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1	The Civil War: A Narrative more books like this by Shelby Foote A narrative history of the American Civil War, which covers not only the battles and the troop movements but also the social background that brought on the war and led, in the end, to the South's defeat. see all copies from £5.65! new only from £9.80! \| signed copies \| first editions
2	Lincoln more books like this by David Herbert Donald David Herbert Donald's "Lincoln" is a stunningly original portrait of Lincoln's life and presidency. Donald brilliantly depicts Lincoln's gradual ascent from humble beginnings in rural Kentucky to the ever- expanding political circles in Illinois, and finally to the presidency of a country divided by civil war. Donald goes beyond biography, ... see all copies from £5.62! new only from £11.30! \| signed copies \| first editions
3	Battle Cry of Freedom: The Civil War Era more books like this by James M McPherson This text presents a history of the American Civil War. It starts with an account of the years before the civil war and its causes - placing slavery firmly back in the centre stage - before discussing the war, the two sides, the international dimension, the position and role of the free blacks and slaves, to its outcome, the end of the war and ... see all copies from £5.65! new only from £11.98! \| first editions
4	Confederates in the Attic: Dispatches from the Unfinished Civil War more books like this by Tony Horwitz A portrait of Civil War societies and the amateur historians who populate them throughout the South. Horwitz, the grandson of Russian immigrants who were obsessed with the conflict, spent a year visiting such societies to piece together his account. A "New York Times" Notable Book for 1998. see all copies from £6.34! new only from £9.35! \| signed copies \| first editions
5	Tried by War: Abraham Lincoln as Commander in Chief more books like this by James 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. "Tried by War" offers a revelatory portrait of leadership during the greatest crisis America has ever endured. see all copies from £18.83! new only from £18.83! \| signed copies \| first editions
6	Manhunt: The Twelve-Day Chase for Lincoln's Killer more books like this by James L Swanson A New York Times Bestselling Author From April 14th to the 26th, 1865, the hunt for John Wilkes Booth and his accomplices transfixed a nation reeling from the horrors of the newly ended civil war. Manhunt takes readers on the intensive search that moves side-by-side with the desperate assassin from the streets of Washington, D. C., through the ... see all copies from £2.37! new only from £9.86! \| first editions
7	This Republic of Suffering: Death and the American Civil War more books like this by Professor Drew Gilpin Faust Eminent historian Faust presents an illuminating study of the American struggle to comprehend the meaning and practicalities of death in the face of the unprecedented carnage of the Civil War. see all copies from £11.21! new only from £14.83! \| first editions
8	Gods and Generals more books like this by Jeff Shaara This is the interweaving story of four men. On the Union side, Joshua Chamberlain and Winfield Scott Hancock both became heroes at Gettysburg. For the Confederacy, Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson, a failure at the Virginia Miltiary Academy, and Robert E. Lee, one of the greatest leaders of all time. see all copies from £1.41! new only from £5.65! \| signed copies \| first editions
9	With Malice Toward None: The Life of Abraham Lincoln more books like this by Stephen B Oates This masterful and moving biography follows Lincoln's bitter struggle with poverty, his self-made success in business and law, his early disappointing political career, and his leadership as President during one of America's most turbulent periods. 48 halftone illustrations. see all copies from £5.65! new only from £10.42! \| first editions
10	Lincoln at Gettysburg: The Words That Remade America more books like this by Garry Wills Winner of the Pulitzer prize in 1993, this is an account of the making of Lincoln's revolutionary masterpiece. Lincoln was asked to prepare a memorial for the battle at Gettysburg. Instead, he gave the whole nation "a birth of freedom" - by tracing its birth to the Declaration of Independence (which called all men equal) rather than the ... see all copies from £5.65! new only from £8.72! \| first editions
11 view cover	The Civil War: Strange & Fascinating Facts more books like this by Burke Davis An entertaining look at some intriguing oddities, unusual incidents and colorful personalities connected with the Civil War. Illustrated with line drawings. see all copies from £5.65! new only from £7.06! \| first editions
12 view cover	The Civil War: An Illustrated History more books like this by Geoffrey C Ward, Ric Burns, Ken Burns The American Civil War was the largest war of the 19th century - the bloodiest and the most prolonged - and it marked a crossroads in American history. Three million men fought in it and over 600,000 died. This book includes a narrative history of the war, essays on various aspects of the war and extracts from contemporary diaries, letters and ... see all copies from £4.19! new only from £14.83! \| first editions
