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The Arts and Culture of the American Civil War (Hardcover): James Davis The Arts and Culture of the American Civil War (Hardcover)
James Davis
R4,359 Discovery Miles 43 590 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

In 1864, Union soldier Charles George described a charge into battle by General Phil Sheridan: "Such a picture of earnestness and determination I never saw as he showed as he came in sight of the battle field . . . What a scene for a painter!" These words proved prophetic, as Sheridan's desperate ride provided the subject for numerous paintings and etchings as well as songs and poetry. George was not alone in thinking of art in the midst of combat; the significance of the issues under contention, the brutal intensity of the fighting, and the staggering number of casualties combined to form a tragedy so profound that some could not help but view it through an aesthetic lens, to see the war as a concert of death. It is hardly surprising that art influenced the perception and interpretation of the war given the intrinsic role that the arts played in the lives of antebellum Americans. Nor is it surprising that literature, music, and the visual arts were permanently altered by such an emotional and material catastrophe. In The Arts and Culture of the American Civil War, an interdisciplinary team of scholars explores the way the arts - theatre, music, fiction, poetry, painting, architecture, and dance - were influenced by the war as well as the unique ways that art functioned during and immediately following the war. Included are discussions of familiar topics (such as Ambrose Bierce, Peter Rothermel, and minstrelsy) with less-studied subjects (soldiers and dance, epistolary songs). The collection as a whole sheds light on the role of race, class, and gender in the production and consumption of the arts for soldiers and civilians at this time; it also draws attention to the ways that art shaped - and was shaped by - veterans long after the war.

Mass Killings and Violence in Spain, 1936-1952 - Grappling with the Past (Paperback): Peter Anderson, Miguel Angel Del Arco... Mass Killings and Violence in Spain, 1936-1952 - Grappling with the Past (Paperback)
Peter Anderson, Miguel Angel Del Arco Blanco
R1,767 Discovery Miles 17 670 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Historians have only recently established the scale of the violence carried out by the supporters of General Franco during and after the Spanish Civil War of 1936-1939. An estimated 88,000 unidentified victims of Francoist violence remain to be exhumed from mass graves and given a dignified burial, and for decades, the history of these victims has also been buried. This volume brings together a range of Spanish and British specialists who offer an original and challenging overview of this violence. Contributors not only examine the mass killings and incarcerations, but also carefully consider how the repression carried out in the government zone during the Civil War - long misrepresented in Francoist accounts - seeped into everyday life. A final section explores ways of facing Spain's recent violent past.

The Origins of the American Civil War (Paperback): Brian Holden Reid The Origins of the American Civil War (Paperback)
Brian Holden Reid
R1,707 Discovery Miles 17 070 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The American Civil War (1861-65) was the bloodiest war of the nineteenth century and its impact continues to be felt today. It, and its origins have been studied more intensively than any other period in American history, yet it remains profoundly controversial. Brian Holden Reid's formidable volume is a major contribution to this ongoing historical debate. Based on a wealth of primary research, it examines every aspect of the origins of the conflict and addresses key questions such as was it an avoidable tragedy, or a necessary catharsis for a divided nation? How far was slavery the central issue? Why should the conflict have errupted into violence and why did it not escalate into world war?

Gettysburg (Paperback, New Ed): Earl Schenck Miers, Richard A. Brown, James L. Robertson Jr Gettysburg (Paperback, New Ed)
Earl Schenck Miers, Richard A. Brown, James L. Robertson Jr
R567 Discovery Miles 5 670 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Originally published in 1948, this book tells the story of the three fateful days of Gettysburg in the words of the men and women who lived it. No mere chronicle of troop movements and military decisions, it is a path-breaking work in the reporting of Civil War history. Praised by "The New York Times Book Review" as "the very best collection of firsthand accounts, written by soldiers and civilians" of the battle of Gettysburg, this volume has been out of print for many years. Edited by Earl Schenk Miers (1910-1972), one of the pioneers in reviving popular interest in the American Civil War and in Lincoln, this new edition is enriched with a foreword by noted Civil War scholar James I. Robertson, Jr. For many years a favourite among Civil War buffs and enthusiasts, this edition is ideally suited for use in American history courses on the Civil War and military history and in American history survey courses.

