US Civil War
Webb Garrison’s Civil War Dictionary: An Illustrated Guide to the Everyday Language of Soldiers and Civilians
Most Civil War buffs know that General Robert E. Lee’s favorite warhorse was the gray gelding Traveller. Few realize that…
Booth’s Sister
On April 15, 1865, Asia Booth Clarke wakes to find her Philadelphia home swarming with soldiers and her beloved brother…
Lili’s Gift: A Civil War Healer’s Story
This Civil War coming of age story packs a wealth of historical information in a slim volume. Lili’s family, part…
Cavalryman of the Lost Cause: A Biography of J.E.B. Stuart
“Jeb” Stuart was one of the most brilliant and colorful personalities in U.S. military history. Jeffrey Wert is one of…
The Killer Angels
America, June 29, 1863, and the country is being torn apart by civil war. The North, the Union, is opposed…
Freeman Walker
Sent by his American slaveowner father to England at a young age to be educated as a free man, James…
Sweetsmoke
By 1862, a slave named Cassius has worked his entire life for the white plantation owner of Sweetsmoke. Because of…
Many a River
In 1855, an Arkansas sharecropper family is attacked by Comanche Indian raiders while traveling through North Texas looking for good…
Arizona War: A Colton Brothers Saga
The three Colton Brothers get caught up in the American Civil War in 1861 while local Apache uprisings continue to…
Billy Boy
Editors' choice
This is a fictionalized account inspired by the life of the true Billy Laird, the only American Civil War soldier…
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