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John Brown's Body (The 100 Greatest Masterpieces of American Literature)

By: Benet, Stephen Vincent

Price: $25.00

Publisher: Franklin Center, Pennsylvania, The Franklin Library: 1976

Seller ID: 2307060

Binding: Full-Leather

Condition: Fine

An exceptional copy. 1976 Full-Leather. We have more books available by this author!. 371 pp. Full black leather, gilt titles and decorations, all edges gilt, silk moire endpapers, ribbon marker bound in. Illustrated by Peter Harritos. John Brown's Body (1928) is an epic American poem written by Stephen Vincent Benet. Its title references the radical abolitionist John Brown, who raided the federal armory at Harpers Ferry in Virginia in October 1859. He was captured and hanged later that year. Benet's poem covers the history of the American Civil War. It won the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry in 192...
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John Brown's Body: A Poem

By: Benet, Stephen Vincent; Freeman, Douglass Southall

Price: $8.00

Publisher: New York, The Heritage Press: 1948

Edition: Reissue

Seller ID: 2261480

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Good

Includes publisher's slipcase, lacks Sandglass. Slipcase repaired, rear hinge weakening, owner bookplate on front endpaper, spine and slipcase edge toned. 1948 Hard Cover. xvi, [2], 454 pp. 8vo. Introduction by Douglas Southall Freeman, fourteen color illustrations by John Steuart Curry. One of the most widely read poems of our time -- a masterful retelling of the American Civil War. ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Stephen Vincent Bent (July 22, 1898, Fountain Hill, Pennsylvania, United States -- March 13, 1943) was an American author, poet, short story writer and novelist. He is best known for his narrativ...
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A Historical Account of the Neutrality of Great Britain during the American Civil War

By: Bernard, Mountague

Price: $200.00

Publisher: London, Longmans, Green, Reader, and Dyer: 1870

Edition: First Edition

Seller ID: 2307954

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Very Good

First edition. Rebacked with cloth, new gilt titles and rules, new end sheets. 1870 Hard Cover. xv, 511, 20 pp. John Grant bookseller catalog bound in following text. A history of British neutrality during the American Civil War from a legal perspective, written by an English international lawyer who wrote a number of works on diplomacy. Bernard discusses the slavery question and the Fugitive Slave Law, the legality of secession, the election of Abraham Lincoln, proclamations of Great Britain and other nations during the war, maritime law, blockades, etc.
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Squall Across the Atlantic: American Civil War Prize Cases and Diplomacy

By: Bernath, Stuart L.

Price: $10.00

Publisher: Berkeley, California, University of California Press: 1970

Edition: First Edition

Seller ID: 2306449

ISBN: 0520015622

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Near Fine

First edition. Quarter inch tear along jacket spine head, jacket clipped. Ink name on front free endpaper. 1970 Hard Cover. x, 229 pp. In this first comprehensive study of the Civil War prize cases, the author traces the events and their far-reaching implications on both sides of the Atlantic. He explains how the court cases offered a crucial test of the Lincoln administration's power to wage war and how the decisions affected presidential emergency powers. He points out significant disagreements within the administration and shows the complex relationship between national self-interest and in...
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France and the Confederate Navy, 1862-1868: An International Episode

By: Bigelow, John

Price: $250.00

Publisher: New York, Harper & Brothers: 1888

Edition: First Edition

Seller ID: 2305601

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Very Good

First edition. Front hinge just beginning to weaken, ink bookseller stamp on front endpaper. 1888 Hard Cover. x, 247, 4 pp. 8vo. An account of the plot to construct several vessels for the Confederate Navy in French dockyards, for which the Confederacy made promises more generous than it could deliver.
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American Civil War Manuscript Document: Monthly Return of Clothing, Camp and Garrison Equipage, Completed by First Lieutenant Henry Bose on Behalf of the 41st Regiment of New York Volunteers on October 4, 1864 (No. 51)

By: Bose, Henry

Price: $75.00

Publisher: Winchester, S.N.: 1864

Seller ID: 2195664

Binding: Unbound

Condition: Very Good

Lightly soiled, two horizontal creases (this was likely sent in an envelope, not included here), with splits beginning at fore-edge of these and along vertical fold. 1864 Unbound. 4 pp. Two folded sheets, unbound. The 41st NY Volunteers were part of the 11th Corps, and nicknamedDekalbs Zouaves. They took part in the Battles of Chancellorsville and Gettysburg, were in the reserves during the first Battle of Bull Run, and fought in Second Bull Run. This document was completed shortly after the regiment joined the Army of the Shenandoah (September 27, 1864), but describes equipment received durin...
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A Civil War Treasury of Tales, Legends and Folklore

By: Botkin, B.A.

