Although most Americans believe that the Battle of Gettysburg was the only turning point of the Civil War, the war actually turned repeatedly. Events unfolded in... Læs mere
By the end of the Civil War, Champ Ferguson had become a notorious criminal whose likeness covered the front pages of newspapers across the country. His crime? Using the war as an excuse to steal, plunder, and murder Union civilians and soldiers. This book examines his life.
Comprised of papers delivered at a symposium sponsored by Harvard University's Houghton Library, the Lincoln Forum, the Lincoln Group of Boston, and the Massachusetts Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission in April of 2009.
In considering the films of Peter Weir, this text looks to the filmmaker's Australian heritage. The author also looks to Freud and Jung, whom Weir has studied, to examine why many of Weir's films involve archetypal journeys heading through conflict to spiritual unity.
This evenhanded assessment explains how Abraham Lincoln thought about Native Americans, interacted with them, and was affected by them. Although ignorant of Native customs,... Læs mere
Describes the regimental history of Chicago's Irish Volunteers. This book tells the story of Chicago's 90th Illinois Volunteer... Læs mere