US Civil War
“They Have Killed Papa Dead!”: The Road to Ford’s Theatre, Abraham Lincoln’s Murder, and the Rage for Vengeance
The assassination of Abraham Lincoln by the noted actor John Wilkes Booth served as an appropriately murderous conclusion to the…
Bedlam South
In 1863, Alabama native Dr. Joseph Bryarly reluctantly accepts an invitation from a family friend, Confederate President Jefferson Davis, to…
The Fog of Gettysburg: The Myths and Mysteries of the Battle
Another book on Gettysburg? Fortunately, the answer is “yes.” While the battle of Gettysburg is indeed the most analyzed three…
Billy Boy
Editors' choice
This is a fictionalized account inspired by the life of the true Billy Laird, the only American Civil War soldier…
Hard Trail to Follow
In Texas, several years after the American Civil War, former Texas Ranger Andy Pickard volunteers to track down an escaped…
This Republic of Suffering : Death and the American Civil War
Drew Gilpin Faust, the first female president of Harvard University, provides us with an extraordinarily well-researched and superbly written…
Listen to the Mockingbird
Every good mystery begins with a murder, and Penny Rudolph’s Listen to the Mockingbird doesn’t disappoint: a young stranger…
Hallam’s War
The American Civil War looms and then bursts into flame during this debut novel. Initially set on the West Tennessee…
The Disagreement
Framed by the gift of roses, everything in between this debut novel is haunted by the body- and soul-stealing…
Sunrise
This fictionalization of the life of historical Macon, Georgia, native Anne Johnston presents a faithful depiction of her life before,…
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