Gettysburg (Hardcover, New Ed): Earl Schenck Miers, Richard A. Brown, James L. Robertson Jr Gettysburg (Hardcover, New Ed)
Earl Schenck Miers, Richard A. Brown, James L. Robertson Jr
R1,718 Discovery Miles 17 180 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Originally published in 1948, this book tells the story of the three fateful days of Gettysburg in the words of the men and women who lived it. No mere chronicle of troop movements and military decisions, it is a path-breaking work in the reporting of Civil War history. Praised by "The New York Times Book Review" as "the very best collection of firsthand accounts, written by soldiers and civilians" of the battle of Gettysburg, this volume has been out of print for many years. Edited by Earl Schenk Miers (1910-1972), one of the pioneers in reviving popular interest in the American Civil War and in Lincoln, this new edition is enriched with a foreword by noted Civil War scholar James I. Robertson, Jr. For many years a favourite among Civil War buffs and enthusiasts, this edition is ideally suited for use in American history courses on the Civil War and military history and in American history survey courses.

The Captive's Quest for Freedom - Fugitive Slaves, the 1850 Fugitive Slave Law, and the Politics of Slavery (Paperback):... The Captive's Quest for Freedom - Fugitive Slaves, the 1850 Fugitive Slave Law, and the Politics of Slavery (Paperback)
R.J.M. Blackett
R996 R818 Discovery Miles 8 180 Save R178 (18%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This magisterial study, ten years in the making by one of the field's most distinguished historians, will be the first to explore the impact fugitive slaves had on the politics of the critical decade leading up to the Civil War. Through the close reading of diverse sources ranging from government documents to personal accounts, Richard J. M. Blackett traces the decisions of slaves to escape, the actions of those who assisted them, the many ways black communities responded to the capture of fugitive slaves, and how local laws either buttressed or undermined enforcement of the federal law. Every effort to enforce the law in northern communities produced levels of subversion that generated national debate so much so that, on the eve of secession, many in the South, looking back on the decade, could argue that the law had been effectively subverted by those individuals and states who assisted fleeing slaves.

The Origins of the American Civil War (Hardcover): Brian Holden Reid The Origins of the American Civil War (Hardcover)
Brian Holden Reid
R3,907 Discovery Miles 39 070 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The American Civil War (1861-65) was the bloodiest war of the nineteenth century and its impact continues to be felt today. It, and its origins have been studied more intensively than any other period in American history, yet it remains profoundly controversial. Brian Holden Reid's formidable volume is a major contribution to this ongoing historical debate. Based on a wealth of primary research, it examines every aspect of the origins of the conflict and addresses key questions such as was it an avoidable tragedy, or a necessary catharsis for a divided nation? How far was slavery the central issue? Why should the conflict have errupted into violence and why did it not escalate into world war?

Great Stories of the American Revolution - Unusual, Interesting Stories of the Exhilirating Era when a Nation was Born... Great Stories of the American Revolution - Unusual, Interesting Stories of the Exhilirating Era when a Nation was Born (Paperback)
Webb Garrison
R373 R280 Discovery Miles 2 800 Save R93 (25%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Fifty-three fascinating tales introduce readers to the people, places, and events that shaped a nation and changed the world. Indexed and illustrated.

The Cambridge History of the American Civil War: Volume 1, Military Affairs (Paperback): Aaron Sheehan-Dean The Cambridge History of the American Civil War: Volume 1, Military Affairs (Paperback)
Aaron Sheehan-Dean
R982 R913 Discovery Miles 9 130 Save R69 (7%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This volume narrates the major battles and campaigns of the conflict, conveying the full military experience during the Civil War. The military encounters between Union and Confederate soldiers and between both armies and irregular combatants and true non-combatants structured the four years of war. These encounters were not solely defined by violence, but military encounters gave the war its central architecture. Chapters explore well-known battles, such as Antietam and Gettysburg, as well as military conflict in more abstract places, defined by political qualities (like the border or the West) or physical ones (such as rivers or seas). Chapters also explore the nature of civil-military relations as Union armies occupied parts of the South and garrison troops took up residence in southern cities and towns, showing that the Civil War was not solely a series of battles but a sustained process that drew people together in more ambiguous settings and outcomes.

