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  • More Work Than Glory

    Buffalo Soldiers in the United States Army, 1866-1916

    by John P. Langellier ...
    Series Book 37 - Musket to Maxim
    Prior to the 1960s, the term “Buffalo Soldier” was a fairly obscure one. Then, a trickle of titles became a torrent of books, articles, novels, monuments, and expanding numbers of historic sites along with museums all of which have changed the picture. Even an occasional nod from television and movies helped transform these once relatively little-known Black U.S. Army troops into familiar figures, ... Read more

    $24.79 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

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  • 1812

    The War of 1812

    by Walter R. Borneman ...
    "Without question this is the best popular account of the last war fought between the United States and Great Britain. . . . In a gripping narrative the author not only explains the importance of the War of 1812 but vividly recreates its exciting land and sea battles." —Robert V. Remini, author of The Life of Andrew JacksonAlthough frequently overlooked between the American Revolution and the ... Read more

    $11.99 CAD

  • The Texas Rangers

    Wearing the Cinco Peso, 1821–1900

    by Mike Cox ...
    " A lively, enlightening history of one of the oldest, most esteemed law-enforcement agencies in America." — BooklistStarting in 1821 with just a handful of men, the Rangers' first purpose was to keep settlers safe from the feared and gruesome Karankawa Indians, a cannibalistic tribe that wandered the Texas territory. As the influx of settlers grew, the attacks increased and it became clear that a ... Read more

    $17.59 CAD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • Custer's Trials (Pulitzer Prize Winner)

    A Life on the Frontier of a New America

    by T.J. Stiles ...
    Winner of the 2016 Pulitzer Prize for HistoryFrom the winner of two Pulitzer Prizes and a National Book Award, a brilliant biography of Gen. George Armstrong Custer that radically changes our view of the man and his turbulent times.In this magisterial biography, T. J. Stiles paints a portrait of Custer both deeply personal and sweeping in scope, proving how much of Custer’s legacy has been ignored ... Read more

    $14.99 CAD

  • Custer

    The Making of a Young General

    by Edward G. Longacre ...
    The name George Armstrong Custer looms large in American history, specifically for his leadership in the American Indian Wars and unfortunate fall at the Battle of Little Bighorn. But before his time in the West, Custer began his career fighting for the Union in the Civil War. In Custer: The Making of a Young General, legendary Civil War historian Edward G. Longacre provides fascinating insight ... Read more

    $16.99 CAD

  • The Galvanized Yankees

    by Dee Brown ...
    The little-known true Civil War story of the Confederate soldiers who served in the Union Army by the #1 New York Times –bestselling author.Historian Dee Brown uncovers an exciting episode in American history: During the Civil War, a group of Confederate soldiers opted to assist the Union Army rather than endure the grim conditions of POW camps. Regiments containing former Confederates were not ... Read more

    $17.59 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • In the Shadows of Victory

    America's Forgotten Military Leaders, 1776–1876

    by Thomas D. Phillips ...
    Profiles of unsung American battlefield commanders—from the Revolutionary War through the Civil War. "A pleasure to read" (Raymond E. Franck, Brig. Gen., USAF, retired).History plays tricks sometimes. During the course of America's experience, it has enshrined an exceptional few military leaders in our collective consciousness as "great," while ignoring others often equally as deserving. For ... Read more

    $17.59 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Last Full Measure

    The Life and Death of the First Minnesota Volunteers

    by Richard Moe ...
    Since its publication, Richard Moe's The Last Full Measure has garnered a reputation as the definitive history of the First Minnesota Regiment and one of a handful of classic regimental histories of the Civil War.The First Minnesota Volunteers, the first regiment offered to President Lincoln after the fall of Fort Sumter, served in virtually every major battle fought in the eastern theater during ... Read more

    $16.49 CAD

  • Men of Color to Arms!

    Black Soldiers, Indian Wars, and the Quest for Equality

    by Elizabeth D. Leonard, Ph.D. ...
    The story of the black soldiers who helped save the Union, conquer the West, and build the nation.In 1863, at the height of the Civil War, Frederick Douglass promised African Americans that serving in the military offered a sure path to freedom. Once a black man became a soldier, Douglass declared, “there is no power on earth or under the earth which can deny that he has earned the right to ... Read more

    $26.59 CAD

  • 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

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • The Buffalo Soldiers

    A Narrative of the Black Cavalry in the West, Revised Edition

    by William H. Leckie, Shirley A. Leckie ...
    Originally published in 1967, William H. Leckie’s The Buffalo Soldiers was the first book of its kind to recognize the importance of African American units in the conquest of the West. Decades later, with sales of more than 75,000 copies, The Buffalo Soldiers has become a classic. Now, in a newly revised edition, the authors have expanded the original research to explore more deeply the lives of ... Read more

    $21.99 CAD

  • Michigan and the Civil War

    A Great and Bloody Sacrifice

    by Jack Dempsey ...
    Series series Civil War Series
    Michigan undertook a rapid and robust response to Lincoln's call to arms during the Civil War and in many of its great battles. Read the much overlooked history in this volume. With lively narration, telling anecdotes, and vivid battlefield accounts, Michigan and the Civil War tells the story as never before of Michigan's heroic contributions to saving the Union. Beginning with Michigan's ... Read more

    $17.96 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus