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  • The Confederate Nation: 1861–1865

    by Emory M. Thomas ...
    Series series The New American Nation Series
    "Incisive and insightful. . . . As good a short history of the Southern war effort as we have." —T. Harry Williams, Pulitzer Prize–winning author of Lincoln and His GeneralsEmory M. Thomas's critically acclaimed chronicle of the Confederacy remains widely recognized as the standard history of the South during the Civil War. Now with a new introduction by the author, The Confederate Nation ... Read more

    Was $12.99 USD Now $2.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Gullah Days

    Hilton Head Islanders Before the Bridge 1861-1956

    by Thomas C. Barnwell Jr., Emory Shaw Campbell, Carolyn Grant ...
    The Gullah culture, though borne of isolation and slavery, thrived on the US East Coast sea islands from pre-Civil War times until today, and nowhere more prominently than on Hilton Head Island, SC. On this small barrier island descendants of the first generations of Gullah people continue to preserve Gullah language, customs, arts, and cuisine. The three authors of Gullah Days: Hilton Head ... Read more

    $14.39 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • History of the United States: A 30-Volume Anthology

    History of the American Revolution, The Naval War of 1812, History of the Civil War, History of American Abolitionism

    by James Ford Rhodes, D. H. Montgomery, Julius E. Olson, Edward Everett Hale, Elizabeth Hodges, Carl Lotus Becker, Azel Ames, William Bradford, Bureau of Military and Civic Achievement, Herbert Eugene Bolton, Thomas Maitland Marshall, Madison Grant, James Truslow Adams, John Fiske, Robert W. Coakley, Stetson Conn, U.S. Army Center of Military History, L. Carroll Judson, John Jay, Helen Campbell, Emory Speer, U.S. Government, James Madison, Alexander Hamilton, Samuel Bryan, Patrick Henry, Joel Tyler Headley, Theodore Roosevelt, Henry Schoolcraft, Norman B. Wood, Frederic L. Paxson, George Cary Eggleston, Wilbur Fisk Gordy, Adam Gurowski, Felix Gregory De Fontaine, Susan B. Anthony, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Matilda Gage, Harriot Stanton Blatch, Ida H. Harper, Richard W. Stewart ...
    Embark on a literary expedition through the annals of American history with 'History of the United States: A 30-Volume Anthology'. This expansive collection brings together a veritable tapestry of narratives, each contributing to the intricate mosaic of the nation's past. From evocative personal diaries and pioneering historical accounts to groundbreaking essays and fiery political debates, the ... Read more

    $1.99 USD

  • Story of Our Nation: Defining Moments In American History

    30 History Books: The Mayflower Voyage, The Colonization of North America, Founding Fathers, Study of the Declaration of Independence

    by Theodore Roosevelt, D. H. Montgomery, Julius E. Olson, Edward Everett Hale, Elizabeth Hodges, Carl Lotus Becker, Azel Ames, William Bradford, Bureau of Military and Civic Achievement, Herbert Eugene Bolton, Thomas Maitland Marshall, Madison Grant, James Truslow Adams, John Fiske, Robert W. Coakley, Stetson Conn, U.S. Army Center of Military History, L. Carroll Judson, John Jay, Helen Campbell, Emory Speer, U.S. Government, James Madison, Alexander Hamilton, Samuel Bryan, Patrick Henry, Joel Tyler Headley, Henry Schoolcraft, Norman B. Wood, Frederic L. Paxson, George Cary Eggleston, Wilbur Fisk Gordy, Adam Gurowski, Felix Gregory De Fontaine, Susan B. Anthony, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Matilda Gage, Harriot Stanton Blatch, Ida H. Harper, Richard W. Stewart ...
    Story of Our Nation: Defining Moments In American History is a richly curated anthology that captures the essence of American historical and cultural evolution through a diverse array of literary styles and narratives. Spanning periods from colonial America to the modern era, this collection presents a tapestry of pivotal events and influential figures that have shaped the nation. The anthology ... Read more

    $1.99 USD

  • Robert E. Lee

    by Emory M. Thomas ...
    "The best and most balanced of the Lee biographies."—New York Review of BooksThe life of Robert E. Lee is a story not of defeat but of triumph—triumph in clearing his family name, triumph in marrying properly, triumph over the mighty Mississippi in his work as an engineer, and triumph over all other military men to become the towering figure who commanded the Confederate army in the American Civil ... Read more

    $17.99 USD

    Also available as: Audiobooks

    Also available as: Audiobooks

  • The Confederacy as a Revolutionary Experience

    by Emory M. Thomas ...
    Series series Southern Classics
    This volume, first published in 1971, has made us look again at the events surrounding the Civil War. The Confederate Southerners likened themselves to the American revolutionaries of 1776. Although both revolutions sought independence and the overthrow of an existing political system, the Confederates battled for a political separation to conserve rather than to create. The result, however, was a ... Read more

