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  • Gene Kelly

    The Making of a Creative Legend

    by Earl Hess, Pratibha A. Dabholkar ...
    Whether as a curiosity or a beloved idol, Gene Kelly (1912–1996) lives on in our cultural memory as a fantastic dancer in M-G-M musicals, especially Singin’ in the Rain. But dancing, however extraordinary, was only one of his many gifts. This book, for the first time, offers a full picture of Gene Kelly as the Renaissance man he actually was—dancer, yes, but also choreographer, actor, clown, ... Read more

    $17.59 CAD

  • Lens of War

    Exploring Iconic Photographs of the Civil War

    by James Robertson Jr., Thavolia Glymph, Stephen Cushman, Judith A. Giesberg, James Marten, William Blair, Joseph Glatthaar, Stephen Berry, Stephen Berry0, Caroline E. Janney1, Joan Waugh2, Earl Hess3, Aaron Sheehan-Dean4, Megan Kate Nelson5, Susan Eva O'Donovan6, Emory Thomas7, Harold Holzer8, Brooks D. Simpson9, Ethan S. Rafuse0, Carol Reardon1, Daniel E. Sutherland2, Elizabeth R. Varon3, T. Michael Parrish4, Steven E. Woodworth5, Jane E. Schultz6, Kathryn J. Shively7 ...
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    Lens of War grew out of an invitation to leading historians of the Civil War to select and reflect upon a single photograph. Each could choose any image and interpret it in personal and scholarly terms. The result is a remarkable set of essays by twenty-seven scholars whose numerous volumes on the Civil War have explored military, cultural, political, African American, women’s, and environmental ... Read more

    $46.99 CAD

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  • The History Buff's Guide to the Civil War

    The best, the worst, the largest, and the most lethal top ten rankings of the Civil War

    by Thomas R. Flagel ...
    Series series History Buff's Guides
    Do You Think You Know the Civil War?The History Buff's Guide to the Civil War clears the powder smoke surrounding the war that changed America forever. The perfect guide for anyone looking for great history facts like:What were the best, the worst, the largest, and the most lethal aspects of the conflict?What are the top ten causes?The bloodiest battles?With over thirty annotated top ten lists and ... Read more

    $13.99 CAD

  • This Republic of Suffering

    Death and the American Civil War (National Book Award Finalist)

    by Drew Gilpin Faust ...
    Series series Vintage Civil War Library
    NATIONAL BESTSELLER • NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALIST • An "extraordinary ... profoundly moving" history (The New York Times Book Review) of the American Civil War that reveals the ways that death on such a scale changed not only individual lives but the life of the nation.An estiated 750,000 soldiers lost their lives in the American Civil War. An equivalent proportion of today's population would be ... Read more

    $14.99 CAD

  • A Slave No More

    Two Men Who Escaped to Freedom, Including Their Own Narratives of Emancipation

    by David W. Blight ...
    The newly discovered slave narratives of John Washington and Wallace Turnage—and their harrowing and empowering journey to emancipation.Slave narratives, among the most powerful records of our past, are extremely rare, with only fifty-five surviving post-Civil War. This book is a major new addition to this imperative part of American history—the firsthand accounts of two slaves, John Washington ... Read more

    $2.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

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  • For Cause And Comrades : Why Men Fought In The Civil War

    by James M. McPherson ...
    General John A. Wickham, commander of the famous 101st Airborne Division in the 1970s and subsequently Army Chief of Staff, once visited Antietam battlefield. Gazing at Bloody Lane where, in 1862, several Union assaults were brutally repulsed before they finally broke through, he marveled, "You couldn't get American soldiers today to make an attack like that." Why did those men risk certain death, ... Read more

    $16.99 CAD

  • What They Didn't Teach You About the Civil War

    by Mike Wright ...
    Series series What They Didnt Teach You
    Instant coffee was invented during the Civil War for use by Union troops, who hated it; holding races between lice was a popular pastime for both Johnny Reb and Billy Yank; 13% of the Confederate Army deserted during the conflict. These are three of the hundreds of bits of knowledge that Mike Wright makes available in his informative and entertaining What They Didn't Teach You About the Civil War, ... Read more

    $6.99 CAD

  • For Cause and Comrades

    Why Men Fought in the Civil War

    by James M. McPherson ...
    General John A. Wickham, commander of the famous 101st Airborne Division in the 1970s and subsequently Army Chief of Staff, once visited Antietam battlefield. Gazing at Bloody Lane where, in 1862, several Union assaults were brutally repulsed before they finally broke through, he marveled, "You couldn't get American soldiers today to make an attack like that." Why did those men risk certain death, ... Read more

    $19.19 CAD

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  • Civil War Stories

    A 150th Anniversary Collection

    by The Washington Post ...
    This fascinating compendium examines the legacy of the War Between the States.At the Washington Post, the Civil War has held an enduring fascination for both readers and writers. Raging from 1861 to 1865, the War Between the States has left a lasting imprint on the United States's collective psyche for 150 years. Civil War Stories: A 150th Anniversary Collection aggregates historical data with ... Read more

    $11.19 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Amazing Women of the Civil War

    Fascinating True Stories of Women Who Made a Difference . . .

    by Webb Garrison ...
    The Civil War is most often described as one in which brother fought against brother. But the most devastating war fought on American soil was also one in which women demonstrated heroic deeds, selfless acts, and courage beyond measure. Women mobilized soup kitchens and relief societies. Women cared for wounded soldiers. Women were effective spies. And it is estimated that 300 women fought on the ... Read more

    $11.19 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Robert E. Lee

    by Emory M. Thomas ...
    "The best and most balanced of the Lee biographies."—New York Review of BooksThe life of Robert E. Lee is a story not of defeat but of triumph—triumph in clearing his family name, triumph in marrying properly, triumph over the mighty Mississippi in his work as an engineer, and triumph over all other military men to become the towering figure who commanded the Confederate army in the American Civil ... Read more

    $17.99 CAD

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  • Marching Home

    Union Veterans and Their Unending Civil War

    by Brian Matthew Jordan ...
    Finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in HistoryWinner of the Gov. John Andrew Award (Union Club of Boston)An acclaimed, groundbreaking, and “powerful exploration” (Washington Post) of the fate of Union veterans, who won the war but couldn’t bear the peace.For well over a century, traditional Civil War histories have concluded in 1865, with a bitterly won peace and Union soldiers returning triumphantly ... Read more

    $18.99 CAD

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