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Civil War Macon

The History of a Confederate City

By: Richard William Iobst

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Civil War Macon

The History of a Confederate City

By: Richard William Iobst

In 1860, on the eve of the Civil War, Macon was a business community dedicated to supplying the needs of its citizens, of the cotton planters who grew the short-staple upland cotton, the principal foundation of wealth for the antebellum South. This book offers an encyclopedic history of Macon, Georgia, during the Civil War.

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Mercer University Press

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0881461725

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9780881461725

Look Away!

A History of the Confederate States of America

By: William C. Davis

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Look Away!

A History of the Confederate States of America

By: William C. Davis

William C. Davis, one of America's best Civil War historians, here offers a definitive portrait of the Confederacy unlike any that has come before. Drawing on decades of writing and research among an unprecedented number of archives, Look Away! tells the story of the Confederate States of America not simply as a military saga (although it is that), but rather as a full portrait of a society and incipient nation. The first history of the Confederacy in decades, the culmination of a great scholar's career, Look Away! combines politics, economics, and social history to set a new standard for its subject. Previous histories have focused on familiar commanders such as Robert E. Lee and Stonewall Jackson, but Davis's canvas is much broader. From firebrand politicians like Robert Barnwell Rhett and William L. Yancey, who pushed for secession long before the public supported it; to Dr. Samuel Cartwright, who persuaded many Southerners of the natural inferiority of their slaves; to the women of Richmond, who rioted over bread shortages in 1863, Davis presents a rich new face of the Confederate nation. He recounts familiar stories of battles won and lost, but also little-known economic stories of a desperate government that socialized the salt industry, home-front stories of the rangers and marauders who preyed on their fellow Confederates, and an account of the steady breakdown of law, culminating in near anarchy in some states. Never has the Confederacy been so vividly brought to life as a full society, riven with political and economic conflicts beneath its more loudly publicized military battles. Davis's astonishingly thorough primary research has ranged across the 800-odd newspapers that were in operation during the war, but also across the personal papers of over a hundred Southern leaders and ordinary citizens. He quotes from letters and diaries throughout the narrative, revealing the Confederacy through the words of the Confederates themselves. Like any society, especially in the early stages of nation-building and the devastating stages of warfare, the Confederacy was not one thing but many things to many people. One thing, however, was shared by all: the belief that the South offered a necessary evolution of American democracy. Look Away! offers a dramatic and definitive account of one of America's most searing episodes.

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497

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Simon and Schuster

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0743227719

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9780743227711

Ifa Divination

Communication between Gods and Men in West Africa

By: William W. Bascom

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Ifa Divination

Communication between Gods and Men in West Africa

By: William W. Bascom

The sacred texts of Ifa, repository of the accumulated wisdom of countless generations of Yoruba people, are an invaluable source not only for all students of African oral literature and Yoruba civilization, but also for future generations interested in the continuing vitality of Ifa divination and a Yoruba way of life and thought." -- Henry Drewal This landmark study of Ifa, the most important and elaborate system of divination of the Yoruba people of Nigeria, remains a monumental contribution to scholarship in anthropology, folklore, religion, philosophy, linguistics, and African and African-American studies.

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605

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Indiana University Press

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0253114659

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9780253114655

Making and Remaking Pennsylvania's Civil War

By: William Alan Blair,William Pencak

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Making and Remaking Pennsylvania's Civil War

By: William Alan Blair,William Pencak

For many people, Pennsylvania's contribution to the Civil War goes little beyond the battle of Gettysburg. The North in general has received far less attention than the Confederacy in the historiography of the Civil War—a weakness in the literature that this book will help to address. The essays in this volume suggest a few ways to reconsider the impact of the Civil War on Pennsylvania and the way its memory remains alive even today. Making and Remaking Pennsylvania's Civil War contains a wealth of new information about Pennsylvania during the war years. For instance, perhaps as many as 2,000 Pennsylvanians defected to the Confederacy to fight for the Southern cause. And during the advance of Lee's army in 1863, residents of the Gettysburg area gained a reputation throughout North and South as a stingy people who wanted to make money from the war rather than sacrifice for the Union. But the state displayed loyalty as well and commitment to the cause of freedom. Pittsburgh served as the site for one of the first public monuments in the country dedicated to African Americans. Women of the Commonwealth also contributed mightily through organizing sanitary fairs or helping in ways that belied their roles as keepers of the domestic world. And readers will learn from an African American soldier's letters how blacks helped win their own liberation. As a whole, the ten essays contained in Making and Remaking Pennsylvania's Civil War include courage on the battlefield but reflect the current trends to understand the motivations of soldiers and the impact of war on civilians, rather than focusing solely on battles or leadership. The essays also employ interdisciplinary techniques, as well as raise gender and racial questions. They incorporate a more expansive time frame than the four years of the conflict, by looking at not only the making of the war—but also its remaking—or how a public revisits the past to suit contemporary needs.

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Penn State Press

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0271020792

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9780271020792

History of New Testament Research, Vol. 2

By: William Baird

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History of New Testament Research, Vol. 2

By: William Baird

Stressing the historical and theological significance of pivotal figures and movements, William Baird guides the reader through intriguing developments and critical interpretation of the New Testament from its beginnings in Deism through the watershed of the Tubingen school. Familiar figures appear in a new light, and important, previously forgotten stages of the journey emerge. Baird gives attention to the biographical and cultural setting of persons and approaches, affording both beginning student and seasoned scholar an authoritative account that is useful for orientation as well as research.