Price: $5.00

Publisher: New York, Promontory Press: 1993

Edition: Reissue

Seller ID: 2260534

ISBN: 0883940493

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Very Good

Jacket lightly rubbed. 1993 Hard Cover. This book contains a rich sampling of Civil War storytelling of all types--personal narratives, anecdotes, hero tales, legends, historical traditions, yarns, tall tales, jests, strange tales, fables. Culled from a wide variety of contemporary sources--letters, diaries, newspapers, periodicals, pamphlets--and from the great body of Civil War reminiscences and regimental histories, over 330 stories have been arranged both chronologically and by subject to form a story of the history of the war.... The voices are those of Abe Lincoln and Robert E. Lee, of s...
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The Great Rebellion: Its Secret History, Rise, Progress, and Disastrous Failure.

By: Botts, John Minor

Price: $175.00

Publisher: New York, Harper & Brothers: 1866

Edition: First Edition

Seller ID: 2285908

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Very Good

First edition (Sabin 6828). Pencil name on front flyleaf, one gathering sprung but holding firmly, minor blemishes to corners. 1866 Hard Cover. xxviii, [29]-402, 2, 2, [6] pp. 12mo. Green cloth, gilt titles and rules, brown endpapers. A contemporary account of the American Civil War, written by a Virginian politician who supported the Unionist cause, despite his ownership of slaves who worked on his plantation. He was imprisoned for his beliefs in 1862.
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Battlefields of the Civil War: A State-by-State Guide

By: Bowen, John

Price: $5.00

Publisher: ., Chartwell Books: 1986

Seller ID: 2187386

ISBN: 0890099553

Binding: Large Hardcover

Condition: Very Good

Light edge wear to jacket. Very Good. 1986 Large Hardcover. We have more books available by this author!. Covers all the major fields of battle, complete with description of tactics and outcome.
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Who Was Who in the Civil War

By: Bowman, John S.

Price: $5.00

Publisher: ., Crescent: 1994

Seller ID: 2172008

ISBN: 0517103303

Binding: Large Hardcover

Condition: Very Good

One inch tear along top edge of front jacket panel, edge wear to jacket. 1994 Large Hardcover. A large-format military-history reference furnishes more than five hundred illustrated profiles of Civil War personalities, covering not only political and military leaders, but also war correspondents, inventors, diplomats, nurses, and others.
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Ghost Ship of the Confederacy: The Story of the Alabama and Her Captain, Raphael Semmes

By: Boykin, Edward

Price: $10.00

Publisher: New York, Funk & Wagnalls: 1957

Edition: First Edition

Seller ID: 2304915

ISBN: 1131494067

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Good

First edition. No jacket. Ink underlining and marginalia. 1957 Hard Cover. xi, 404 pp. Raphael Semmes (September 27, 1809 August 30, 1877) was an officer in the Confederate Navy during the American Civil War. Until then, he had been a serving officer in the US Navy from 1826 to 1860. During the American Civil War, Semmes was captain of the cruiser CSS Alabama, the most successful commerce raider in maritime history, taking 65 prizes. Late in the war, he was promoted to rear admiral and also acted briefly as a brigadier general in the Confederate States Army. His appointment or arrangement to ...
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Battles and Leaders of the Civil War

By: Bradford, Ned

Price: $5.00

Publisher: ., Hawthorn: 1976

Seller ID: 2196659

ISBN: 0801505461

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Good

Edge wear to jacket. 1976 Hard Cover. This compendium of battle studies and reports was written by commanders of all levels: Grant, Sherman, Lee and Longstreet down to lieutenants commanding companies for points of clarification on minor skirmishes or segments of the battlefield. The accounts were set down when the war was still fresh in their memories, yet when enough time had passed for reflection.
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Battles and Leaders of the Civil War