    $20.99 USD

  • The Dogs of War

    1861

    by Emory M. Thomas ...
    Series series Pivotal Moments in American History
    In 1861, Americans thought that the war looming on their horizon would be brief. None foresaw that they were embarking on our nation's worst calamity, a four-year bloodbath that cost the lives of more than half a million people. But as eminent Civil War historian Emory Thomas points out in this stimulating and provocative book, once the dogs of war are unleashed, it is almost impossible to rein ... Read more

    $10.49 USD

  • The Battlefield and Beyond

    Essays on the American Civil War

    by Orville Vernon Burton, Paul D. Escott, Bertram Wyatt-Brown, Rosemarie Zagarri, Alan M. Kraut, Leonne Hudson, Michael Connolly, Daniel E. Sutherland, Emory M. Thomas, David Kyvig, Judith Gentry, Herman Hattaway, Ken Nivison, Jane Turner Censer ...
    Series series Conflicting Worlds: New Dimensions of the American Civil War
    In The Battlefield and Beyond leading Civil War historians explore a tragic part of our nation's history though the lenses of race, gender, leadership, politics, and memory. The essays in this strong collection shed new light on the defining issues of the Civil War era.Orville Vernon Burton, Leonne M. Hudson, and Daniel E. Sutherland delve into the master-slave relationship, the role of blacks in ... Read more

    $18.99 USD

  • The Dogs of War

    1861

    by Emory M. Thomas ...
    Series series Pivotal Moments in American History
    In 1861, Americans thought that the war looming on their horizon would be brief. None foresaw that they were embarking on our nation's worst calamity, a four-year bloodbath that cost the lives of more than half a million people. But as eminent Civil War historian Emory Thomas points out in this stimulating and provocative book, once the dogs of war are unleashed, it is almost impossible to rein ... Read more

    $10.49 USD

  • Weirding the War

    Stories from the Civil War's Ragged Edges

    by Anya Jabour, Barton A. Myers, Brian Craig Miller, Daniel E. Sutherland, Diane Sommerville, Emory Thomas, Joan E. Cashin, Kenneth Noe, LeeAnn Whites, Lesley J. Gordon, Megan Kate Nelson0, Michael DeGruccio1, Michael Fellman2, Paul Anderson3, Peter S. Carmichael4, Rodney J. Steward5, Steven E. Nash6, Stephen Berry8, Andrew Slap9, Amy Murrell Taylor0 ...
    Series Book 8 - UnCivil Wars
    “It is well that war is so terrible,” Robert E. Lee reportedly said, “or we would grow too fond of it.” The essays collected here make the case that we have grown too fond of it, and therefore we must make the war terrible again. Taking a “freakonomics” approach to Civil War studies, each contributor uses a seemingly unusual story, incident, or phenomenon to cast new light on the nature of the war ... Read more

    $33.99 USD

  • Lens of War

    Exploring Iconic Photographs of the Civil War

    by James Robertson Jr., Thavolia Glymph, Stephen Cushman, Judith A. Giesberg, James Marten, William Blair, Joseph Glatthaar, Stephen Berry, Stephen Berry0, Caroline E. Janney1, Joan Waugh2, Earl Hess3, Aaron Sheehan-Dean4, Megan Kate Nelson5, Susan Eva O'Donovan6, Emory Thomas7, Harold Holzer8, Brooks D. Simpson9, Ethan S. Rafuse0, Carol Reardon1, Daniel E. Sutherland2, Elizabeth R. Varon3, T. Michael Parrish4, Steven E. Woodworth5, Jane E. Schultz6, Kathryn J. Shively7 ...
    Series Book 5 - UnCivil Wars
    Lens of War grew out of an invitation to leading historians of the Civil War to select and reflect upon a single photograph. Each could choose any image and interpret it in personal and scholarly terms. The result is a remarkable set of essays by twenty-seven scholars whose numerous volumes on the Civil War have explored military, cultural, political, African American, women’s, and environmental ... Read more

    $37.79 USD

  • Audiobook

    Robert E. Lee

    by Emory Thomas ...
    Narrated by Richard Davidson ...

    Unabridged

    22 hours 51 min

    With absorbing power, Emory M. Thomas tells the story of one of the most revered figures in American history. A story of triumph and tragedy, this stunning biography provides a fascinating glimpse at the man behind the Civil War legend. Revealing the "whole" Lee in this enthrallingly detailed saga, Thomas portrays him as a man driven by the paradoxes in his own personality. Here is the Lee who is ... Read more

    $29.99 USD

    Also available as: eBook

    Also available as: eBook