Killing Lincoln: The Assassination th...
Bill O'ReillyA riveting historical narrative of the heart-stopping events surrounding the assassination of Abraham Lincoln, and the first work of history from mega-bestselling author Bill O'ReillyThe anchor of The O'Reilly Factor recounts one of t...
Tried by War: Abraham Lincoln as Comm...
James McPhersonJames McPherson, a bestselling historian of the Civil War, illuminates how Lincoln worked with—and often against— his senior commanders to defeat the Confederacy and create the role of commander in chief as we know it. Though Abra...
The Man Who Saved the Union: Ulysses ...
H. W. BrandsFrom New York Times bestselling author H. W. Brands, a masterful biography of the Civil War general and two-term president who saved the Union twice, on the battlefield and in the White House, holding the country together at two criti...
The complete text of the bestselling narrative history of the Civil War--based on the celebrated PBS television series. This non-illustrated edition interweaves the author's narrative with the voices of the men and women who lived thr...
Rebel Yell: The Violence, Passion and...
S. C. GwynneFrom the author of the mega-bestselling, prize-winning New York Times bestseller Empire of the Summer Moon comes a groundbreaking account of how Civil War general Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson became a great and tragic American...
Lincoln's Letters, Essays and Speeche...
Abraham LincolnDetails Size Height: 7.3 in Width: 5.3 in Thickness: 0.5 in Weight: 3.2 oz
Midnight Rising: John Brown and the R...
Tony HorwitzBestselling author Tony Horwitz tells the electrifying tale of the daring insurrection that put America on the path to bloody warPlotted in secret, launched in the dark, John Brown's raid on Harpers Ferry was a pivotal moment in U.S. ...
Embattled Rebel: Jefferson Davis as C...
James M. McPhersonFrom the dean of Civil War historians and Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Battle Cry of Freedom, a powerful new reckoning with Jefferson Davis as military commander of the Confederacy History has not been kind to Jefferson Davis. H...
My Thoughts Be Bloody: The Bitter Riv...
Nora TitoneA provocative new look at the man behind Lincoln's assassination and the intense sibling rivalry that motivated him to act.
Bloody Crimes: The Chase for Jefferso...
James L. SwansonOn the morning of April 2, 1865, Jefferson Davis, president of the Confederacy, received a telegram from General Robert E. Lee. There is no more time—the Yankees are coming, it warned. Shortly before midnight, Davis fled the capita...
Stealing the General: The Great Locom...
Russell S. BondsOn April 12, 1862 -- one year to the day after Confederate guns opened on Fort Sumter and started the Civil War -- a tall, mysterious smuggler and self-appointed Union spy named James J. Andrews and nineteen infantry volunteers infilt...
1864: Lincoln at the Gates of History...
Charles Bracelen FloodIn a masterly narrative, historian and novelist Charles Bracelen Flood brings to life the drama of Abraham Lincoln's final year, in which he oversaw the final campaigns of the Civil War, was re-elected president, and laid out his visi...
Wolf of the Deep: Raphael Semmes and ...
Stephen FoxIn July 1862, Confederate Captain Raphael Semmes took command of a secret new warship. At the helm of the Alabama, he became the most hated and feared man along the Union coast, as well as a Confederate legend. Now, with unparalleled ...
The Man Who Would Not Be Washington
Jonathan HornThe riveting true story 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 ...
War on the Waters: The Union and Conf...
James M. McPherson[Read by Joe Barrett] Although previously undervalued for their strategic impact because they represented only a small percentage of total forces, the Union and Confederate navies were crucial to the outcome of the Civil War. In War o...
Landscape Turned Red: The Battle of A...
Stephen W. SearsA definitive study of the climactic and pivotal battle of Antietam offers a vivid account of the two armies, the soldiers and officers, and the bitter, bloody campaign and analyzes the impact of Antietam on the Civil War as a whole. B...
One Man Great Enough: Abraham Lincoln...
John C. WaughLincoln is the central axis of this story about America's seemingly unstoppable march toward war, the shattering of its political landscape, and its grappling with the moral underpinnings of a republic of the people, by the people, an...
General Sherman's Christmas: Savannah...
Stanley WeintraubGeneral Sherman's Christmas opens on Thanksgiving Day, Thursday, November 24, 1864, one month before Christmas. Sherman was relentlessly pushing his troops across Georgia, reaching Savannah days before Christmas. His methodical encroa...
General Sherman's Christmas: Savannah...
Stanley WeintraubThe author of the bestselling Silent Night combines two winning topics: Christmas and the Civil War, focusing on the holiday season of 1864.
The Bonfire: The Siege and Burning of...
Marc WortmanThe destruction of Atlanta is an iconic moment in American history but one that was treated only cursorily by historians. Marc Wortman grandly remedies this situation with The Bonfire, an absorbing narrative history told through the p...
The Bonfire: The Siege and Burning of...
Marc WortmanThe destruction of Atlanta is an iconic moment in American history. Marc Wortman offers the first detailed exploration of this epic siege on American soil, told through the points of view of key participants both Confederate and Union.