US Civil War
Beyond All Price
To escape a life of poverty and degradation, 23-year-old Nellie Chase volunteers as a nurse with the 100th Pennsylvania Roundhead…
Reunion
In 1860, Serena Farrar wants nothing more than to be a writer. Her home is in Brunswick, Massachusetts. Her aspirations…
Widow of Gettysburg: Book Two, Heroines Behind the Scenes
Troops close in on Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, in 1863. Liberty Holloway, a young Union widow, has a farm near Cemetery Ridge,…
The Hour of Peril
Abraham Lincoln’s train journey from Illinois to Washington becomes a dangerous rush towards safety in Daniel Stashower’s meticulous account of…
Rise to Greatness: Abraham Lincoln and America’s Most Perilous Year
As our country struggles to define its future and conquer rising debt, we turn hopeful eyes to Abraham Lincoln. Against…
The Lincoln Letter
I never miss the chance to read a Peter Fallon/Evangeline Carrington novel because Martin has the uncanny ability to seamlessly…
Because of the Camels
Sixteen-year-old Elizabeth McDermott is excited: she is making her debut into Galveston, Texas society, and her mother’s cousin will soon…
When Johnny Came Marching Home
Billed as an historical mystery, Heffernan’s latest explores how three boys met the challenges of a catastrophic war and the…
Blockade Runner
Shipping clerk Tom Wells impresses his employers in 1861 London so much that they entrust him with the administration of…
Gideon’s Call
The Battle of Port Royal, which took place on November 7, 1861, was a pivotal Union victory during the Civil…
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