By: Bradford, Ned

Price: $5.00

Publisher: New York, The Fairfax Press: 1979

Seller ID: 2208643

ISBN: 0517298201

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Good

One-volume abridgment of four-volume original. Pages lightly toned. A couple creases to jacket front, jacket edges lightly rubbed with a few minor tears, front jacket flap price-clipped, jacket lightly toned. 1979 Hard Cover. xiii, 626 pp. One-volume abridgment of four-volume original. This compendium of battle studies and reports was written by commanders of all levels: Grant, Sherman, Lee and Longstreet down to lieutenants commanding companies for points of clarification on minor skirmishes or segments of the battlefield. The accounts were set down when the war was still fresh in their memor...
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It Happened in the Civil War (It Happened In Series)

By: Bradley, Michael

Price: $5.00

Publisher: Guilford, Connecticut, TwoDot: 2002

Edition: 4th Printing

Seller ID: 2287706

ISBN: 0762711655

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: Very Good

Fourth printing. Laminate just starting to peel. 2002 Trade Paperback. We have more books available by this author!. viii, 136 pp. This compelling collection of true anecdotes from America's Civil War offers a lively look at thirty unusual, little-known, and bizarre incidents that impacted the course of the war.
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Shots of War: 150 Years of Dramatic Photography from the Battlefield

By: Brewer, Paul

Price: $7.00

Publisher: London, Carlton: 2010

Edition: 1st Printing

Seller ID: 2281914

ISBN: 1847323650

Binding: Soft Cover

Condition: Very Good

1st printing. Light edge wear. 2010 Soft Cover. For centuries, paintings of warfare were celebrated, glorified, and romanticized-until the invention of photography in the 1850s revealed war's true face. Here, captured in some of the most dramatic photos ever taken, is the story of modern warfare, the photographers who risked their lives to tell it, and the ever-improving photographic technology that made their achievements possible. From the American Civil War, World War II, and the Vietnam War, right up to the War on Terror, this is an exciting and informative journey for military history buf...
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Freedom from Violence: Sectarian Nonresistance from the Middle Ages to the Great War

By: Brock, Peter

Price: $9.00

Publisher: Toronto, University of Toronto Press: 1991

Edition: First Edition

Seller ID: 2200927

ISBN: 0802058795

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Very Good

First edition. 1991 Hard Cover. x, 385 pp. As long as governments engage in warfare, there will be citizens who organize to resist. The roots of nonviolent activism in Western society are deep, going back centuries in Europe and crossing over to North America more than three hundred years ago. Peter Brock traces the history of a long line of Christian sects that have rejected both the violence involved in war and the violence involved in the administration of the state, concluding the story with the outbreak of the Great War in 1914. Among the earliest of these groups to emerge were the mediev...
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Behind the Guns with American Heroes: An Official Volume of Thrilling Stories, Daring Deeds, Personal Adventures, Humorous Anecdotes, and Pathetic Incidents... of the... Spanish-American War and Our Battles with the Philippine Insurgents

By: Buel, J. W.

Price: $75.00

Publisher: Chicago and Philadelphia, International Publishing Company: 1899

Seller ID: 2302843

Binding: Large Hardcover

Condition: Very Good

Board edges lightly rubbed, first couple pages loose but included, ink names on front free endpaper, bookplate. 1899 Large Hardcover. ix,503 pp. Page ridges marbled. Presented in special chapters by Admiral Dewey, General Miles, Lieutenant Hobson, General Shafter, Admiral Schley, General Merritt, Colonel Roosevelt, Captain Sigsbee, Admiral Sampson, General Otis, Captain Evans, General Wheeler, Commodore Philip, Lieutenant Wainwright, and many other noted authorities; to which are added many interesting chapters by soldiers and sailors who were in the thickest of the conflict. Containing also m...
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The Secret Service of the Confederate States in Europe; or, How the Confederate Cruisers were Equipped, in Two Volumes

By: Bulloch, James D.; Van Doren Stern, Philip

Price: $60.00

Publisher: New York, Thomas Yoseloff: 1959

Edition: Reissue

Seller ID: 2305678

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Near Fine

1959 reissue of 1883 original. Near fine copies in near fine publisher slipcase. A few light spots on slipcase panels. Some pages in both volumes dog-eared. Two volume set in publisher's slipcase. Blue cloth boards. With new introduction by Philip Van Doren Stern. At the outbreak of the Civil War, Jefferson Davis sent merchant marine James D. Bulloch to Europe to clandestinely acquire arms and ships for the Confederate navy. His first stop was Britain, a country hedging its bets on who would win the War Between the States and willing to secretly provide the Confederacy with the naval technolog...
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Civil War Battlefields: Then and Now

By: Campi, James Jr.

Price: $5.00

Publisher: ., Thunder Bay: 2002

Seller ID: 2170922

ISBN: 1571458654

Binding: Large Hardcover

Condition: Near Fine

An exceptional copy. Near Fine. 2002 Large Hardcover. As a defining event in the history of the United States, the Civil War has no equal. Civil War Battlefields Then and Now looks at the battlefields where it all took place, covering the broad sweep of events from the Southern capture of Fort Sumter to the Battles of Gettysburg and Appomattox. Historical illustrations and archival photographs of these sacred locations are compared with specially commissioned photographs of the battlefields as they are today, accompanied by descriptive and interesting text.
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The Antietam Campaign: August-September 1862

By: Cannan, John

Price: $5.00

Publisher: ., Combined Books: 1994

Seller ID: 2194743

ISBN: 0938289365

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Good

Jacket rubbed. Good. 1994 Hard Cover. John Cannan places the Civil War's single bloodiest day of battle in the broader context of grand strategy and command personality. Cannan's classic work has undergone extensive revision under the editorial direction of renowned Civil War historian David G. Martin to reflect new information and new interpretations of recent years.
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Blockade: The Civil War at Sea

By: Carse, Robert

Price: $10.00

Publisher: New York, Rinehart & Company: 1958

Edition: First Edition

Seller ID: 2304909

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Very Good

First edition. Smudge on front jacket panel, jacket edges rubbed. 1958 Hard Cover. 279 pp. ...the story of the gallant men and ships that made perilous runs from Nassau, Bermuda and Halifax to Washington, N.C., the only remaining open port in the last years of the Civil War. Working from memoirs, diaries and other records of the Confederacy...
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The Civil War Soldier: A Photographic Journey

By: Carson, Ray M.; Robertson, James I.

Price: $7.00

Publisher: New York, Gramercy: 2007

Seller ID: 2283599

ISBN: 0517228971

Binding: Large Hardcover

Condition: Very Good

Jacket lightly rubbed. 2007 Large Hardcover. This fascinating exploration of the life of an ordinary Civil War Soldier captures nearly every aspect of daily life on and off the battlefield. Vibrant photographs of Civil War reenactors have been hand-colored with a technique similar to one used in the 1860s to create an authentic feel. The accessible and informative text of each chapter is illuminated by first-person accounts, letters, and diary entries from actual Civil War soldiers.
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The Civil War (The American Heritage Library)

By: Catton, Bruce

Price: $4.00

Publisher: Boston, Houghton Mifflin Company: 1987

Seller ID: 2206455

ISBN: 0828103054

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: Good

Light stain to bottom edge of pages, spine creased, text underlined and highlighted throughout, ink name. 1987 Trade Paperback. We have more books available by this author!. 382 pp. This book is a fast-moving, dramatic narrative. Catton, a leading historian of the Civil War, vividly describes the armies involved and battles fought. His account of battles is carefully interwoven with the political activities of the Union and Confederate armies and diplomatic efforts overseas.
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Bruce Catton's America: Selections from His Greatest Works

By: Catton, Bruce; Jensen, Oliver

Price: $5.00

Publisher: New York, Promontory Press: 1987

Seller ID: 2208641

ISBN: 0883940701

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Near Fine

A very nice copy. Jacket lightly toned, general minor wear to jacket. 1987 Hard Cover. 222 pp. Contains excerpts from the noted historian's most celebrated works, including the Pulitzer Prize-winning A Stillness at Appomattox, showing his unique perspective and versatility with subjects as diverse as John McGraw and the Civil War.
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The Civil War

By: Catton, Bruce; McPherson, James M.

