English Civil War

Stranded in the past in 1836, Will Travers woke up in the body of William Barret Travis, commander of the doomed Alamo command, and did what any self-respecting Texan would do when handed a bag of lemons: He made lemonade - defeating Santa Anna's army, twice, forging a lasting peace with the Comanche and rescuing his son from a band of kidnappers. Sixteen years later and just months after he wins the presidency of the Republic of Texas, Will faces the worst crisis of his life. The young republic is being torn apart by civil war. On paper, it appears Will holds all the cards: The rebels are ...

All battlefields are haunted by the memory of what occurred there. Some, however, are haunted by more than remembrance, memorialization, and heritage events. There are American Civil War battlefields that remain “active” with the ongoing manifestations of past military behaviors. A theory of American Civil War battlefield hauntings is presented here, tied to mid-19th c. concepts of (and belief in) a “good death” and the importance of home and family. Fieldwork exploring these ideas shows, in many battlefield manifestations, a direct relationship between these concepts and ...

What happens when two presidents from the past --- and the future --- come together? Sound confusing? It won't be once you begin reading this extraordinary novella about Abraham Lincoln's extraordinary trip back in time, devised for him by destiny and providence during a period of unequal turmoil caused by civil war. The reader will remember the implications of two great leaders determining the course of momentous events in U.S. history (all fictionalized, of course!)

This volume contains three novels set in the Spanish Civil War 1936-39. Fields of Aragon Tears in the Ebro The Last Lorry

An award-winning scholar uncovers the guiding principles of Lincoln's antislavery strategies.

How many of you knew that African-Americans, both Slaves & Free, fought during the American Civil War against the Union? How many of you knew, that such people fought under the banner of the Confederate States of America (CSA), to preserve the Southern Culture of the day, which revolved around Slavery? Many of you may think that such a notion is absolutely absurd and is an abject lie; unfortunately, Black Americans did fight for the Confederates during the Civil War! This will be proven beyond a reasonable doubt in this book, along with the evidence supporting this claim will be presented ...

Can you imagine sneaking into an enemy camp to kidnap a general? Or how about caring for patients while bullets whiz by your head? These were everyday events for people during the Civil War. Experience their triumphs and defeats firsthand as you learn about a Confederate colonel, a battlefield surgeon, a Union marine, and more.

From USA Today Bestselling author Kathryn Gauci comes a thrilling and emotional story of bravery and self-sacrifice, heartbreak, and revenge, set in one of the most dangerous and difficult WWII escape routes. A compelling portrait of life, love, courage, and retribution. FIRST PLACE in the CIBA 2023 Chanticleer Hemingway Award for 20th-Century Wartime Fiction “A beautiful dark-haired woman dressed in the latest Parisian fashion stepped onto the platform. She was holding a small boy in one arm and her small suitcase and false documents in the other. A girl, about six years old, stood by ...

After his service in the Union Army, Damon Jarret’s only goal is to fulfill a promise he made to his dead brother-in-arms and return an heirloom to his lost kin. But the Oregon Trail is long – and it’s just as rabid as the war he left behind. Before setting off, Damon joins the Union Pacific side of the immense transcontinental railroad project and makes his way across a frontier filled with new settlers braving the isolated landscape, hostile Indians, and… men who want to tempt and swindle railroad workers. Men like Harris Gill. Gill’s cheated his way into corrupted fortunes from...

The clashes between President Abraham Lincoln and Chief Justice Roger B. Taney over slavery, secession, and Lincoln's constitutional war powers went to the heart of Lincoln's presidency. Lincoln and Taney's bitter disagreements began with Taney's Dred Scott opinion in 1857, when the chief justice declared that the Constitution did not grant the black man any rights that the white man was bound to honor.

READ AFTER BOOK OF MATTHEW. Matthew and Sarah are at the center of another murder plot as America is ravaged by Civil War. Matthew enlists in the Army to fight for the freedom of others while Sarah serves as a war nurse. They are betrayed, ambushed, and captured. The lovers must discover if this threat is related to the massacre they survived years ago or if it’s something even darker. WARNING: rated mature for violence, sex, offensive language, witchcraft, and human trafficking.

The Seven Days Campaign was a series of battles fought near Richmond at the end of June 1862. General Robert E. Lee’s Army of Northern Virginia had routed General George B. McClellan’s Army of the Potomac. Depriving McClellan of a military decision meant the war would continue for two more years. The Seven Days depicts a critical turning point in the Civil War that would ingrain Robert E. Lee in history as one of the finest generals of all time.

In Wade in the Water, Tracy K. Smith boldly ties America's contemporary moment both to our nation's fraught founding history and to a sense of the spirit, the everlasting. These are poems of sliding scale: some capture a flicker of song or memory; some collage an array of documents and voices; and some push past the known world into the haunted, the holy. Smith's signature voice - inquisitive, lyrical, and wry - turns over what it means to be a citizen, a mother, and an artist in a culture arbitrated by wealth, men, and violence.

On November 6, 1860, Abraham Lincoln became the fluky victor in a tight race for president. The country was bitterly at odds; Southern extremists were moving ever closer to destroying the Union, with one state after another seceding and Lincoln powerless to stop them. Slavery fueled the conflict, but somehow the passions of North and South came to focus on a lonely federal fortress in Charleston Harbor: Fort Sumter.

There are many ways of understanding and documenting the remains of past material presence in contemporary society. One is archaeology. We understand and document remains through contextual excavations. Another is anthropology, accomplished by our participation-observation practices when we immerse ourselves in other cultures. Still another is performance studies. The past is revealed through a "theatrical ghosting" and fictive memory practices. In a "ghost excavation", I use all three disciplinary approaches to unearth interactive past presence. The recovery process of this "dead presence"...

Commemorating the approaching 150th anniversary of this grim encounter between valiant Americans, Ralph Peters brings to bear the lessons of his own military career, his lifelong study of this war and the men who fought it, and his skills as a best-selling, prize-winning novelist to portray horrific battles and sublime heroism as no other author has done.

"Lee Is Trapped, and Must Be Taken": Eleven Fateful Days After Gettysburg: July 4 to July 14, 1863 focuses on the immediate aftermath of the battle of Gettysburg and addresses how Maj. Gen. George G. Meade organized and motivated his Army of the Potomac in response to President Abraham Lincoln's mandate to bring about the "literal or substantial destruction" of Gen. Robert E. Lee's retreating Army of Northern Virginia.

The War after the War is a lively military history and overview of Reconstruction that illuminates the new war fought immediately after the American Civil War. This Southern Civil War was distinct from the American Civil War and fought between southerners for control of state governments. In the South, African American and white unionists formed a successful biracial coalition that elected state and local officials. White supremacist insurrectionaries battled with these coalitions and won the Southern Civil War, successfully overthrowing democratically elected governments.

Personhood chronicles the internal struggles and changing ideas about race, sex, religion, war, corporate rights, and poverty that shaped the personhood struggle over half a century. The book explores how Americans came to take for granted that fetal personhood requires criminalization and suggests that other ways of valuing both fetal life and women's equality might be possible.

Lebanon has lived through decades of conflict that have deeply shaped its identity. In A Brief History of Lebanon’s Wars, we take a closer look at the wars that marked the country from 1975 to 2006—beginning with the brutal Civil War and culminating in the 2006 Israel-Hezbollah War. This book doesn’t just outline battles and dates; it delves into the human stories, the politics, and the forces at play that shaped Lebanon's modern history. Whether you're new to Lebanon's past or have a deeper interest in its struggles, this concise history offers a clear and accessible understanding of...