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Grant Takes Command
de Bruce Catton
- Estado
- Usado - Good+
- Estado de la sobrecubierta
- Poor
- Edición
- Book of the Month Club
- Published
- 1968
- Encuadernación
- Cloth over boards
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
- Librería
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Independence, Missouri, USA
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EUR 9.44
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From front DJ flap: "In the summer of 1863 after the climactic battle at Vicksburg, Lincoln's government was more interested in Ulysses Simpson Grant than any other man alive."
This book gives a "detailed and revealing portrait of Grant during the last year and a half of the war.
Book - Good+ condition. Navy cloth over boards with gold gilt image on… Saber más sobre este artículo Precio
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The Caning: The Assault That Drove America to Civil War
de Stephen Puleo
- Estado
- Usado - Very Good
- Edición
- First Edition
- Published
- 2013-09
- ISBN
- 9781594161872
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
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Independence, Missouri, USA
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EUR 18.87
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From the back cover: "Early in the afternoon of May 22, 1856, ardent pro-slavery Congressman Preston S. Brooks of South Carolina strode into the United States Senate Chamber in Washington, D.C., and began beating renowned anti-slavery Senator Charles Sumner with a cane until it splintered and the helpless Massachusetts senator lay unconscious and covered in blood. It was a retaliatory… Saber más sobre este artículo Precio
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Upon the Altar of the Nation: A Moral History of the Civil War
de Harry S. Stout
- Estado
- Usado - Good
- Published
- March 27, 2007
- ISBN
- 9780143038764
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
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Independence, Missouri, USA
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From back cover: "A Profound and timely examination of the moral underpinnings of the war between the states."
"The Civil War was not only a war of armies but also a war of ideas, in which Union and Confederacy alike each identified itself as a moral nation with God on its side."
This book measures the gap between those claims and draws… Saber más sobre este artículo Precio
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The Passing of Armies An Account Of The Final Campaign Of The Army Of The Potomac - (Eyewitness to the Civil War)
de Joshua Chamberlain
- Estado
- Usado - Good+
- Published
- December 1, 1992
- ISBN
- 9780553299922
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
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Independence, Missouri, USA
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From back cover: "In this unique series the Civil War comes vividly to life. Here are eyewitness accounts...by generals, journalists, and ordinary foot soldiers, both blue and gray."
"Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain of the Fifth Corps records the dramatic final acts of the Civil War: Sheridan's rise, Warren's fall, and the slow inexorable stalking of Lee's forces across the battle-scarred countryside. ...Chamberlain… Saber más sobre este artículo Precio
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The Man Who Saved the Union: Ulysses Grant in War and Peace
de H.W. Brands
- Estado
- Usado - Very Good
- Estado de la sobrecubierta
- Good
- Edición
- Stated First Edition
- Published
- 2012-10-02
- Encuadernación
- Paper over boards
- ISBN
- 9780385532419
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
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Independence, Missouri, USA
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Quote on back cover: "There is a magnificent unity to this story of Grant's leadership in both war and peace that is not found anywhere else. In this compelling narrative, Grant emerges more fascinating than ever before." - Doris Kearns Goodwin, authorof Team of Rivals and No Ordinary Time, winner of the Pulitzer Prize for history
Black and white photo section… Saber más sobre este artículo Precio
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The Story of the Confederacy
de Robert Selph Henry
- Estado
- Usado - Very Good-
- Edición
- Assumed First Edition
- Published
- 1931
- Encuadernación
- Coated Cloth over boards
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
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Independence, Missouri, USA
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From piece pasted on end paper (I believe it to be part of the original dust jacket): "...So incisive and vigorous is this record of heroism, gallantry, strife, and consusion, of colossal blunders and terrible tragedies, that one loses sight of the fact that he is reading history, and finds himself reliving battles, deciding policies, and what, and watching events… Saber más sobre este artículo Precio
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Appomattox County (VA) (Images of America)
de Patrick A. Schroeder, Scott Frantel
- Estado
- Usado - Good
- Edición
- Assumed First Edition
- Published
- 2009-03
- ISBN
- 9780738567334
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
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Independence, Missouri, USA
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From the back cover: "Apomattox County [Virginia], formed in 1845 and named after the nearby river, was originally best know for growing tobacco. However, that dramatically changed in 1865 when Gen. Robert E. Lee surrendered to Gen. Ulysses S. Grant at the McLean House."