Lincoln's Last Trial - The Murder Case That Propelled Him to the Presidency (Paperback, Original ed.): David Fisher, Dan... Lincoln's Last Trial - The Murder Case That Propelled Him to the Presidency (Paperback, Original ed.)
David Fisher, Dan Abrams
R277 R234 Discovery Miles 2 340 Save R43 (16%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Lincoln Mediated - The President and the Press Through Nineteenth-Century Media (Hardcover): David W. Bulla Lincoln Mediated - The President and the Press Through Nineteenth-Century Media (Hardcover)
David W. Bulla
R3,911 Discovery Miles 39 110 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Lincoln Mediated provides new information about a historical figure everyone thinks they know. It describes how Abraham Lincoln worked with the press throughout his political career, beginning with his service in Congress in the late 1840s, and detailing how his ties to newspapers in Illinois, New York, and Washington played a central role in the success of his presidency. Gregory A. Borchard and David W. Bulla study how Lincoln used the press to deliver his written and spoken messages, how editors reacted to the president, and how Lincoln responded to their criticism. Reviewing his public persona through the lens of international media and visually based sources, a fascinating profile emerges. The authors cite the papers of Lincoln, the letters of influential figures, and content from leading newspapers. The book also features nineteenth-century illustrations and photographs. Lincoln Mediated ties the president's story directly to the press, illuminating his role as a writer and as a participant in making the news. Lincoln's legacy cannot be understood without understanding the role the press played in helping shape how he was viewed. As the authors show, Lincoln was a man, not just a political figure. Lincoln Mediated is a worthy addition to Transaction's Journalism series.

The Civil War Along Tennessee's Cumberland Plateau (Paperback): Aaron Astor The Civil War Along Tennessee's Cumberland Plateau (Paperback)
Aaron Astor
R591 R494 Discovery Miles 4 940 Save R97 (16%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The Encyclopedia of Confederate Generals - The Definitive Guide to the 426 Leaders of the South's War Effort (Hardcover):... The Encyclopedia of Confederate Generals - The Definitive Guide to the 426 Leaders of the South's War Effort (Hardcover)
Samuel W. Mitcham
R1,433 R1,171 Discovery Miles 11 710 Save R262 (18%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The Immortal Irishman - The Irish Revolutionary Who Became an American Hero (Paperback): Timothy Egan The Immortal Irishman - The Irish Revolutionary Who Became an American Hero (Paperback)
Timothy Egan
R593 R448 Discovery Miles 4 480 Save R145 (24%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

A dashing young orator during the Great Hunger of the 1840s, Thomas Francis Meagher led a failed uprising against British rule, for which he was banished to a Tasmanian prison colony for life. But two years later he was "back from the dead" and in New York, instantly the most famous Irishman in America. Meagher's rebirth included his leading the newly formed Irish Brigade in many of the fiercest battles of the Civil War. Afterward, he tried to build a new Ireland in the wild west of Montana - a quixotic adventure that ended in the great mystery of his disappearance, which Egan resolves convincingly at last.

The Cambridge History of the American Civil War: Volume 2, Affairs of the State (Paperback): Aaron Sheehan-Dean The Cambridge History of the American Civil War: Volume 2, Affairs of the State (Paperback)
Aaron Sheehan-Dean
R1,096 R898 Discovery Miles 8 980 Save R198 (18%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This volume explores the political and social dimensions of the Civil War in both the North and South. Millions of Americans lived outside the major campaign zones so they experienced secondary exposure to military events through newspaper reporting and letters home from soldiers. Governors and Congressmen assumed a major role in steering the personnel decisions, strategic planning, and methods of fighting, but regular people also played roles in direct military action, as guerrilla fighters, as nurses and doctors, and as military contractors. Chapters investigate a variety of aspects of military leadership and management, including coverage of technology, discipline, finance, the environment, and health and medicine. Chapters also consider the political administration of the war, examining how antebellum disputes over issues such as emancipation and the draft resulted in a shift of partisan dynamics and the ways that people of all stripes took advantage of the flux of war to advance their own interests.

An Alternative History of Britain: The English Civil War (Hardcover): Timothy Venning An Alternative History of Britain: The English Civil War (Hardcover)
Timothy Venning
R621 R290 Discovery Miles 2 900 Save R331 (53%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

With hindsight, the victory of Parliamentarian forces over the Royalists in the English Civil War may seem inevitable but this outcome was not a foregone conclusion. Timothy Venning explores many of the turning points and discusses how they might so easily have played out differently. What if, for example, Charles I had capitalized on his victory at Edgehill by attacking London without delay? Could this have ended the war in 1642? His actual advance on the capital in 1643 failed but came close to causing a Parliamentarian collapse - how could it have succeeded and what then? Among the many other scenarios, full consideration is given to the role of Ireland (what if Papal meddling had not prevented Irish Catholics aiding Charles?) and Scotland (how might Montrose's Scottish loyalists have neutralized the Covenanters?). The author analyses the plausible possibilities in each thread, throwing light on the role of chance and underlying factors in the real outcome, as well as what might easily have been different.

