This in-depth, chronological overview captures all the details and drama of the Civil War and its period and includes hundreds of dramatic photographs and in-depth captions. Book is presented in easy-to-follow chronological order, with a detailed timeline listing hundreds of items, and a new cover celebrates the 150th anniversary of the Civil War's beginning.
Book features biographical sketches of Abraham Lincoln, Jefferson Davis, Ulysses S. Grant, Robert E. Lee, and other prominent military and political figures. Also included: sidebar essays about major battles and such other subjects as the Underground Railroad, the new technology of photography, the New York draft riots, and more.
This in-depth, chronological overview captures all the details and drama of the Civil War and its period and includes hundreds of dramatic photographs and in-depth captions. Book is presented in easy-to-follow chronological order, with a detailed timeline listing hundreds of items, and a new cover celebrates the 150th anniversary of the Civil War's beginning.
Book features biographical sketches of Abraham Lincoln, Jefferson Davis, Ulysses S. Grant, Robert E. Lee, and other prominent military and political figures. Also included: sidebar essays about major battles and such other subjects as the Underground Railroad, the new technology of photography, the New York draft riots, and more.