300円 *Explains the central issues of the 1850s, including the Missouri Compromise, the Kansas-Nebraska Act, popular sovereignty and the Dred Scott Decision,*Includes pictures of Douglas and other important people, places, and events in his life. . *Includes a Bibliography for further reading.*Includes...

164円 Confederate Military History is a 12-volume series of books written and/or edited by former Confederate general Clement A. Evans that deals with specific topics related to the military personalities, places, battles, and campaigns in various Southern United States, including those of the Confeder...

164円 Slavery existed long before the United States of America was founded, but so did opposition to slavery. Both flourished after the founding of the country, and the anti-slavery movement was known as abolition. For many abolitionists, slavery was the preeminent moral issue of the day, and their opp...

496円 In the narrative of the Civil War, Edward Porter Alexander has loomed larger in death than in life. Just 25 years old when the war broke out, Porter Alexander had already served as an engineer and officer in the U.S. Army, but the native Georgian resigned his commission in May 1861 and joined the...

164円 Some of the most famous stories of the Civil War took place miles away from battlefield lines. Sabotage, raids, and daring escapes from captivity are among the most celebrated and colorful stories of the war, and some raids made certain units and commanders famous, such as Colonel John Mosby and ...

496円 This is a mainstream history of the Knights Templars written and published in the 19th century. Author Charles G. Addison details the rise of the Templars, who were entrusted by the Church and States of Europe to be the spearhead of the crusades. In the process they gained immense wealth and infl...

164円 With the exception of George Washington, perhaps the most famous and celebrated general in American history is Robert E. Lee (January 19, 1807 October 12, 1870), despite the fact he led the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia against the Union in the Civil War. The son of U.S. Revolutionary Wa...

661円 As a career civil servant in the United States government during much of his adult life, Jefferson Davis was a natural choice to be elected President of the seceding Southern states in early 1861. Whether the Civil War would have ended any differently with someone else in charge of the Confederac...

164円 George Brinton McClellan (December 3, 1826 October 29, 1885) was a major general during the American Civil War. He organized the famous Army of the Potomac and served briefly (November 1861 to March 1862) as the general-in-chief of the Union Army. Early in the war, McClellan played an important ...

164円 One of the most important, and controversial, Confederate generals during the Civil War was Lieutenant General James Longstreet, Robert E. Lees old warhorse. Longstreet was Lees principal subordinate for most of the war, ably managing a corps in the Army of Northern Virginia. Longstreet was instr...

496円 Despite the fact that the Civil War ended over 140 years ago, it remains a polarizing topic for the country to this day. Nowhere is this more evident than in Americans' opinion of Confederate cavalry officer Nathan Bedford Forrest. Forrest is universally regarded as a courageous and capable caval...

480円 Includes:• Charles River Editors original biography of Longstreet• Longstreets From Manassas to Appomattox: Memoirs of the Civil War in America• Longstreets official records from the Civil War One of the most important, and controversial, Confederate generals during the Civil War was Lieutenant G...