIn this New York Times bestseller, Stephen Ambrose brings to life the story of the building of the transcontinental railroad, from the men who financed it to the engineers and surveyors who risked the
- Series: Men Who Built the Transcontinental Railroad, 1865-69
- Author: Ambrose, Stephen E.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 432
- Publish Date: November 06, 2001
- ISBN10: 0743203178
- Language: English
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Ways and Means: Lincoln and His Cabinet and the Financing of the Civil War
$20.00 Add to cart“Captivating . . . [Lowenstein] makes what subsequently occurred at Treasury and on Wall Street during the early 1860s seem as enthralling as what transpired on the battlefield or at the White House.”… [more below]
- Author: Lowenstein, Roger
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 448
- Publish Date: March 07 2023
- ISBN10: 0735223572
- Language: English
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Abolitionists of the Northeast: Black Leaders in the Antislavery Movement
$24.95 Add to cartAbolitionists of the Northeastprofiles the little-known yet historically prolific Black figures who actively participated in the abolitionist movement in America. The movement, which began in the 1820… [more below]
- Author: MacDonald, Gail Braccidiferro
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 240
- Publish Date: May 05 2026
- ISBN10: 1493091948
- Language: English
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President Lincoln: The Duty of a Statesman
$23.00 Add to cartIn his acclaimed book Lincoln’s Virtues, William Lee Miller explored Abraham Lincoln’s intellectual and moral development. Now he completes his “ethical biography,” showing how the amiable and inexper… [more below]
- Author: Miller, William Lee
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 512
- Publish Date: January 06 2009
- ISBN10: 1400034167
- Language: English
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Fear No Pharaoh: American Jews, the Civil War, and the Fight to End Slavery
$21.00 Add to cartShortlisted for the National Jewish Book Awards (History)
“Despite their own legacy of torment in Egypt, Jews in the U.S. varied in their attitudes toward the slave system, even after it provoked sece- Author: Kreitner, Richard
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 432
- Publish Date: March 31 2026
- ISBN10: 1250419948
- Language: English
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Monuments
$75.00 Add to cartScholars and contemporary artists reckon with decommissioned monuments, examining fraught narratives of the legacy of the Civil War and slavery as well as national identity in the United States
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- Author: Burstein, Hannah
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 304
- Publish Date: June 23 2026
- ISBN10: 1636810993
- Language: English
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The Ballad of the Fugitive William Parker: A True Tale of Love, Murder, Treason, and Ordinary Folks Who Saved America
$31.00 Read moreFor fans of Master Slave Husband Wife and Django Unchained comes the extraordinary forgotten story of an event known in its day as “the first shots of the Civil War,” from the New York Times bestselli… [more below]
- Author: Aptowicz, Cristin O’Keefe
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 448
- Publish Date: September 08 2026
- ISBN10: 1668035936
- Language: English
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Don Troiani’s Civil War Uniforms of Union and Confederate Soldiers
$32.95 Add to cartDon Troiani’s masterful artistry and Ron Field’s informative documentation bring the Civil War soldier to life.
Esteemed military historian and artist Don Troiani and military historian and author Ron- Author: Troiani, Don
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: May 19 2026
- ISBN10: 0811775704
- Language: English
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The Gettysburg Address: A Graphic Adaptation
$17.99 Add to cartThe Gettysburg Address: A Graphic Adaptation is a full-color illustrated look at Abraham Lincoln’s most famous speech, the bloody battle of the Civil War that prompted it, and how they led to a defini
- Author: Hennessey, Jonathan
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 224
- Publish Date: June 25 2013
- ISBN10: 0061969761
- Language: English
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Black Narratives of Slavery: A Very Short Introduction
$12.99 Add to cartVery Short Introductions: Brilliant, Sharp, Inspiring
This Very Short Introduction brings together a wide range of narratives of slavery across a broad historical period to understand how Black people- Series: Very Short Introductions
- Author: Patterson, Robert J.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 176
- Publish Date: April 21 2026
- ISBN10: 0197678378
- Language: English
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The Red Badge of Courage
$5.00 Add to cartMeet Henry Fleming, a youth who dreams of glory as a Union Army soldier during the Civil War. In the middle of his first battle, Henry runs from the fighting in terror. He begins to grow up when he ha… [more below]
- Series: Dover Thrift Editions: Classic Novels
- Author: Crane, Stephen
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 112
- Publish Date: July 01 1990
- ISBN10: 0486264653
- Language: English
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A Hell of a Regiment: To Gettysburg and Beyond with the Twentieth Maine
$34.95 Add to cartFrom raw recruits to battlefield legends, the 20th Maine’s stand at Gettysburg became one of the defining moments in American history.
The 20th Maine needs no introduction. One of the most famous unit- Author: Peatman, Jared
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 352
- Publish Date: June 16 2026
- ISBN10: 0811778150
- Language: English
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Abraham Lincoln’s Honored Dead at The Gettysburg National Cemetery: Profiles of the 2,000 Soldiers with Names Preserved for Their Gravestones
$22.99 Add to cartAt the November 19, 1863, dedication of the Gettysburg National Cemetery, President Abraham Lincoln delivered his famous address, eulogizing the “honored dead” being interred there. Only half of the f
- Author: Christian, James A.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 300
- Publish Date: May 20 2025
- ISBN10: 9798822979673
- Language: English
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The Portable Abraham Lincoln
$22.00 Add to cartCelebrate the bicentennial of Abraham Lincoln’s birth with this new edition of his greatest speeches and writings
Abraham Lincoln endowed the American language with a vigor and moral energy that has- Series: Penguin Classics
- Author: Lincoln, Abraham
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 400
- Publish Date: January 27 2009
- ISBN10: 0143105647
- Language: English
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Civil War Ghosts
$14.99 Add to cartWhile the War Between The States raged, the country’s spirits were restless… Civil War Ghosts takes a look inside real ghost stories reported at the time of the Civil War. Covering each year from 18
- Author: Hamilton, Michelle
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 176
- Publish Date: January 31 2019
- ISBN10: 0998164992
- Language: English
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Heroes: From Alexander the Great and Julius Caesar to Churchill and de Gaulle
$18.99 Add to cartA galaxy of legendary figures from the annals of Western history
In this enlightening and entertaining work, Paul Johnson, the bestselling author of Intellectuals and Creators, approaches the subject o
- Series: P.S.
- Author: Johnson, Paul
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 336
- Publish Date: December 02 2008
- ISBN10: 0061143170
- Language: English
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Grant and Sherman: The Friendship That Won the Civil War
$19.99 Add to cartThey were both prewar failures–Grant, forced to resign from the Regular Army because of his drinking, and Sherman, holding four different jobs, including a much-loved position at a southern military
- Author: Flood, Charles Bracelen
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 496
- Publish Date: October 24 2006
- ISBN10: 0061148717
- Language: English
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W.E.B. Du Bois: Black Reconstruction (Loa #350): An Essay Toward a History of the Part Whichblack Folk Played in the Attempt to Reconstructdemocracy i
$45.00 Add to cartA definitive edition of the landmark book that forever changed our understanding of the Civil War’s aftermath and the legacy of racism in America
Upon publication in 1935, W.E.B. Du Bois’s now classi- Author: Du Bois, W. E. B.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 1097
- Publish Date: December 14 2021
- ISBN10: 1598537032
- Language: English