Living the Death of Democracy in Spain - The Civil War and Its Aftermath (Hardcover): Susana Belenguer, Ciaran Cosgrove, James... Living the Death of Democracy in Spain - The Civil War and Its Aftermath (Hardcover)
Susana Belenguer, Ciaran Cosgrove, James Whiston
R4,228 Discovery Miles 42 280 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This volume brings together new interdisciplinary perspectives on the Spanish Civil War, its victims, its contentious ending, and its aftermath. In exploring the slow demise of the Spanish Republic and the course of the Civil War, the authors have chosen to range in turn over cinematic, literary and historical depictions of the era. In addition, reactions elsewhere in Europe to the Spanish conflict are examined; the role of the International Brigades is looked at afresh; the fate of children displaced during the Civil War is explored; and the Spanish anarcho-syndicalist movement is revisited. The volume shows that to be any kind of soldier in the armies of the Republic, or even to be seen as a Republican sympathiser, was to become a "non-person" in the new order in Spain under Franco, and sets what supporters of the Republic had to endure within the wider European and international context of the period. This book offers timely fresh insights into the failure of the Spanish Republic and into a society that tried in vain to unite its divided people during what was a seismic era in Spain's history. This book was originally published as a special issue of Bulletin of Spanish Studies.

A Press Divided - Newspaper Coverage of the Civil War (Hardcover): David B. Sachsman A Press Divided - Newspaper Coverage of the Civil War (Hardcover)
David B. Sachsman
R3,927 Discovery Miles 39 270 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

A Press Divided provides new insights regarding the sharp political divisions that existed among the newspapers of the Civil War era. These newspapers were divided between North and South, and also divided within the North and South. These divisions reflected and exacerbated the conflicts in political thought that caused the Civil War and the political and ideological battles within the Union and the Confederacy about how to pursue the war.

In the North, dissenting voices alarmed the Lincoln administration to such a degree that draconian measures were taken to suppress dissenting newspapers and editors, while in the South, the Confederate government held to its fundamental belief in freedom of speech and was more tolerant of political attacks in the press. This volume consists of eighteen chapters on subjects including newspaper coverage of the rise of Lincoln, press reports on George Armstrong Custer, Confederate women war correspondents, Civil War photojournalists, newspaper coverage of the Emancipation Proclamation, and the suppression of the dissident press.

This book tells the story of a divided press before and during the Civil War, discussing the roles played by newspapers in splitting the nation, newspaper coverage of the war, and the responses by the Union and Confederate administrations to press criticism.

Lincoln on the Verge - Thirteen Days to Washington (Hardcover): Ted Widmer Lincoln on the Verge - Thirteen Days to Washington (Hardcover)
Ted Widmer
R984 R818 Discovery Miles 8 180 Save R166 (17%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Spain 1936 - Year Zero (Paperback): Raanan Rein, Joan Maria Thomas Spain 1936 - Year Zero (Paperback)
Raanan Rein, Joan Maria Thomas
R1,049 Discovery Miles 10 490 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Marking the 80th anniversary of the outbreak of the Spanish Civil War, this volume takes a close look at the initial political moves, military actions and consequences of the fratricidal conflict and their impact on both Spaniards and contemporary European powers. The contributors re-examine the crystallization of the political alliances formed in the Republican and the Nationalist zones; the support mobilized by the two warring camps; and the different attitudes and policies adopted by neighbouring and far away countries. Spain 1936: Year Zero goes beyond and against commonly held assumptions as to the supposed unity of the Nationalist camp vis-a-vis the fragmentation of the Republican one; and likewise brings to the fore the complexities of initial support of the military rebellion by Nazi Germany and Soviet support of the beleaguered Republic. Situating the Iberian conflict in the larger international context, senior and junior scholars from various countries challenge the multitude of hitherto accepted ideas about the beginnings of the Spanish Civil War. A primary aim of the editors is to enable discussion on the Spanish Civil War from lesser known or realized perspectives by investigating the civil wars impact on countries such as Argentina, Japan, and Jewish Palestine; and from lesser heard voices at the time of women, intellectuals, and athletes. Original contributions are devoted to the Popular Olympiad organized in Barcelona in July 1936, Japanese perceptions of the Spanish conflict in light of the 1931 invasion to Manchuria, and international volunteers in the International Brigades.

