$35.00

. The story of the Civil War, marvelously told as an epic poem. An inspiration for Bruce Catton and Shelby Foote.

Very good; dust jacket.

	$70.00

“Among American historians, David W. Blight has been a pioneer in the field of memory studies, especially on the problems of slavery, race, and the Civil War. In this collection of essays, Blight examines the meanings embedded in the causes, course, and consequences of the Civil War, the nature of changing approaches to African American history, and the significance of race in the ways Americans, Northerners and Southerners, black and white, developed historical memories of the nation's most divisive event. Topics include: The writing and thought of Frederick Douglass and W.E.B. Du Bois; a comparison of Abraham Lincoln and Douglass on the level of language and memory; battlefields as commemorative sites; and an analysis of Ken Burn's The Civil War.

Light stain on front board; else very good. Signed book plate.

	Price: $29.95

In recent years, the Confederate flag has become as much a news item as a Civil War relic. Intense public debates have erupted over this contested banner, from flying atop state capitols to adorning the T-shirts of public school children. Polarizing Americans, these “flag wars” reveal the profound - and still unhealed - schisms that have plagued the country since the Civil War. Transcending conventional partisanship, Coski reveals the flag’s origins as one of many banners unfurled on the battlefields of the Civil War. He shows how it emerged as the preeminent representation of the Confederacy and was transformed into a cultural icon from Reconstruction on, becoming an aggressively racist symbol only after World War II and during the Civil Rights movement.

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Desjardin’s “biography” of the story of how Gettysburg became the defining battle in American history earned much praise when it was released. It is now among the forefront of memory studies as they reflect upon a single battle. “A riveting book.” James M. McPherson.

As new; dust jacket. Signed book plate.

	Price: $24.95

A groundbreaking collection of essays that looks at the lives and command decisions of eight Confederate who held the rank of full general and at the impact they had on the conduct and ultimate outcome of the War. Eight preeminent Civil War historians offer fresh perspectives on each of these leaders [A.S. Johnston; Samuel Cooper; Robert E. Lee; Joseph E. Johnston; Braxton Bragg; E.K. Smith; John Bell Hood], analyzing their battlefield performance and highlighting the importance of politics and personality in shaping the Confederacy’s war effort. Designed to be suggestive and descriptive, biographical as well as interpretive, these essays form a fascinating portrait of the Confederate high command. Historians include: The authors; Charles Roland; James Robertson, Jr.; Stephen Engle; Robert Krick; and Keith Bohannon.

As new; dust jacket; signed by Gallagher.

	Price: $29.95

The myth of the Lost Cause proposes the following notion: That the Confederacy was doomed from the start in its struggle against the superior might of the Union ; yet against these impossible odds, its forces fought heroically for the cause of states' rights. In reality, this was and is an elaborate and intentional post-war effort on the part of Southerners to rationalize secession and the war itself. Sadly, skillful propagandists - starting with Jubal Early - have been so successful in promoting this romanticized view that the Lost Cause has assumed a life of its own, leaving truth behind. Misrepresenting the war's true origins and its actual course, the myth of the Lost Cause distorts our national memory. Here, nine historians (including, the editors, Jeffry D. Wert, Brooks D. Simpson, and Lesley J. Gordon) describe and analyze the Lost Cause, identifying the ways it falsifies history.

As new dust jacket; signed by Gallagher.

	Price: $69.95

Here is a collection of more than 100 paintings and sketches from Keith Rocco’s 20+ years as one of the leading artistic chroniclers of the American Civil War. Many of the new works presented in this book have never before been published. Rocco’s oils are reproduced on acid-free, heavy art paper, in a finely sewn binding. “Keith Rocco’s art catches the realties of Civil War combat with an ease that arouses the jealousy of those of us who try to capture those same events in writing. His paintings stand as proof that a picture is worth a thousand words.” - Gordon C. Rhea.

Excellent; dust jacket. Signed by Robert Girardi.

