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History of Pittsburgh Volume 1

By: George Thornton Fleming

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History of Pittsburgh Volume 1

By: George Thornton Fleming

The selection of Mr. Fleming to prepare this history of Pittsburgh, and the region round about, was most fortunate for the city. He was not only a sturdy grubber after facts but had the ability to dress them up in pleasing style and set them in graceful order. This book is valuable not only as a narrative of historic events, but as a compendium of facts relating to men and matters, events and happenings pertaining to the triumphant growth of Pittsburgh, its institutions, and its fame. It is as encyclopedic as entertaining and facilitates the finding of whatsoever data that may be desired. It will be very hard to find another book on the history of Pittsburgh that is as detailed as Mr. Fleming’s. This is volume one out of two.

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Jazzybee Verlag

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3849674363

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9783849674366

History of Pittsburgh Volume 2

By: George Thornton Fleming

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History of Pittsburgh Volume 2

By: George Thornton Fleming

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Jazzybee Verlag

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3849674371

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9783849674373

Conflict of Command

George McClellan, Abraham Lincoln, and the Politics of War

By: George C. Rable

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Conflict of Command

George McClellan, Abraham Lincoln, and the Politics of War

By: George C. Rable

The fraught relationship between Abraham Lincoln and George McClellan is well known, so much so that many scholars rarely question the standard narrative casting the two as foils, with the Great Emancipator inevitably coming out on top over his supposedly feckless commander. In Conflict of Command, acclaimed Civil War historian George C. Rable rethinks that stance, providing a new understanding of the interaction between the president and his leading wartime general by reinterpreting the political aspects of their partnership. Rable pays considerable attention to Lincoln’s cabinet, Congress, and newspaper editorials, revealing the role each played in shaping the dealings between the two men. While he surveys McClellan’s military campaigns as commander of the Army of the Potomac, Rable focuses on the political fallout of the fighting rather than the tactical details. This broadly conceived approach highlights the army officers and enlisted men who emerged as citizen-soldiers and political actors. Most accounts of the Lincoln-McClellan feud solely examine one of the two individuals, and the vast majority adopt a steadfast pro-Lincoln position. Taking a more neutral view, Rable deftly shows how the relationship between the two developed in a political context and ultimately failed spectacularly, profoundly altering the course of the Civil War itself.

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491

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LSU Press

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080718103X

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9780807181034

Early Methodism

By: George Peck

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Early Methodism

By: George Peck

Reprint of the original, first published in 1860.

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518

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BoD – Books on Demand

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3375101678

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9783375101671

Fredericksburg! Fredericksburg!

By: George C. Rable

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Fredericksburg! Fredericksburg!

By: George C. Rable

During the battle of Gettysburg, as Union troops along Cemetery Ridge rebuffed Pickett's Charge, they were heard to shout, "Give them Fredericksburg!" Their cries reverberated from a clash that, although fought some six months earlier, clearly loomed large in the minds of Civil War soldiers. Fought on December 13, 1862, the battle of Fredericksburg ended in a stunning defeat for the Union. Confederate general Robert E. Lee suffered roughly 5,000 casualties but inflicted more than twice that many losses--nearly 13,000--on his opponent, General Ambrose Burnside. As news of the Union loss traveled north, it spread a wave of public despair that extended all the way to President Lincoln. In the beleaguered Confederacy, the southern victory bolstered flagging hopes, as Lee and his men began to take on an aura of invincibility. George Rable offers a gripping account of the battle of Fredericksburg and places the campaign within its broader political, social, and military context. Blending battlefield and home front history, he not only addresses questions of strategy and tactics but also explores material conditions in camp, the rhythms and disruptions of military life, and the enduring effects of the carnage on survivors--both civilian and military--on both sides.

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688

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Univ of North Carolina Press

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0807867934

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9780807867938

God's Almost Chosen Peoples

A Religious History of the American Civil War

By: George C. Rable

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God's Almost Chosen Peoples

A Religious History of the American Civil War

By: George C. Rable

Throughout the Civil War, soldiers and civilians on both sides of the conflict saw the hand of God in the terrible events of the day, but the standard narratives of the period pay scant attention to religion. Now, in God's Almost Chosen Peoples, Lincoln Prize-winning historian George C. Rable offers a groundbreaking account of how Americans of all political and religious persuasions used faith to interpret the course of the war. Examining a wide range of published and unpublished documents--including sermons, official statements from various churches, denominational papers and periodicals, and letters, diaries, and newspaper articles--Rable illuminates the broad role of religion during the Civil War, giving attention to often-neglected groups such as Mormons, Catholics, blacks, and people from the Trans-Mississippi region. The book underscores religion's presence in the everyday lives of Americans north and south struggling to understand the meaning of the conflict, from the tragedy of individual death to victory and defeat in battle and even the ultimate outcome of the war. Rable shows that themes of providence, sin, and judgment pervaded both public and private writings about the conflict. Perhaps most important, this volume--the only comprehensive religious history of the war--highlights the resilience of religious faith in the face of political and military storms the likes of which Americans had never before endured.

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599

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Univ of North Carolina Press

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0807899313

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9780807899311

Damn Yankees!

Demonization and Defiance in the Confederate South

By: George C. Rable

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Damn Yankees!

Demonization and Defiance in the Confederate South

By: George C. Rable

Walter Lynwood Fleming Lectures in Southern History, Louisiana State University.

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212

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LSU Press

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0807160598

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9780807160596

Book's by George Thornton Fleming

History of Pittsburgh Volume 1

History of Pittsburgh Volume 1

History of Pittsburgh Volume 2

History of Pittsburgh Volume 2

Conflict of Command

Conflict of Command

Early Methodism

Early Methodism

Fredericksburg! Fredericksburg!

Fredericksburg! Fredericksburg!

God's Almost Chosen Peoples

God's Almost Chosen Peoples

Damn Yankees!

Damn Yankees!

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