To Rescue the Republic - Ulysses S. Grant, the Fragile Union, and the Crisis of 1876 (Paperback): Bret Baier, Catherine Whitney To Rescue the Republic - Ulysses S. Grant, the Fragile Union, and the Crisis of 1876 (Paperback)
Bret Baier, Catherine Whitney
R335 Discovery Miles 3 350 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

#1 New York Times Bestseller Fox News Channel's Chief Political Anchor illuminates the heroic life of Ulysses S. Grant "To Rescue the Republic is narrative history at its absolute finest. A fast-paced, thrilling and enormously important book." -Douglas Brinkley An epic history spanning the battlegrounds of the Civil War and the violent turmoil of Reconstruction to the forgotten electoral crisis that nearly fractured a reunited nation, Bret Baier's To Rescue the Republic dramatically reveals Ulysses S. Grant's essential yet underappreciated role in preserving the United States during an unprecedented period of division. Born a tanner's son in rugged Ohio in 1822 and battle-tested by the Mexican American War, Grant met his destiny on the bloody fields of the Civil War. His daring and resolve as a general gained the attention of President Lincoln, then desperate for bold leadership. Lincoln appointed Grant as Lieutenant General of the Union Army in March 1864. Within a year, Grant's forces had seized Richmond and forced Robert E. Lee to surrender. Four years later, the reunified nation faced another leadership void after Lincoln's assassination and an unworthy successor completed his term. Again, Grant answered the call. At stake once more was the future of the Union, for though the Southern states had been defeated, it remained to be seen if the former Confederacy could be reintegrated into the country-and if the Union could ensure the rights and welfare of African Americans in the South. Grant met the challenge by boldly advancing an agenda of Reconstruction and aggressively countering the Ku Klux Klan. In his final weeks in the White House, however, Grant faced a crisis that threatened to undo his life's work. The contested presidential election of 1876 produced no clear victory for either Republican Rutherford B. Hayes or Democrat Samuel Tilden, who carried most of the former Confederacy. Soon Southern states vowed to revolt if Tilden was not declared the victor. Grant was determined to use his influence to preserve the Union, establishing an electoral commission to peaceably settle the issue. Grant brokered a grand bargain: the installation of Republican Hayes to the presidency, with concessions to the Democrats that effectively ended Reconstruction. This painful compromise saved the nation, but tragically condemned the South to another century of civil-rights oppression. Deep with contemporary resonance and brimming with fresh detail that takes readers from the battlefields of the Civil War to the corridors of power where men decided the fate of the nation in back rooms, To Rescue the Republic reveals Grant, for all his complexity, to be among the first rank of American heroes.

Democracy, Deeds and Dilemmas - Support for the Spanish Republic within British Civil Society, 1936-1939 (Paperback): Emily... Democracy, Deeds and Dilemmas - Support for the Spanish Republic within British Civil Society, 1936-1939 (Paperback)
Emily Mason
R966 Discovery Miles 9 660 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

During the Spanish Civil War (1936 1939) the British public raised an estimated one to two million pounds for Republican Spain, mostly through small individual donations at a time when large parts of Britain were experiencing severe economic depression. Across the country people were moved by the plight of Spain, a land in which most had never set foot. The response was quintessentially British; through picnics, whist drives, concerts, dances and rambling expeditions, the war in Spain became embedded in British social and cultural life. Innovative fundraising campaigns ran alongside lectures, film screenings and exhibitions, engaging people with the Spanish conflict. But it was a fragile alliance of progressive opinion, for those involved often had very different interpretations of the political significance of the war and of the Republics fight for a broadly defined concept of democracy. Democracy, Deeds and Dilemmas provides a fresh perspective on what is a well-trodden area of scholarship. It places British humanitarian responses to Spain within the context of Britains flourishing civic and popular political culture, following the advent of mass democracy in 1928 as supported by the Equal Franchise Act. Emily Mason explores engagement with Spain through three foci: the peace movement, the co-operative movement and British Christians groups that were at the heart of the humanitarian response, but which remain underexplored in current historiography. The book explores how the Republican cause resonated with notions of British identity and with the crises that different groups perceived to be threatening their world order. It explores the dilemma that non-intervention posed for many Britons, and argues that humanitarian support for the Spanish Republic offers an example of active citizenship and popular internationalism in Britain between the wars.

