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The nation-forming struggle between the Union and the Confederate States in America threw up heroes on both sides and the famous events and characters were widely celebrated in contemporary publications. This commemorative volume is based on the biographies of 50 famous leaders, first published in the late 19th century, which are accompanied by portraits and illustrations of 70 battles and authentic drawings examining weaponry, uniforms and insignia.
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Resplendent.” The Philadelphia Inquirer
Fascinating first-person anecdotes from little-known 19th-century publications make this book a treasure for Civil War buffs.” Smithsonian Magazine
Thoughtfully assembled with an obvious talent for editorial craftsmanship. . . an excellent gift.” Dallas Morning News
Military buffs will delight in this book.” Publishers Weekly
This work is a treasure.” Times-Picayune, New Orleans
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Fascinating first-person anecdotes from little-known 19th-century publications make this book a treasure for Civil War buffs.” Smithsonian Magazine
Thoughtfully assembled with an obvious talent for editorial craftsmanship. . . an excellent gift.” Dallas Morning News
Military buffs will delight in this book.” Publishers Weekly
This work is a treasure.” Times-Picayune, New Orleans
Walton Rawls is the author of several books in the field of American popular culture, most notably Abbeville’s The Great Book of Currier & Ives' America (which The New York Times Book Review designated . . . a definitive presentation.”) and Wake Up, America!: World War I and the American Poster (which Americana magazine called ". . . a totally original way to document a dynamic period in our history.") His Great Civil War Heroes and their Battles was an Alternate Selection of Book-of-the-Month Club. He’s also the author of Disney Dons Dogtags: The Best of Disney Military Insignia from World War II. Trained at Harvard in American history and literature, Rawls was a contributor to the Oxford Companion to American Military History, and is a member of Atlanta’s Civil War Round Table.
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- PublisherAbbeville Press
- Publication date2011
- ISBN 10 0789210649
- ISBN 13 9780789210647
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages303
- EditorRawls Walton
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