THE COMING FURY Signed 1st Franklin Library
Franklin Library, January 1980. Leather. Gilt-decorative blue leather binding with raised spine bands. Silk endapers and ribbon marker. All edges gilt. Unread; near flawless. More
Civil War
Cavalryman of the Lost Cause: A Biography of J. E. B. Stuart
Simon & Schuster, September 2008. Hardcover. Cavalryman of the Lost Cause is the first major biography in decades of the famous Confederate general J. E. B. Stuart. Based on research in manuscript collections, personal memoirs and reminiscences, and regimental histories, this comprehensive volume reflects outstanding Civil War scholarship. James Ewell..... More
Southern Invincibility: A History of the Confederate Heart
St. Martin's Press, October 1999. Hardcover. An exploration of the traditions and nature of Southern pride, a belief that Southerners have a different character from the rest of the nation, examines the impact of this thinking on the conduct and results of the Civil War. The roots of Southern pride..... More
Behind Enemy Lines: Civil War Spies, Raiders, and Guerillas
Taylor Publishing, September 2001. Hardcover. For all the heroism and military prowess shown on the battlefields of the Civil War, many of its key operations took place far from the front. Behind Enemy Lines exposes the hidden, often unknown initiatives of the War Between the States and brings their architects..... More
Chickamauga and Chattanooga Battlefields;: Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park, Georgia-Tennessee (Historical handbook series, #25)
National Park Service, 1961. Reprint. Stapled Pamphlet. Octavo. Previous owner's name inked verso of front cover. Clean, sound stampled pamphlet. 60 pages. More
Antietam: National Battlefield Site, Maryland (National Park Service Historical Handbook Series No. 31)
National Park Service Historical Handbook Series, January 1961. Stapled Pamphlet. Octavo. Stapled pamphlet. Clean, sound, no internal markings. 60 pages. More
Richmond; National Battlefield Park, Virginia: Historical Handbook No. 33
National Park Service, January 1961. Stapled Pamphlet. Octavo. Clean with tanning. Previous owner's name inked verso front cover, else without interior markings. 46 pages. More
The Killer Angels
Ballantine Books, October 1993. Mass Market PaperBack. "MY FAVORITE HISTORICAL NOVEL . . . A superb re-creation of the Battle of Gettysburg, but its real importance is its insight into what the war was about, and what it meant." --James M. McPherson, Author of Battle Cry of Freedom In the..... More
That Devil Forrest : Life of General Nathan Bedford Forrest
N/A, August 1989. Trade Paperback. More
PATRIOTIC GORE: Studies in the Literature of the America
Oxford University Press, January 1962. First Edition. Cloth. Octavo. {4 & 1/2' x 7 & 1/2'} In edgeworn DJ. Flap not clipped. Navy blue cloth covered boards with gold lettering on spine and front panel. Tight binding. Unmarked internal text. No underlining, etc. 816 pages. More
C.S.S. Shenandoah: The Memoirs of Lieutenant Commanding James I. Waddell
US Naval Institute Press, March 1996. Trade Paperback. A fascinating memoir by the captain of the famous confederate cruiser that captured 38 ships and burned 32. Unread. Still in shrink wrap. More
Civil War Command And Strategy: The Process Of Victory And Defeat
Free Press, March 1992. Hardcover. In this "nuts and bolts" comparative history of Union and Confederate command and strategy, the eminent prize-winning historian Archer Jones shows us how the Civil War was actually conducted. Looking at decision-making at the highest levels, from mobilization and organization to planning and operation, Jones..... More
In the Hands of Providence : Joshua L. Chamberlain and the American Civil War
Chapel Hill, May 1992. Hardcover. Deserve[s] a place on every Civil War bookshelf.--New York Times Book Review [Trulock] brings her subject alive and escorts him through a brilliant career. One can easily say that the definitive work on Joshua Chamberlain has now been done.--James Robertson, Richmond Times-Dispatch An example of..... More
What the Yankees Did to Us: Sherman's Bombardment and Wrecking of Atlanta
Mercer University Press, October 2011. Hardcover. Like Chicago from Mrs. O'Leary's cow, or San Francisco from the earthquake of 1906, Atlanta has earned distinction as one of the most burned cities in American history. During the Civil War, Atlanta was wrecked, but not by burning alone. Longtime Atlantan Stephen Davis..... More
Out of the Storm: The End of the Civil War, April-June 1865
Little Brown and Company, April 1994. Hardcover. More
This Mighty Scourge: Perspectives on the Civil War
Oxford University Press, USA, January 2007. Hardcover. The author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning Battle Cry of Freedom and the New York Times bestsellers Crossroads of Freedom and Tried by War, among many other award-winning books, James M. McPherson is America's preeminent Civil War historian. In this collection of provocative and..... More
Monitor Chronicles: One Sailor's Account. Today's Campaign to Recover the Civil War Wreck
Simon & Schuster, July 2000. Hardcover. To mark the ongoing recovery efforts on the 138-year-old wreck of the U.S.S. Monitor, The Mariners' Museum presents a lavishly illustrated commemorative volume of the renowned ship's past and present. 100+ photos & illustrations, many in color. To mark the ongoing recovery efforts on..... More
The Long Surrender
Random House, February 1985. Hardcover. More
The Civil War in the American West
Knopf, October 1991. Hardcover. More
Sherman: Merchant of Terror, Advocate of Peace
Pelican Publishing Company, January 1992. Hardcover. An investigative look into the personality of the general who has been called everything from a barbarian to a hero. William Tecumseh Sherman's Civil War battles, from Bull Run to Savannah, changed the course of military history and reshaped American military strategy. While much..... More
Damn the Torpedoes: Naval Incidents of the Civil War
John F Blair Pub, October 1989. Oversized Hardcover. Recounts battles between Union and Confederate ships, and looks at the technological developments that influenced the course of the war. More
The Civil War: A Narrative : Fredericksburg to Stelle Bayou: 5 (Shelby Foote, th
Time-life Books, January 1999. Oversized Clothbound. Moderate shelf wear on the jacket. More
Marching Home: Union Veterans and Their Unending Civil War
Liveright, January 2015. First Edition. Hardcover. For well over a century, traditional Civil War histories have concluded in 1865, with a bitterly won peace and Union soldiers returning triumphantly home. In a landmark work that challenges sterilized portraits accepted for generations, Civil War historian Brian Matthew Jordan creates an entirely..... More
Lincoln Takes Command: The Campaign to Seize Norfolk and the Destruction of the CSS Virginia
Savas Beatie, December 2019. Hardcover. On a rainy evening during the Civil War's second May, President Abraham Lincoln and two of his cabinet secretaries boarded a treasury department ship to sail to Union-held Fort Monroe in Hampton Roads, Virginia. The trip resulted in the first and only time in the..... More
Co. Aytch: A Confederate Memoir of the Civil War
Touchstone, November 2003. Trade Paperback. A classic Civil War memoir, Co. Aytch is the work of a natural storyteller who balances the horror of war with an irrepressible sense of humor and a sharp eye for the lighter side of battle. It is a testament to one man's enduring humanity..... More