13 view cover	April 1865: The Month That Saved America more books like this by Jay Winik April 1865 was a month that could have unraveled the nation. Instead, it saved it. Here Jay Winik offers a brilliant new look at the Civil War's final days that will forever change the way we see the war's end and the nation's new beginning. Uniquely set within the larger sweep of history, filled with rich profiles of outsize figures, fresh ... see all copies from £5.65! new only from £6.71! \| signed copies \| first editions
14 view cover	Manhunt: The 12-Day Chase for Lincoln's Killer more books like this by James L Swanson Combining historical research with page-turning narration, this is the first book devoted to the 12 dramatic days between the murder of President Abraham Lincoln and the capture of his killer. see all copies from £6.36! new only from £7.74! \| signed copies \| first editions
15 view cover	Battle Cry of Freedom: The Era of the Civil War more books like this by James M McPherson This book covers one of the most turbulent periods of the USA's history, from the Mexican War in 1848 to the end of the Civil War in 1865. With a broad historical sweep, it traces the heightening sectional conflict of the 1850s: the growing estrangement of the South and its impassioned defence of slavery; the formation of the Republican Party in ... see all copies from £6.20! new only from £16.60! \| signed copies \| first editions
16 view cover	Abraham Lincoln: The Prairie Years & the War Years more books like this by Carl Sandburg Originally published in six volumes, which sold over a million copies, Carl Sandburg's 'Abraham Lincoln' was praised as 'the greatest historical biography of our generation.' Sandburg later distilled this monumental work into this one-volume edition that critics and readers alike consider the author's crowning achievement and the definitive life ... see all copies from £5.20! new only from £7.76! \| first editions
17 view cover	The Civil War more books like this by Bruce Catton Covers the clash that caused the war, the battles, the end of the war, and the aftermath. see all copies from £2.09! new only from £7.07! \| first editions
18 view cover	For Cause and Comrades: Why Men Fought in the Civil War more books like this 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 ... see all copies from £5.65! new only from £7.83! \| signed copies \| first editions
19 view cover	Reconstruction: America's Unfinished Revolution, 1863-1877 more books like this by Professor Eric Foner This "masterful treatment of one of the most complex periods of American history" ("New Republic") made history when it was originally published in 1988. It redefined how Reconstruction was viewed by historians and people everywhere in its chronicling of how Americans -- black and white -- responded to the unprecedented changes unleashed by the ... see all copies from £5.65! new only from £13.31! \| first editions
20 view cover	Crossroads of Freedom: Antietam more books like this by James M McPherson The Battle of Antietam, fought on September 17, 1862, was the bloodiest single day in American history, with more than 6,000 soldiers killed--four times the number lost on D-Day, and twice the number killed in the September 11th terrorist attacks. In Crossroads of Freedom, America's most eminent Civil War historian, James M. McPherson, paints a ... see all copies from £2.83! new only from £8.46! \| signed copies \| first editions
21 view cover	Great Speeches more books like this by Abraham Lincoln Masterly orations, letters. "House Divided" speech (1858), First Inaugural Address (1861), Gettysburg Address (1863), Letter to Mrs. Bixby (1864), Second Inaugural Address (1865), 11 others. see all copies from £2.08! new only from £2.08! \| first editions
22 view cover	Abraham Lincoln and the Second American Revolution more books like this by James M McPherson James McPherson has emerged as one of America's finest historians. Battle Cry of Freedom, his Pulitzer Prize-winning account of the Civil War, was a national bestseller that Hugh Brogan, in The New York Times Book Review, called "history writing of the highest order." In that volume, McPherson gathered in the broad sweep of events, the political, ... see all copies from £5.65! new only from £6.61! \| signed copies \| first editions
23 view cover	Lincoln President-Elect: Abraham Lincoln and the Great Secession Winter 1860-1861 more books like this by Harold Holzer An eminent Lincoln scholar examines the four months between Lincoln's election and inauguration, when the president-elect made the most important decision of his coming presidency--there would be no compromise on slavery or secession of the slaveholding states. 16-pages of b&w photos. see all copies from £14.13! new only from £14.83! \| first editions
24 view cover	Lincoln's Melancholy: How Depression Challenged a President and Fueled His Greatness more books like this by Joshua Wolf Shenk In this biographical study of Abraham Lincoln, Joshua Wolf Shenk explores the lifelong melancholy that characterized Lincoln's personality and the ways that Lincoln harnessed it to achieve greatness. Drawing on primary source material, such as the many oral histories from Lincoln's contemporaries, as well as on current biographies and research ... see all copies from £7.76! new only from £9.15! \| first editions
25 view cover	Shiloh more books like this by Shelby Foote This novel is an account of two days of battle in April 1862. Set during the American Civil War, the book follows the conflict through the eyes of officers and illiterate foot soldiers, heroes and cowards who help to create a dramatic mosaic of this critical moment in American history. see all copies from £5.65! new only from £6.49! \| first editions

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