Price: $7.00

Publisher: Boston, Mariner Books: 2004

Edition: Reprint

Seller ID: 2293064

ISBN: 0618001875

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: Very Good

Spine lightly creased. 2004 Trade Paperback. 382 pp. Introduced by the critically acclaimed Civil War historian James M. McPherson,The Civil Warvividly traces one of the most moving chapters in American history, from the early division between the North and the South to the final surrender of Confederate troops. Catton's account of battles is a must-read for anyone interested in the war that divided America, carefully weaving details about the political activities of the Union and Confederate armies and diplomatic efforts overseas.
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Sea of Gray: The Around-the-World Odyssey of the Confederate Raider Shenandoah

By: Chaffin, Tom

Price: $6.00

Publisher: New York, Hill and Wang: 2007

Seller ID: 2304710

ISBN: 0809085046

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: Good

Water damage. 2007 Trade Paperback. x, 432 pp. The sleek, 222-foot, black auxiliary steamerThe Sea Kingleft Londonon October, 8, 1864, ostensibly bound for Bombay. The subterfuge was ended off the shores of Madeira, as the ship was rechristened and outfitted for war. With new gun ports cut to accommodate additional cannon, theCSS Shenandoahcommenced the last, most quixotic sea story of the Civil War, the 58,000-mile, around-the-world cruise of the Confederacysthird most successful merchant raider. Before its voyage was over, thirty-two Union merchant and whaling ships and their cargoes would b...
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Brother of Mine: Civil War Letters of Thomas & William Christie

By: Christie, Thomas & William; Smith, Hampton (Editor)

Price: $4.00

Publisher: Minnesota, Minnesota Historical Society Press: 2011

Edition: First Edition

Seller ID: 1874725

ISBN: 0873517814

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: Near Fine

First edition (a paperback original). Minimal wear to corners. 2011 Trade Paperback. 330 pp. A collection of letters written by volunteers in the First Minnesota Light Artillery who worked as cannoneers, The First Minnesota saw action in major battles at Shiloh, Corinth, Vicksburg, and Atlanta.
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The American Civil War

By: Churchill, Winston S.

Price: $10.00

Publisher: New York, The Fairfax Press: 1987

Edition: Reissue

Seller ID: 2305449

ISBN: 0517467798

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Very Good

Reissue. Edge wear to jacket. 1987 Hard Cover. We have more books available by this author!. Retells the story of the conflict from the attack at Fort Sumter to the surrender at Appomattox.
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JFK's Last Hundred Days: The Transformation of a Man and the Emergence of a Great President

By: Clarke, Thurston

Price: $8.00

Publisher: New York, Penguin: 2013

Edition: First Edition

Seller ID: 2302106

ISBN: 159420425X

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Near Fine

First edition. Jacket edges lightly bumped. Remainder mark. 2013 Hard Cover. xiii, 432 pp. Fifty years after his death, President John F. Kennedys legend endures. Noted author and historian Thurston Clarke argues that the heart of that legend is what might have been. As we approach the anniversary of Kennedys assassination, JFKs Last Hundred Days reexamines the last months of the presidents life to show a man in the midst of great change, finally on the cusp of making good on his extraordinary promise. Kennedys last hundred days began just after the death of two-day-old Patrick Kennedy, and du...
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Blockade Runners of the Confederacy

By: Cochran, Hamilton

Price: $10.00

Publisher: Indianapolis, Bobbs-Merrill Company: 1958

Edition: First Edition

Seller ID: 2304911

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Very Good

First edition. Front jacket flap price-clipped, very minor chips and minor tear to jacket edges. 1958 Hard Cover. 350 pp. Within four weeks of the fall of Fort Sumter, President Abraham Lincoln had declared a blockade of over four thousand miles of Confederate coastline, from Cape Henry in Virginia to the Mexican border. In response, professional runners, lured by both profits and patriotism, built faster, sleeker, low-profile ships and piloted them through the ever-thickening Northern cordon. The tonnage they imported, including items ranging from straight pins to marine engines, sustained th...
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Keyword:CIVIL WAR MILITARY

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