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Books > Humanities > History > American history > 1800 to 1900

General Butler in New Orleans - History of the Administration of the Department of the Gulf in the Year 1862: With an Account... General Butler in New Orleans - History of the Administration of the Department of the Gulf in the Year 1862: With an Account of the Capture of New Orleans, and a Sketch of the Previous Career of the General, Civil and Military (Paperback)
James Parton
R791 Discovery Miles 7 910 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
The Cruise of the Alabama and the Sumter - from the Private Journals and Other Papers of R. Semmes and Other Officers... The Cruise of the Alabama and the Sumter - from the Private Journals and Other Papers of R. Semmes and Other Officers (Paperback)
Raphael Semmes
R675 Discovery Miles 6 750 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
Wearing of the Gray - Being Personal Portraits, Scenes and Adventures of the War (Paperback): John Esten Cooke Wearing of the Gray - Being Personal Portraits, Scenes and Adventures of the War (Paperback)
John Esten Cooke
R754 Discovery Miles 7 540 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
Gen. Nathaniel Lyon, and Missouri in 1861 - a Monograph of the Great Rebellion (Paperback): James Peckham Gen. Nathaniel Lyon, and Missouri in 1861 - a Monograph of the Great Rebellion (Paperback)
James Peckham
R642 Discovery Miles 6 420 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
The Great Rebellion - Its Secret History, Rise, Progress, and Disastrous Failure (Paperback): John Minor Botts The Great Rebellion - Its Secret History, Rise, Progress, and Disastrous Failure (Paperback)
John Minor Botts
R638 Discovery Miles 6 380 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
The American Republic - Its Constitution, Tendencies, and Destiny (Paperback): Orestes Augustus. Brownson The American Republic - Its Constitution, Tendencies, and Destiny (Paperback)
Orestes Augustus. Brownson
R675 Discovery Miles 6 750 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
Belle Boyd in Camp and Prison (Paperback): Belle Boyd Belle Boyd in Camp and Prison (Paperback)
Belle Boyd
R675 Discovery Miles 6 750 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
Three Months in the Southern States - April-June, 1863 (Paperback): Sir Arthur James Lyon Fremantle Three Months in the Southern States - April-June, 1863 (Paperback)
Sir Arthur James Lyon Fremantle
R600 Discovery Miles 6 000 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
Trial of John Y. Beall (Paperback): Military Commission Trial of John Y. Beall (Paperback)
Military Commission
R399 Discovery Miles 3 990 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
Report of the Joint Committee on the Conduct of the War - Bull Run-Ball's Bluff (Paperback): United States Congress Joint... Report of the Joint Committee on the Conduct of the War - Bull Run-Ball's Bluff (Paperback)
United States Congress Joint Comm War
R791 Discovery Miles 7 910 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
Some Recollections of Our Antislavery Conflict (Paperback): Samuel Joseph May Some Recollections of Our Antislavery Conflict (Paperback)
Samuel Joseph May
R713 Discovery Miles 7 130 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
An Errand to the South in the Summer of 1862 (Paperback): William Wyndham Malet An Errand to the South in the Summer of 1862 (Paperback)
William Wyndham Malet
R564 Discovery Miles 5 640 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
Executive Power (Paperback): Benjamin Robbins Curtis Executive Power (Paperback)
Benjamin Robbins Curtis
R354 Discovery Miles 3 540 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
Campaigns of a Non-Combatant, and His Romaunt Abroad During the War (Paperback): George Alfred Townsend Campaigns of a Non-Combatant, and His Romaunt Abroad During the War (Paperback)
George Alfred Townsend
R601 Discovery Miles 6 010 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
Recollections of Alexander H. Stephens - His Diary Kept When a Prisoner at Fort Warren, Boston Harbour, 1865; Giving Incidents... Recollections of Alexander H. Stephens - His Diary Kept When a Prisoner at Fort Warren, Boston Harbour, 1865; Giving Incidents and Reflections of His Prison Life and Some Letters and Reminiscences (Paperback)
Alexander Hamilton Stephens
R752 Discovery Miles 7 520 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
American Bastile - a History of the Illegal Arrests and Imprisonment of American Citizens During the Late Civil War... American Bastile - a History of the Illegal Arrests and Imprisonment of American Citizens During the Late Civil War (Paperback)
John A Marshall
R864 Discovery Miles 8 640 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
General Butler in New Orleans - History of the Administration of the Department of the Gulf in the Year 1862: With an Account... General Butler in New Orleans - History of the Administration of the Department of the Gulf in the Year 1862: With an Account of the Capture of New Orleans, and a Sketch of the Previous Career of the General, Civil and Military (Paperback)
James Parton
R791 Discovery Miles 7 910 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
The Lost Cause - a New Southern History of the War of the Confederates. Comprising a Full and Authentic Account of the Rise and... The Lost Cause - a New Southern History of the War of the Confederates. Comprising a Full and Authentic Account of the Rise and Progress of the Late Southern Confederacy--The Campaigns, Battles, Incidents, and Adventures of the Most Gigantic Struggle of th (Paperback)
Edward Alfred Pollard
R866 Discovery Miles 8 660 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
History of the American Civil War - Containing the Events from the Proclamation of the Emancipation of the Slaves to the End of... History of the American Civil War - Containing the Events from the Proclamation of the Emancipation of the Slaves to the End of the War (Paperback)
John William Draper
R828 Discovery Miles 8 280 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
Loyalty on the Frontier - Or, Sketches of Union Men of the South-West (Paperback): Albert Webb Bishop Loyalty on the Frontier - Or, Sketches of Union Men of the South-West (Paperback)
Albert Webb Bishop
R491 Discovery Miles 4 910 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
Steel Drivin' Man - John Henry: The Untold Story of an American Legend (Hardcover): Scott Reynolds Nelson Steel Drivin' Man - John Henry: The Untold Story of an American Legend (Hardcover)
Scott Reynolds Nelson
R767 Discovery Miles 7 670 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

The ballad "John Henry" is the most recorded folk song in American history and John Henry-the mighty railroad man who could blast through rock faster than a steam drill-is a towering figure in our culture. But for over a century, no one knew who the original John Henry was-or even if there was a real John Henry. In Steel Drivin' Man, Scott Reynolds Nelson recounts the true story of the man behind the iconic American hero, telling the poignant tale of a young Virginia convict who died working on one of the most dangerous enterprises of the time, the first rail route through the Appalachian Mountains. Using census data, penitentiary reports, and railroad company reports, Nelson reveals how John Henry, victimized by Virginia's notorious Black Codes, was shipped to the infamous Richmond Penitentiary to become prisoner number 497, and was forced to labor on the mile-long Lewis Tunnel for the C&O railroad. Nelson even confirms the legendary contest between John Henry and the steam drill (there was indeed a steam drill used to dig the Lewis Tunnel and the convicts in fact drilled faster). Equally important, Nelson masterfully captures the life of the ballad of John Henry, tracing the song's evolution from the first printed score by blues legend W. C. Handy, to Carl Sandburg's use of the ballad to become the first "folk singer," to the upbeat version by Tennessee Ernie Ford. We see how the American Communist Party appropriated the image of John Henry as the idealized American worker, and even how John Henry became the precursor of such comic book super heroes as Superman or Captain America. Attractively illustrated with numerous images, Steel Drivin' Man offers a marvelous portrait of a beloved folk song-and a true American legend.

A Rebel War Clerk's Diary at the Confederate States Capital (Paperback): J.B. Jones A Rebel War Clerk's Diary at the Confederate States Capital (Paperback)
J.B. Jones
R603 Discovery Miles 6 030 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
Memoirs of the Confederate War for Independence (Paperback): Heros von Borcke Memoirs of the Confederate War for Independence (Paperback)
Heros von Borcke
R565 Discovery Miles 5 650 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
History of the Sixtieth Regiment New York State Volunteers - from the Commencement of Its Organization in July, 1861, to Its... History of the Sixtieth Regiment New York State Volunteers - from the Commencement of Its Organization in July, 1861, to Its Public Reception at Ogdensburgh as a Veteran Command, January 7Th, 1864 (Paperback)
Richard Eddy
R602 Discovery Miles 6 020 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
Opinion of Charles O'conor, Esq'r, on the Treasury Agent System of Cotton Seizures in the South, Also Concurring... Opinion of Charles O'conor, Esq'r, on the Treasury Agent System of Cotton Seizures in the South, Also Concurring Opinion of Wm. M. Evarts, Edwards Pierrepont, and James T. Brady, Esq'rs (Paperback)
Charles O'Conor
R354 Discovery Miles 3 540 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
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