This book covers the history of churches, notable citizens, and special events. The photograph collections shows the… Saber más sobre este artículo Precio
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Civil War: on the Western Border 1854-1865
de Jay Monaghan
- Estado
- Usado - Very Good
- Estado de la sobrecubierta
- Fair
- Edición
- Assumed First Edition
- Published
- 1955
- Encuadernación
- Cloth over boards
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
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Independence, Missouri, USA
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EUR 37.74
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From fron DJ flap: "The place and period described by Jay Monaghan in this book saw one of the bitterest conflicts in American history. In the territory created by the Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854 hot-blooded abolitionists and slave-holders proved North and South irreconcilable, and their furious struggle deeply influenced national politics and hastened the advent of the Civil War."
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Cry havoc! : the crooked road to Civil War, 1861 / Nelson D. Lankford.
de Nelson D. Lankford
- Estado
- Usado - Good
- Published
- 2008
- ISBN
- 9780143112792
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
- Librería
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Independence, Missouri, USA
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Quote from back cover: "Landford's narrative captures the drama and complexity of this volatile period [and] reminds readers that, at many crucial pints, events could have taken a different path. Anyone interested in the background of our greatest national crisis will find Cry Havoc! hugely rewarding." - Gary W. Gallagher, author
Book - Good condition. Light edge soiling and I noted… Saber más sobre este artículo Precio
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Saddle the Pale Horse
de Darryl W. Levings
- Estado
- Usado - Fine
- Edición
- Stated First Edition
- Published
- 2011-10
- ISBN
- 9781611690194
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
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Independence, Missouri, USA
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From back cover: "Based on real characters and events, Saddle the Pale Horse weaves together the stories of a land where treachery ruled and blood ran and cruelty had no bounds. This was Missouri in 1864: Teenaged bushwhackers rode and killed with Jesse James and Quantrill and Bloody Bill, and a uniform was no guarantee of a soldier's allegiance.
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Eye of the Storm: A Civil War Odyssey
de Robert Knox Sneden
- Estado
- Usado - Fine
- Estado de la sobrecubierta
- Very Good
- Edición
- First Edition
- Published
- 2000
- Encuadernación
- Paper over boards
- ISBN
- 9780684863658
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
- Librería
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Independence, Missouri, USA
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From front DJ flap: "...Four tattered scrapbooks found in a Connecticut bank vault in 1994 yielded a treasure trove of more than five hundred watercolors that vividly depict America's great national drama. These scrapbooks - plus a five-thousand-page illustrated memoir...are the life's achievement of a long-forgotten Union private and mapmaker named Robert Knox Sneden."
Book - Fine condition. Maroon paper over… Saber más sobre este artículo Precio
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The Civil War notebook of Daniel Chisholm a chronicle of daily life in the Union Army, 1864-1865
de Daniel Chisholm
- Estado
- Usado - Good
- Edición
- First Edition
- Published
- 1990
- ISBN
- 9780345365712
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
- Librería
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Independence, Missouri, USA
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From back cover: "History books have exhaustively documented the great bloody battles that raged across Virginia in the last months of the Civil War. In The Civil War Notebook of Daniel Chisholm, we enter this decisive period in our history through the utterly stark but intensely moving words of two soldiers who fought in the battles."
"Daniel Chisholm left his home… Saber más sobre este artículo Precio
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Railroads in the Days of Steam
de Editors of American Heritage (Junior Library)
- Estado
- Usado - Very Good
- Estado de la sobrecubierta
- Poor
- Published
- 1960
- Encuadernación
- Coated Cloth over boards
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
- Librería
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Independence, Missouri, USA
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From front DJ flap: "This handsome volume takes the reader on an adventure-filled journey along America's early railroads, through some of the most colorful and exciting moments in American history.