	Price: $34.95

As John Neff shows in his compelling new book, commemorating the 620,000 lives lost in the American Civil War proved to be a persistent obstacle to the hard work of reuniting the nation, as every memorial observation compelled painful recollections of the war. Commemorations, from private mourning to Memorial Day observance, provided Americans the quintessential forum for engaging the war’s meaning. Neff reveals that as Northerners and Southerners honored their separate dead, they did so in ways that underscored the limits of reconciliation between Union and Confederate, whose mutual animosities lingered for many decades after the end of the war veterans, and argues that the process of reunion and reconciliation that has been so much the focus of recent literature either neglects or dismisses the persistent reluctance of both Northerners and Southerners to “forgive and forget”, especially where their war dead were concerned.

As new; dust jacket. Signed book plate.

	Price: $34.95

If, as many have argued, the Civil War is the most crucial moment of our national life and Gettysburg its turning point, then the climax of the climax, the central moment in our nation’s history, is Pickett’s Charge. But, as Carol Reardon notes, the Civil War saw many other daring assaults and stout defenses. Why, then, is it Pickett’s Charge at Gettysburg that looms so large in the popular imagination? As this innovative study reveals, over the years soldiers, journalists, veterans, politicians, orators, artists, poets, and educators, Northerners and Southerners alike, shaped, revised, and even sacrificed the “history” of the charge to create “memories” that met ever-shifting needs and deeply felt values. Reardon shows that the story told today is really an amalgam of history and memory, and the evolution of that mix tells us much about how we come to understand the past.

As new; dust jacket. Signed book plate.

As new; dust jacket.

	Price: $29.00

Artist James E. Kelly painted dozens of leading generals of the Civil War, including Sheridan, Sickles, Wilson, and Fitzhugh Lee. During their sittings Kelly interviewed them and kept careful notes. William Styple has produced a fascinating trove of previously unseen memoirs from fascinating characters.

As new; dust jacket.

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A beautiful catalog of works by one of the great painters of the post-war years.

Excellent; dust jacket.

	Price: $24.95

Brian Steel Wills takes readers on a journey through the portrayal of the Civil War in film, exploring what Hollywood got right and wrong, how the films influenced each other, and ultimately how movies reflect America’s changing understanding of the conflict and the nation.

As new; dust jacket. Signed book plate.

	Price: $75.00

The best modern treatment of this controversial Confederate, a man hated by Sam Watkins, was produced by two scholars over a period of twenty years.

Very good; dust jackets. Judith Lee Hallock signed book plate.

	Price: $95.00

This is Connelly’s classic history of the Confederacy’s ill-starred western army.

Very good; dust jackets.

	Price: $30.00

An exceptional battle study of an important, yet often overlooked, clash in the west. This, the standard work on the battle, includes a dust jacket with art by Keith Rocco. Out of print in cloth, and difficult to find in first.

Excellent; dust jacket. Inscribed and signed.

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The latest and best account of Chickamauga, with original illustrations by Keith Rocco and fine maps. The oil painting from the dust jacket hangs in our shop.

Excellent; dust jacket. Inscribed and signed.

	Price: $30.00

A good look at life in Sam Watkins’ army.

Very good; dust jacket. Signed book plate.

	Price: $65.00

Regimental history of a Tennessee unit that fought alongside Sam Watkins’ 1st Tennessee in Cheatham’s Division. Valuable for the inclusion of capsule histories of many other Tennessee regiments, such as the 5th Tennessee , 8th Tennessee , and 17th Tennessee.

Very good; dust jacket.

	Price: $125.00

The uncommon first edition of Horn’s great history of the Confederacy’s western army. A predecessor of Thomas L. Connelly, Horn’s study is an indispensable resource on the war in the West.

Dust jacket chipped with tears at bottom of spine; usual toning of paper for a book from the 40’s; else very good.

	Price: $150.00

Uncle Joe Johnston tells his side of the story; one of the premier memoirs of the war by a principal player.

Ex-library; library labels on spine; light mottling of boards; light sunning; light foxing; light chipping of extremities; else very good with bright gilt devices on front board.

	Price: $40.00

An excellent modern treatment of the division of Tennesseans who served together throughout the war in the west.

Excellent; dust jacket.

