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  • The History of the City of Fredericksburg, Virginia

    by Silvanus Jackson Quinn ...
    When I was requested by your predecessors to write a history of Fredericksburg, I regarded it as quite an honor, and in the discharge of the duty I have found great pleasure. Not that the material needed was ready at hand and the task was easy, but because I found so many of the best of our citizens eager to assist in getting the material together, that had been laid away for ages, and placing it ... Read more

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  • Sketches of Western North Carolina, Historical and Biographical

    Enriched edition. Exploring the Rich History and Vibrant Personalities of Western North Carolina

    by C. L. Hunter, Savannah Clarke ...
    In "Sketches of Western North Carolina, Historical and Biographical," C. L. Hunter presents a meticulously researched account of the rich tapestry that constitutes the history and culture of Western North Carolina. Employing a lyrical yet informative narrative style, Hunter blends historical fidelity with biographical sketches, bringing to life the diverse figures and pivotal events that have ... Read more

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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

    $19.99 USD

  • 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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  • Our First Civil War

    Patriots and Loyalists in the American Revolution

    by H. W. Brands ...
    "A fast-paced, often riveting account of the military and political events leading up to the Declaration of Independence and those that followed during the war ... Brands does his readers a service by reminding them that division, as much as unity, is central to the founding of our nation."—The Washington PostFrom best-selling historian and Pulitzer Prize finalist H. W. Brands comes a gripping, ... Read more

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  • The History of the Civil War (Complete Edition)

    Enriched edition. Military Campaigns, Political Strategy, and the Social Impact of America's Defining Conflict

    by James Ford Rhodes ...
    James Ford Rhodes' 'The History of the Civil War (Complete Edition)' offers a comprehensive and detailed account of the American Civil War, focusing on the military campaigns, political strategies, and social implications of this defining moment in American history. Written in a clear and accessible style, Rhodes presents a well-researched narrative that captures the complexities of the conflict ... Read more

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  • The Civil War: The Third Year Told by Those Who Lived It (LOA #234)

    Edited by Brooks D. Simpson ...
    Series Book 3 - Library of America: The Civil War Collection
    This third volume of the ground-breaking eyewitness narrative that has been called a “masterpiece” traces events from January 1863 to March 1864—a crucial period in the American Civil WarSpanning the crucial months from January 1863 to March 1864, this third volume of The Library of America’s highly acclaimed four volume series presents an incomparable portrait of a nation at war with itself while ... Read more

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  • John Hancock

    Merchant King and American Patriot

    by Harlow Giles Unger ...
    PRAISE FOR HARLOW GILES UNGER'S NOAH WEBSTER: THE LIFE AND TIMES OF AN AMERICAN PATRIOT"Noah Webster was a truly remarkable man; shrewd, passionate, learned and energetic, God-fearing and patriotic. Mr. Unger has done a fine job reintroducing him to a new generation of Americans."-Washington Times"Superb biography. . . . Don't miss this stirring book." -Florence King, The American Spectator ... Read more

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  • An Autobiography - The Story of My Life and Work

    by Booker T. Washington ...
    Mr. Washington, more than any other writer or lecturer, has solved the "race problem." The historical value of the book, and its uplifting influence give ''The Story Of My Life And Work'' a prominent place in modern literature. It is a volume for the family library along with the Life of Franklin, Emerson's Essays and the great autobiographies. There is no greaterstimulus for self-help, for Mr. ... Read more

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  • Sherman's Civil War

    Selected Correspondence of William T. Sherman, 1860-1865

    Edited by Brooks D. Simpson, Jean V. Berlin ...
    Series series Civil War America
    The first major modern edition of the wartime correspondence of General William T. Sherman, this volume features more than 400 letters written between the election of Abraham Lincoln in 1860 and the day Sherman bade farewell to his troops in 1865. Together, they trace Sherman’s rise from obscurity to become one of the Union’s most famous and effective warriors.Arranged chronologically and grouped ... Read more

    $28.49 USD

  • History of the Negro Race in America from 1619 to 1880. Vol. 2 : Negroes as Slaves, as Soldiers, and as Citizens

    by George Washington Williams ...
    George Washington Williams was an American Civil War veteran, minister, politician, lawyer, journalist, and groundbreaking historian of African-American history. Shortly before his death he travelled to King Leopold II's Congo Free State. Shortly before his death he travelled to King Leopold II's Congo Free State. Shocked by what he saw, he wrote an open letter to Leopold about the suffering of ... Read more

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  • Baltimore: its History and Its People in Three Volumes

    by Clayton Colman Hall ...
    Series series Baltimore Authors
    Volumes I, II, and III of Baltimore: Its History and Its People were originally published in 1912 by the Lewis Historical Publishing Company of New York and Chicago as a collaboration of several historians, most notably Clayton Colman Hall. The book is relevant today because of its unique views of the development of one of America’s most important industrial cities during its heyday. It contains ... Read more

    $5.99 USD