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606

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Fortress Press

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1451420188

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9781451420180

Nineteenth-Century Travels, Explorations and Empires, Part II vol 8

Writings from the Era of Imperial Consolidation, 1835-1910

By: Peter J Kitson,William Baker

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Nineteenth-Century Travels, Explorations and Empires, Part II vol 8

Writings from the Era of Imperial Consolidation, 1835-1910

By: Peter J Kitson,William Baker

A collection of writings on travels undertaken in the Victorian era. The texts collected in these volumes show how 19th century travel literature served the interests of empire by promoting British political and economic values that translated into manufacturing goods.

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292

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Routledge

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1000559009

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9781000559002

The Letters of William Lloyd Garrison

By: William Lloyd Garrison

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The Letters of William Lloyd Garrison

By: William Lloyd Garrison

Collected letters of newspaper editor, reformer, and key American abolitionist, William Lloyd Garrison from 1822, at age 17, to his death in 1879... These volumes are an important source of historical and biographical documentation -- with contextual insight by the editors, offering extensive insight into the mind of this influential reformer. Topics seen within include race relations, abolition of slavery, the rights of women, the role of religion and religious institutions, and the relation of the state and its citizens."--

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646

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Harvard University Press

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0674526651

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9780674526655

Jefferson Davis, American

By: William J. Cooper

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Jefferson Davis, American

By: William J. Cooper

From a distinguished historian of the America South comes this thoroughly human portrait of the complex man at the center of our nation's most epic struggle. Jefferson Davis initially did not wish to leave the Union-as the son of a veteran of the American Revolution and as a soldier and senator, he considered himself a patriot. William J. Cooper shows us how Davis' initial reluctance turned into absolute commitment to the Confederacy. He provides a thorough account of Davis' life, both as the Confederate President and in the years before and after the war. Elegantly written and impeccably researched, Jefferson Davis, American is the definitive examination of one of the most enigmatic figures in our nation's history. From the Trade Paperback edition.

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848

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Vintage

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0375725423

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9780375725425

Missouri Brothers in Gray

The Reminiscences and Letters of William J. Bull and John P. Bull

By: William Jeffery Bull

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Missouri Brothers in Gray

The Reminiscences and Letters of William J. Bull and John P. Bull

By: William Jeffery Bull

The story of the Bull brothers begins prior to the firing on Fort Sumter and presents the reader with some fascinating information on ante-bellum military preparations for the upcoming war. From Camp Jackson in May 1861, William takes the reader through four years of military service, covering the battles of Pea Ridge, Corinth, Prairie Grove, Helena, the Red River and Camden campaigns and a few smaller engagements.

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196

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Press of the Camp Pope Bookshop

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0962893684

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9780962893681

Civil War Brockport

A Canal Town and the Union Army

By: William G. Andrews

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Civil War Brockport

A Canal Town and the Union Army

By: William G. Andrews

The Civil War left no corner of the United States untouched, and Brockport--a small western New York town--was no exception. Brockport more than answered the call of duty, sending hundreds of its sons to battle. Brockporters were among the first to respond to Lincoln's initial call for volunteers, and the experiences of that company in the famous "Old 13th" are renowned. Another company led the charge that helped save Little Round Top before the climactic battle at Gettysburg, and still another played a key role in repulsing Pickett's charge. Meanwhile, the homefront was intensely involved in recruitment drives and providing aid to soldiers and their families. Local historian William G. Andrews retells the experiences of Brockport's regiments at war, as well as how life was affected at home. Discover the stories of bravery and endurance from Brockport during the Civil War.

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Arcadia Publishing

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1625845774

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9781625845771

Shipbuilding in North Carolina, 1688-1918

By: William N. Still Jr.,Richard A. Stephenson

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Shipbuilding in North Carolina, 1688-1918

By: William N. Still Jr.,Richard A. Stephenson

In their comprehensive and authoritative history of boat and shipbuilding in North Carolina through the early twentieth century, William Still and Richard Stephenson document for the first time a bygone era when maritime industries dotted the Tar Heel coast. The work of shipbuilding craftsmen and entrepreneurs contributed to the colony's and the state's economy from the era of exploration through the age of naval stores to World War I. The study includes an inventory of 3,300 ships and 270 shipwrights.

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UNC Press Books

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0865264953

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9780865264953

Joe Brown's Army

The Georgia State Line, 1862-1865

By: William Harris Bragg

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Joe Brown's Army

The Georgia State Line, 1862-1865

By: William Harris Bragg

Joseph E. Brown was governor of Georgia from 1861-1865.

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Mercer University Press

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0865542627

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Civil War Macon

Civil War Macon

Look Away!

Look Away!

Ifa Divination

Ifa Divination

Making and Remaking Pennsylvania's Civil War

Making and Remaking Pennsylvania's Civil War

History of New Testament Research, Vol. 2

History of New Testament Research, Vol. 2

Nineteenth-Century Travels, Explorations and Empires, Part II vol 8

Nineteenth-Century Travels, Explorations and Empires, Part II vol 8

The Letters of William Lloyd Garrison

The Letters of William Lloyd Garrison

Jefferson Davis, American

Jefferson Davis, American

Missouri Brothers in Gray

Missouri Brothers in Gray

Civil War Brockport

Civil War Brockport

Shipbuilding in North Carolina, 1688-1918

Shipbuilding in North Carolina, 1688-1918

Joe Brown's Army

Joe Brown's Army

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