	Price: $59.95

A long-awaited addition to the Portraits of Conflict series. This volume joins the personal and the public to provide a uniquely rich portrayal of Tennesseans – in uniforms both blue and gray – who fought and lost their lives in the Civil War. As with other volumes in this series, McCaslin marries portraits with anecdotes to paint pictures of the lives of soldiers in the ranks.

As new; dust jacket. Signed book plate.

	Price: $35.00

McMurry compares and contrasts the Army of Northern Virginia and the Army of Tennessee in several areas: State military organizations; characteristics of Union opponents; the caliber of soldiers, from corps commanders to the common privates; etc. His conclusion that Lee’s army was simply better, and more importantly, how and why, makes thought-provoking reading.

Very good; dust jacket.

	Price: $45.00

Short sketches of several Tennessee companies, with partial rosters, plus a fuller history of Rennolds’s own 5th Tennessee .

Very Good.

	Price: $45.00

Since Wiley Sword's classic study of the momentous Battle of Shiloh first appeared in 1974, additional material has enabled expanded interpretation. In this new 2001 edition, readers will delight to find fresh data about the soldiers' thoughts, experiences, and post battle expectations. Newly found sketch maps made at the very time provide graphic historical evidence and new details about the death of Confederate General Albert Sidney Johnston. Added photographs, with further battle descriptions and analysis enhance the original texts. In a special supplemental chapter many of the controversies of Shiloh are examined in detailed perspective. It is difficult to improve on a classic, but this corrected edition is bigger and better.

As new; dust jacket. Signed.

	Price: $275.00

A passionate defense of Johnston ’s life by his son. Traditionally used as a primary resource for works on the battle of Shiloh , this biography is equally valuable for its material on Johnston ’s participation in Texas ’ war for independence, the Mexican and Black Hawk wars and other important ante-bellum events.

Rebound in cloth with gilt lettering on the spine and new end pages; light foxing; a sturdy, readable copy of the scarce first edition.

	Price: $28.00

Essays culled from recordings of Bearss' riveting battlefield tours. Also features an introduction by James McPherson.

Signed book plate.

	Price: $28.00

An excellent history of the Gettysburg Address that covers both the intellectual importance of the speech (as did Garry Wills) but also the fascinating events occurring in Gettysburg, and the nation, in the aftermath of the battle.

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	Price: $27.00

Stunning in its breadth and conclusions, The Age of Lincoln is a fiercely original history of the five decades that pivoted around the presidency of Abraham Lincoln. Abolishing slavery, the age's most extraordinary accomplishment, was not its most profound. The enduring legacy of the age was inscribing personal liberty into the nation's millennial aspirations.

"A remarkable reconsideration of nineteenth century America , The Age of Lincoln seamlessly recounts secession, Civil War, and Reconstruction and renders them newly relevant to the twenty-first century." —John Hope Franklin.

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	Price: $40.00

In his first inaugural address, Abraham Lincoln declared that as president he would "have no lawful right" to interfere with the institution of slavery. Yet less than two years later, he issued a proclamation intended to free all slaves throughout the Confederate states. When critics challenged the constitutional soundness of the act, Lincoln asserted that he was endowed "with the law of war in time of war." In Act of Justice, Burrus M. Carnahan contends Lincoln was no reluctant emancipator; he wrote a truly radical document that treated Confederate slaves as an oppressed people rather than merely as enemy property. In this respect, Lincoln 's proclamation anticipated the intellectual warfare tactics of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries.

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	Price: $24.95

Four-star General Wesley K. Clark became a major figure on the political scene when he ran for the Democratic nomination for President of the United States in 2003. But this was just one of many exceptional accomplishments of a long and extraordinary career. Here, for the first time, General Clark uses his unique life experience—from his difficult youth in segregated Arkansas where he was raised by his poor, widowed mother; through the horror of Vietnam where he was wounded; the post-war rebuilding of national security and the struggles surrounding the new world order after the Cold War—as a springboard to reveal his vision for America, at home and in the world. General Clark will address issues such as foreign policy, the economy, the environment, education and health care, family, faith, and the American dream. Rich with breathtaking battle scenes, poignant personal anecdote and eye-opening recommendations on the best way forward, General Clark's new book is a tour de force of gripping storytelling and inspiring vision.

