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On November 6, 1860, Abraham Lincoln became the fluky victor in a tight race for president. The country was bitterly at odds; Southern extremists were moving ever closer to destroying the Union, with one state after another seceding and Lincoln powerless to stop them. Slavery fueled the conflict, but somehow the passions of North and South came to focus on a lonely federal fortress in Charleston Harbor: Fort Sumter. Master storyteller Erik Larson...
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Crown
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English
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"A Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist reveals the little-known story of the Union soldiers from Alabama who played a decisive role in the Civil War, and how they were scrubbed from the history books. We all know how the Civil War was won: by courageous Yankees who triumphed over the South. But as veteran journalist Howell Raines shows, it was not only soldiers from Northern states who helped General William Tecumseh Sherman burn Atlanta to the ground,...
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Etruscan Press
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2024.
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English
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American Mother is the heart-rending story of a mother who, in the course of confronting her sons killer, gets to the elemental heart of violence and forgiveness. Diane Foley is the mother of Jim, a freelance journalist captured and beheaded by ISIS in 2014, an image which became one of the most iconic of the 21st century. Seven years later, Diane gets the chance to spend three days with the murderer of her son in a Virginia courthouse, inspiring...
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"From award-winning journalist Jane Ferguson, an unflinching memoir of ambition and war-from the Troubles to the fall of Kabul. In Northern Ireland in the 1980s and '90s, war was a secret, and young Jane Ferguson wanted to know the truth. For her, war was called the Troubles, bomb threats and military checkpoints on the way to school were commonplace, and an uncle's gunshot wound in IRA crossfire was disguised as a cow kick. Jane developed a penchant...
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Primedia eLaunch LLC
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[2021].
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English
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"The Woman's Relief Corps was a patriotic organization of women who were the auxiliary to the Grand Army of the Republic. Many Corps of women were founded in the State of Arizona but were largely forgotten due to their small numbers and ostracization of being in the West. This work highlights the organization of the Woman's Relief Corps, the founding of them in Arizona, the Corps within Arizona, the history of the Corps of Arizona, as well as the...
12) Co. Aytch, or a side show of the big show: a new edition introduced and annotated by Philip Leigh
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Westholme Publishing
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[2013]
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English
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Toronto Iberic volume 19
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University of Toronto Press
Pub. Date
2016.
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English
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Rosen Publishing
Pub. Date
2023.
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IL: MG+ - BL: 8.3 - AR Pts: 2
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English
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"War is never simple, but the "war on terror" is more complicated than most. Launched in response to the terrorist attacks on the United States on September 11, 2001, it includes many countries led by the United States and affects many aspects of international relations. It also takes place in many countries and regions around the world. This book examines the causes and effects of the war, from the origins of the 9/11 attacks to continuing efforts...
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Chicago Review Press
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[2016]
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English
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"At the outbreak of the Civil War, nearly everybody was caught up in patriotic fervor--men and women, Union and Confederate. Many women supported soldiers through knitting and sewing needed items, growing food, making bandages, gathering medical supplies, and more. But others wished they could be closer to the fight. These women defied society's expectations and bravely chose to take on more dangerous, unconventional roles. [This book] reveals the...