Birth of the railroad - Baltimore - 1827
"Those early years were filled with romance: the thrill of Promontory Point; Indian raids; train robberies; the conquering of high mountain ranges; and the… Saber más sobre este artículo Precio
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Gray Phantoms of the Cape Fear : Running the Civil War Blockade
de Dawson Carr
- Estado
- Usado - Good-
- Edición
- Assumed First Edition
- Published
- 1998-05
- ISBN
- 9780895872135
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
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Independence, Missouri, USA
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From back cover: "In mid-1863, the small city of Wilmington, North Carolina, found itself facing a difficult task: it had to supply Robert E. Lee's army if the South was to continue the Civil War. Guns, ammunition, clothing, and food had to be brought into the Confederacy from Europe, and Wilmington was the last open port. Knowing this, the Union… Saber más sobre este artículo Precio
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Bloody Bill Anderson: The Short, Savage Life of a Civil War Guerrilla
de Albert E. Castel, Thomas Goodrich
- Estado
- Usado - Near Fine
- Published
- 2006-03
- ISBN
- 9780700614349
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
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Independence, Missouri, USA
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EUR 23.58
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From back cover: "Nowhere was the Civil War as savage as it was in Missouri - and nowhere did it produce a killer more savage than William Anderson. For a brief but dramatic period, "Bloody Bill" played the leading role in the most violent arena of the entire war - and did so with a vicious abandon that spread fear… Saber más sobre este artículo Precio
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Civil War Collector's Encyclopedia Vols. III, IV, V Complete & Unabridged: Arms Uniforms, and Equipment of the Union and Confederacy
de Francis A. Lord
- Estado
- Usado - Good
- Estado de la sobrecubierta
- Good
- Published
- July 1995
- Encuadernación
- Paper over boards
- ISBN
- 9780785804680
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
- Librería
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Independence, Missouri, USA
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EUR 14.15
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From front DJ flap: "This comprehensive volume is a treasure trove of information for students, collectors and Civil War buffs. Cataloged and described in this edition are virtually every item carried by both Union and Confederate soldiers, sailors and marines."
Book - Good condition. Ivory flected paper over boards with dark gray leatherette spine and gold gilt text. The cover and… Saber más sobre este artículo Precio
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With My Face to the Enemy: Perspectives on the Civil War
de ed. Robert Cowley
- Estado
- Usado - Good
- Edición
- First Edition
- Published
- May 7, 2002
- ISBN
- 9780425184585
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
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Independence, Missouri, USA
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EUR 6.61
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From back cover: "This collection of essays examines the pivotal people and events of the Civil War as told by some of the most respected names in Civil War scholarship."
Includes essays by: David Herbert Donald, Gary W. Gallagher, James M. McPherson, Stephen W. Sears, and others.
Book - Good condition. Covers have some rubbing and bumping. Some edge/corner wear. Sticker remainder… Saber más sobre este artículo Precio
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The Civil War Almanac: Fully Illustrated
de John S Bowman
- Estado
- Usado - Good
- Published
- 1983
- ISBN
- 9780886874018
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
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Independence, Missouri, USA
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EUR 4.72
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From back cover: "The Civil War Almanac is an invaluable compendium. No Civil War buff should be without it." - Arthur Schlesinger, Jr.
Book - Good condition. At some point parts of the book were exposed to liquid (water, I'd say). There are some page "crinkles", but none of the pages are stuck together and it does not affect the readability… Saber más sobre este artículo Precio
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General Sterling Price: and the Civil War in the West
de Albert Castel
- Estado
- Usado - Very Good
- Estado de la sobrecubierta
- Good
- Edición
- First Edition
- Published
- 1968
- Encuadernación
- Coated cloth over boards
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
- Librería
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Independence, Missouri, USA
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EUR 33.03
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From the front DJ flap: "A former Mexican War general and governor of Missouri, Price fought in nearly every battle in the Trans-Mississippi theatre and at one time was considered a likely successor to Jefferson Davis."
"When the Union part in Missouri resorted to military force, he [Price] joined the secessionists and became commander of the Missouri state guard."
Book - Very… Saber más sobre este artículo Precio
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Civil War in Pictures: From the drawing boards of the newspaper artists who recorded the conflice
de Fletcher Pratt
- Estado
- Usado - Very Good-
- Estado de la sobrecubierta
- Fair
- Edición
- Book Club edition
- Published
- 1955
- Encuadernación
- Leatherette over boards
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
- Librería
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Independence, Missouri, USA
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EUR 15.10
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From front DJ flap: "...Fletcher Pratt re-creates, through actual eyewitness reports in picture and story, the five long years of bloodshed, turmoil, and tragedy which brought the nation through its gravest trial."
From back DJ flap: "...these 300 rare illustrations call up the raids and riots; the ruin at Manassas Junction; McClellan's reluctance and the Mud Campaign; the ironclad's foray and… Saber más sobre este artículo Precio
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