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	Price: $34.95

The late Dr. O. Edward Cunningham prepared the manuscript for Shiloh and Western Campaign of 1862 under the tutelage of legendary historian T. Harry Williams at Louisiana State University in 1966. Cunningham died in 1997. Why the now legendary manuscript was not published at the time remains a mystery. Doctors Timothy Smith of University of Tennessee Martin , and Gary Joiner of Louisiana State University Shreveport, have Cunningham's book, and added over thirty maps, Illustrations, and other material. An important part of Shiloh historiography, available to the public for the first time after forty years.

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	Price: $27.95

The real war," said Walt Whitman, "will never get in the books." During World War II, the truest glimpse most Americans got of the "real war" came through the flashing black lines of twenty-two-year-old infantry sergeant Bill Mauldin. Week after week, Mauldin defied army censors, German artillery, and Patton's pledge to "throw his ass in jail" to deliver his wildly popular cartoon, "Up Front," to the pages of Stars and Stripes. "Up Front" featured the wise-cracking Willie and Joe, whose stooped shoulders, mud-soaked uniforms, and pidgin of army slang and slum dialect bore eloquent witness to the world of combat and the men who lived—and died—in it.

This taut, lushly illustrated biography—the first of two-time Pulitzer Prize winner Bill Mauldin—is illustrated with more than ninety classic Mauldin cartoons and rare photographs. It traces the improbable career and tumultuous private life of a charismatic genius who rose to fame on his motto: "If it's big, hit it."

Contains 92 illustrations. Signed.

For more Bill Mauldin, visit our Prints Paintings and Sculpture Section and Presidential Section.

	Price:$29.95

In 2005, historian Jason Emerson discovered a steamer trunk formerly owned by Robert Todd Lincoln's lawyer and stowed in an attic for forty years. The trunk contained a rare find: twenty-five letters pertaining to Mary Todd Lincoln's life and insanity case, letters assumed long destroyed by the Lincoln family. The Madness of Mary Lincoln is the first examination of Mary Lincoln's mental illness based on the lost letters, and the first new interpretation of the insanity case in twenty years. It details how Robert Todd Lincoln dealt with his mother's increasing irrationality and why it embarrassed his Victorian sensibilities; it explains the reasons he had his mother committed, his response to her suicide attempt, and her plot to murder him. It also shows why and how he ultimately agreed to her release from the asylum eight months early, and what their relationship was like until Mary's death.

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	Price: $24.95

Julie Fenster offers the first-ever account of the suspenseful Anderson murder case, and Lincoln 's role in it.  Bestselling historian Julie M. Fenster not only examines a legal case that changed Lincoln 's fate, but portrays his day-to-day life as a circuit lawyer and how it shaped him as a politician. In a book that draws a picture of Lincoln in court and at home during that memorable season of 1856, Fenster also offers a close-up look at Lincoln 's political work, much of it masterful, some of it adventurous, in building the party that would change his fate – and that of the nation. Signed .

	Price: $35.00

Winner of the Pulitzer Prize . First editions are long gone.

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	Price: $39.95

Gettysburg was one of the most complex battles of the war. The Maps Gettysburg, by Bradley Gottfried offers a unique approach to the study of this multifaceted engagement. The book plows new ground in the study of the campaign by breaking down the entire campaign in 146 detailed full page original maps. These cartographic creations bore down to the regimental level, offering students of the campaign a unique and fascinating approach to studying what may have been the climactic battle of the war. There are also thirty-one “action-sections” comprising the entire campaign. These include the march to and from the battlefield and virtually every significant event in between. Keyed to each piece of cartography is detailed text about the units, personnel, movements, and combat (including quotes from eyewitnesses) that make the Gettysburg story come alive. This presentation allows readers to easily and quickly find a map and text on virtually any portion of the campaign. Serious students of the battle will appreciate the extensive endnotes and will want to take this book with them on their trips to the battlefield. Perfect for the easy chair or for stomping the hallowed ground of Gettysburg , The Maps of Gettysburg promises to be a seminal work that belongs on the bookshelf of every serious and casual student of the battle.

