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  • Historic Fredericksburg

    Enriched edition. The Story of an Old Town

    by John T. Goolrick, Dylan Bird ...
    In "Historic Fredericksburg," John T. Goolrick meticulously chronicles the rich tapestry of Fredericksburg, Virginia, offering a comprehensive examination of its historical significance from pre-colonial times to the modern era. Goolrick employs a narrative style that merges rigorous scholarship with engaging storytelling, allowing readers to connect intimately with the city's past. The book is ... Read more

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  • The Life of General Hugh Mercer With Brief Sketches of General George Washington,

    John Paul Jones, General George Weedon, James Monroe etc.

    by John T. Goolrick ...
    Hugh Mercer was born in 1726 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland...Although trained as a doctor he would go on to serve in a military capacity as physician in Bonnie Prince Charlie's 1746 Jacobite rebellion. Following the decisive failure of the revolt at the battle of Culloden, Mercer fled his native country and sought refuge in the American colonies...His fighting days were only just beginning, seeing ... Read more

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  • Wild Rose

    Rose O'Neale Greenhow, Civil War Spy

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  • The Civil War: The Final Year Told by Those Who Lived It (LOA #250)

    Edited by Aaron Dean-Sheehan ...
    Series Book 4 - Library of America: The Civil War Collection
    Featuring hundreds of first-hand writings from the American Civil War, this final installment of the highly acclaimed four-volume series traces events from March 1864 to June 1865After 150 years the Civil War still holds a central place in American history and self-understanding. It is our greatest national drama, at once heroic, tragic, and epic—our Iliad, but also our Bible, a story of sin and ... Read more

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  • Great American Lives

    The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin, Personal Memoirs of Ulysses S. Grant, Autobiography of Andrew Carnegie, and The Education of Henry Adams

    by Ulysses S. Grant, Andrew Carnegie, Henry Adams, Benjamin Franklin ...
    Brilliant, captivating, and unforgettable memoirs from four of the greatest minds in American history.Penned between 1771 and 1790 and published after his death, The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin is one of the most acclaimed and widely read personal histories ever written. From his youth as a printer's assistant working for his brother's Boston newspaper through his own publishing, writing, ... Read more

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  • Mary Chesnut's Diary

    by Mary Boykin Chesnut ...
    An unrivalled account of the American Civil War from the Confederate perspective.One of the most compelling personal narratives of the Civil War, Mary Chesnut's Diary was written between 1861 and 1865. As the daughter of a wealthy plantation owner and the wife of an aide to the Confederate President, Jefferson Davis, Chesnut was well acquainted with the Confederacy's prominent players and-from the ... Read more

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  • The Biography of Ulysses S Grant

    by Walter Allen ...
    This excellent biography by Walter Allen charts the war-hero turned president Ulysses S. Grant's life. From his youngest years through to his term as one of the most fondly remembered presidents of the United States of America, Grant's life is a fascnating one. This excellent eBook edition of this highly-rated title has been specially formatted for today's e-readers by Andrews UK. ... Read more

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  • Reminiscences of My Life in Camp with the 33D United States Colored Troops, Late 1St S. C. Volunteers

    by Susie King Taylor ...
    Reminiscences of My Life in Camp with the 33D United States Colored Troops, Late 1St S. C. Volunteers is the amazing story of Susie Taylor, a woman born into slavery in Georgia. She married Edward King of the 33rd U.S. Colored Infantry and served as the regiment's nurse and cook among other duties. ... Read more

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  • The Man Who Would Not Be Washington

    Robert E. Lee's Civil War and His Decision That Changed American History

    by Jonathan Horn ...
    The “compelling…modern and readable perpective” (USA TODAY) of Robert E. Lee, the brilliant soldier bound by marriage to George Washington’s family but turned by war against Washington’s crowning achievement, the Union.On the eve of the Civil War, one soldier embodied the legacy of George Washington and the hopes of leaders across a divided land. Both North and South knew Robert E. Lee as the son ... Read more

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  • From Civility to Survival: Richmond Ladies During the Civil War

    The Ladies Reveal Their Wartime Private Thoughts and Struggles in Compelling Diaries and Emotional Memories.

    by Neal E. Wixson ...
    Motivated by their patriotism, the Richmond Ladies were willing to make the necessary sacrifices for the Southern cause. Many sent their husbands and sons to fight for the glory of the South. However, as the war progressed, their sacrifices became harder and harder to bear. They faced shortages of food, struggled to find adequate housing, and, in some cases, endured the ultimate price of losing ... Read more

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  • The Civil War: The Second Year Told By Those Who Lived It (LOA #221)

    Edited by Stephen W. Sears ...
    Series Book 2 - Library of America: The Civil War Collection
    Set between January 1862 and January 1863, this second installment in the ambitious Civil War series paints an unforgettable portrait of the year that turned a secessionist rebellion into a war of emancipationIncluding eleven never-before-published pieces, here are more than 140 messages, proclamations, newspaper stories, letters, diary entries, memoir excerpts, and poems by more than eighty ... Read more

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