The Last Survivor - Cultural and Social Projects Underlying Spanish Fascism, 1931-1975 (Paperback): Ferran Gallego, Francisco... The Last Survivor - Cultural and Social Projects Underlying Spanish Fascism, 1931-1975 (Paperback)
Ferran Gallego, Francisco Morente
R969 Discovery Miles 9 690 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This book proposes an interpretation of Francoism as the Spanish variant of fascism. Unlike Italian fascism and Nazism, the Franco regime survived the Second World War and continued its existence until the death of dictator Francisco Franco. Francoism was, therefore, the Last Survivor of the fascisms of the interwar period. And indeed this designation applies equally to Franco. The work begins with an analysis of the historical identity of Spanish fascism, constituted in the process of fascistization of the Spanish right during the crisis of the Second Republic, and consolidated in the formation of the fascist single-party and the New State during the civil war. Subsequent chapter contributions focus on various cultural and social projects (the university, political-cultural journals, the Labor University Service, local policies and social insurance) that sought to socialize Spaniards in the political principles of the Franco regime and thereby to strengthen social cohesion around it. Francoism faced varying degrees of non-compliance and outright hostility, expressed as different forms of cultural opposition to the Franco regime, especially in the years of its maturity (decades of the fifties and sixties), from Spaniards both inside Spain and in exile. Such opposition is explored in the context of how the regime reacted via the social, cultural and economic inducements at its disposal. The editors and contributors are widely published in the field of Spain of the Second Republic, the civil war and the Franco dictatorship. Research material is drawn from primary archival sources, and provides new information and new interpretations on Spanish politics, culture and society during the dictatorship.

The American Civil War - A Literary and Historical Anthology (Hardcover, 2nd edition): Ian Frederick Finseth The American Civil War - A Literary and Historical Anthology (Hardcover, 2nd edition)
Ian Frederick Finseth
R3,938 Discovery Miles 39 380 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The American Civil War: A Literary and Historical Anthology brings together a wide variety of important writings from the Civil War and Reconstruction eras, including short fiction, poetry, public addresses, memoirs, and essays, accompanied by detailed annotations and concise introductions. Now in a thoroughly revised second edition, this slimmer volume has been revamped to: Emphasize a diversity of perspectives on the war Showcase more women writers Expand the number of Southern voices Feature more soldiers' testimony Provide greater historical context. With selections from Louisa May Alcott, Walt Whitman, Sidney Lanier, Abraham Lincoln, Frederick Douglass, Kate Chopin, and many more, Ian Finseth's careful arrangement of texts remains an indispensable resource for readers who seek to understand the impact of the Civil War on the culture of the United States. The American Civil War reaffirms the complex role that literature, poetry, and non-fiction played in shaping how the conflict is remembered. To provide students with additional resources, the anthology is now accompanied by a companion website which you can find at [insert URL]. There you will find additional primary sources, a detailed timeline, and an extensive bibliography, among other materials.

Civil War Sites in Georgia (Paperback): Jim Miles Civil War Sites in Georgia (Paperback)
Jim Miles
R307 R229 Discovery Miles 2 290 Save R78 (25%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

In Georgia you will find . . .

  • The celebrated locomotive General
  • Mrs. Robert E. Lee's rolling pin
  • The original handwritten Confederate constitution
  • A Confederate statue that was "lynched" and buried
  • The world's largest sculpture
  • The nation's largest national battlefield park
  • A unique double-barreled cannon
  • The grave of the last Confederate veteran

Georgia was so devastated during the Civil War that nearly a century was required to recover from its effects. During those one hundred years Georgians forged a state that has become a leader of the nation, but they have never forgotten their heritage.

"Civil War Sites in Georgia" is a brief history of the Civil War in Georgia and a comprehensive guide to more than 300 Civil War sites, including 25 battlefields, 35 museums, 40 Confederate cemeteries, 2 national cemeteries, 300 statues and monuments, 5 forts, 5 Confederate prisons, and 5 Civil War-related national, state, and municipal parks. Entries are arranged geographically. The book is illustrated with 42 photographs and 9 maps.

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