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Although most scholars have labeled Lincoln a moderate, William C. Harris reveals that he was by his own admission a conservative who revered the Founders and advocated “adherence to the old and tried.” Challenging prevailing views, Harris portrays Lincoln as increasingly driven not so much by his own ambitions as by his antislavery sentiments and his fear for the republic in the hands of Douglas Democrats, and he shows how the unique political skills Lincoln developed in Illinois shaped his wartime leadership abilities. By doing so, he opens a window on his political ideas and influences and offers a fresh understanding of this complex figure.

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A continuation of his important study of the importance of field fortifications during the Civil War. Drawing on meticulous research in primary sources and careful examination of trench remnants at the Wilderness, Spotsylvania , North Anna, Cold Harbor , and Bermuda Hundred, Hess describes Union and Confederate earthworks and how Grant and Lee used them in this new era of field entrenchments. According to Hess, the heavy reliance on earthworks by both armies in the Overland campaign was driven by Grant's relentless attacks against Lee, not by the widespread use of rifle muskets, as historians have previously argued. Entrenchments kept the armies within striking distance and compelled soldiers to dig in for protection. Illustrated by rare, historic photographs and new detailed maps of the trench remnants, this book constitutes the second installment of a three-volume study of field fortifications in the eastern campaigns.

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	Price: $49.95

Holzer provides a fine introduction to this beautiful catalog of the Indiana Historical Society's unparalleled collections of Lincoln imagery. In not other publication are these rare images reproduced so vividly.

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	Price: $27.95

A study of the campaign for Forts Henry and Donelson, and how they influenced two of the most famous leaders of the Civil War. In early 1862, Brigadier General Ulysses S. Grant was barely clinging to his command of a Union army. Formally charged with chronic drunkenness, distrusted by his superiors, he had yet to win a major battle in the Civil War. At the same time Nathan Bedford Forrest, a novice lieutenant colonel of cavalry in the Confederate army was revealing a natural talent for fighting in his first campaigns. In February, on the Kentucky-Tennessee border, Grant assailed the Confederate forts Henry and Donelson. Forrest found himself bottled up in a terrible siege, and subordinated to a quartet of criminally incompetent commanders. In the end “Unconditional Surrender” Grant was praised for his fierce prosecution of the campaign and quickly became a Union hero. The fiery Forrest refused to be surrendered and rode away from Fort Donelson with fifteen bullet marks on his coat and a budding reputation as America 's greatest cavalryman. Men of Fire is a riveting account of the making of two great military leaders, and two battles that transformed America .

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	Price: $28.00

In this compelling study of the moral principles that most influenced the thinking of Abraham Lincoln, historian Allen Jayne argues persuasively that Lincoln regarded the Declaration of Independence, above all other documents, as the most important embodiment of American principles. This “American manifesto,” as Jayne calls it, with its eloquent expression of the ideals of individual liberty and government created to protect and preserve that liberty, was the script that Lincoln followed in his struggle to preserve the Union and extend individual liberties to African Americans. Moreover, Jayne demonstrates that Lincoln 's philosophy was rooted, not in a Bible-based evangelical Christian perspective, but in the European Enlightenment and deism , which so profoundly influenced the thinking of Thomas Jefferson and other Founding Fathers. This insightful look into the thinking of one of our nation's greatest presidents during a time of crisis is highly relevant in today's climate of religious extremism and debates over the balance between individual liberty and national security.

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	Price: $39.95

General Nathaniel Banks' Red River Campaign is one of the most fascinating combined operations of the Civil War, yet it remains sadly neglected by historians. In Through the Howling Wilderness Gary Joiner shows how the U.S. Army-Navy expedition up the Red River ended in disaster and recrimination. He also shows how this backwater campaign affected the bigger picture of the Civil War far beyond what historians have heretofore been willing to admit. “This work will appeal across the spectrum of students and will be of equal benefit to the casual reader as well as the scholar.” Terrence J. Winschel, Historian, Vicksburg National Military Park .

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