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Allegheny County: Its Early History and Subsequent Development.

By: Andrew Arnold Lambing,John William Fletcher White

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Allegheny County: Its Early History and Subsequent Development.

By: Andrew Arnold Lambing,John William Fletcher White

A history of the early settlement of Allegheny County, of the midnight raids by the Indians, of the bloody battles, of the hardships and privations endured by the pioneers, and, later on, by the wonderful development and growth of the same during the past century cannot but be interesting to every citizen of the county.

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144

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Jazzybee Verlag

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3849675696

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9783849675691

A Taste for War

The Culinary History of the Blue and the Gray

By: William C. Davis

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A Taste for War

The Culinary History of the Blue and the Gray

By: William C. Davis

[Hardtack was] positively unsuitable fodder for anything that claims to be human...and I think it no exaggeration to say that any intelligent pig possessing the least spark of pride would have considered it a pure insult to have them put into his swill." (Wilbur Fisk, Civil War soldier). We know the uniforms they wore, the weapons they carried, and the battles they fought, but what did they eat and, of even greater curiosity, was it any good? Now, for the very first time, the food that fueled the armies of the North and the South and the soldiers' opinions of it--ranging from the sublime to just slime--is front and center in a biting, fascinating look at the Civil War as written by one of its most respected historians. There's even a comprehensive "cookbook" of actual recipes included for those intrepid enough to try a taste of the Civil War.

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268

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Stackpole Books

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0811700186

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9780811700184

Homeward Bound

By: William B. Holberton

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Homeward Bound

By: William B. Holberton

What happened to the hundreds of thousands of men in the Union and Confederate armies after they lay down their arms? According to William Holberton, many of these men had miles to travel before they were discharged from service, and the passage of these miles included some rather unique situations and experiences. As always, there was bureaucratic red tape and mishandled orders, and in some cases, tragic accidents, such as the Sultana disaster. Beginning with the surrender at Appomattox Court House, the author takes the reader through all the aspects and phases of demobilization, including the Grand Review in Washington, the desertions of soldiers overly eager to return home, the differences between Union and Confederate demobilization, the repatriation of prisoners of war, and the deferred demobilization of many black troops. The late William Holberton was a retired priest living in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. He spent the years since his retirement researching and writing Homeward Bound, his first book. He had previously published related articles in magazines such as Civil War Times Illustrated.

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236

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Stackpole Books

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0811746895

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9780811746892

House of Abraham

Lincoln and the Todds, a Family Divided by War

By: Stephen William Berry

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House of Abraham

Lincoln and the Todds, a Family Divided by War

By: Stephen William Berry

Award-winning historian Berry charts the devastating effects of the Civil War on Mary Todd Lincolns family, and the surprising impact this struggle had on the president.

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318

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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

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0618420053

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9780618420056

Freedom by the Sword

The U.S. Colored Troops, 1862-1867

By: William A. Dobak

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Freedom by the Sword

The U.S. Colored Troops, 1862-1867

By: William A. Dobak

The Civil War changed the United States in many ways—economic, political, and social. Of these changes, none was more important than Emancipation. Besides freeing nearly four million slaves, it brought agricultural wage labor to a reluctant South and gave a vote to black adult males in the former slave states. It also offered former slaves new opportunities in education, property ownership—and military service. From late 1862 to the spring of 1865, as the Civil War raged on, the federal government accepted more than 180,000 black men as soldiers, something it had never done before on such a scale. Known collectively as the United States Colored Troops and organized in segregated regiments led by white officers, some of these soldiers guarded army posts along major rivers; others fought Confederate raiders to protect Union supply trains, and still others took part in major operations like the Siege of Petersburg and the Battle of Nashville. After the war, many of the black regiments took up posts in the former Confederacy to enforce federal Reconstruction policy. Freedom by the Sword tells the story of these soldiers' recruitment, organization, and service. Thanks to its broad focus on every theater of the war and its concentration on what black soldiers actually contributed to Union victory, this volume stands alone among histories of the U.S. Colored Troops.

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616

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Simon and Schuster

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1510720227

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9781510720220

Historical Sketch of Schools in Paterson, New Jersey. With Notices of Some Schools in the Vicinity

By: William Nelson

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Historical Sketch of Schools in Paterson, New Jersey. With Notices of Some Schools in the Vicinity

By: William Nelson

Reprint of the original, first published in 1877.

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BoD – Books on Demand

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338555294X

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9783385552944

Jersey Blue

Civil War Politics in New Jersey, 1854-1865

By: William Gillette

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Jersey Blue

Civil War Politics in New Jersey, 1854-1865

By: William Gillette

This political history of New Jersey during the Civil War and the years immediately before and after invites us to rethink New Jersey's role and in particular its relationship to the border states. William Gillette argues that there is little evidence supporting the idea that New Jersey's residents were pro-southern before the war, or even antiwar during it, although attitudes toward the abolition of slavery were more ambivalent. The perspectives Gillette offers in Jersey Blue, from the recruiting ground, the battlefield, and the home front, cast new light on New Jersey's wartime activities, state identity, and our understanding of the interrelationships between New Jersey's national, regional, and state developments. Gillette takes a broader view of the politics of the Civil War as he touches on the economy, geography, demography, immigration, nativism, conscription, and law. The result is a pioneering history of New Jersey that deepens our understanding of the Civil War.

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412

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Rutgers University Press

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0813526949

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9780813526942

Calculus of a Single Variable

By: Earl William Swokowski

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Calculus of a Single Variable

By: Earl William Swokowski

The strengths of these texts are characterized by mathematical integrity, comprehensive discussions of the concepts of calculus, and an impressively large collection of worked examples and illustrative figures.

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800

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PWS Publishing Company

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0534925847

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9780534925840

Like Grass Before the Scythe

The Life and Death of Sgt. William Remmel 121st New York Infantry

By: William Remmel

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The Life and Death of Sgt. William Remmel 121st New York Infantry

By: William Remmel

During a conflict that saw death visit many households in the land, this is the story of a young recruit's devotion to family and nation. William Remmel's letters cover more than two full years of service in the 121st New York Infantry Regiment during the Civil War, from August 1862 to October of 1864. They provide details on military and social history in the eastern theater of operations and on the experience of the homefront in upstate New York among a largely immigrant, working-class family and community.

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University of Alabama Press

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0817315527

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9780817315528

Book's by William R. Speer

Allegheny County: Its Early History and Subsequent Development.

Allegheny County: Its Early History and Subsequent Development.

A Taste for War

A Taste for War

Homeward Bound

Homeward Bound

House of Abraham

House of Abraham

Freedom by the Sword

Freedom by the Sword

Historical Sketch of Schools in Paterson, New Jersey. With Notices of Some Schools in the Vicinity

Historical Sketch of Schools in Paterson, New Jersey. With Notices of Some Schools in the Vicinity

Jersey Blue

Jersey Blue

Calculus of a Single Variable

Calculus of a Single Variable

Like Grass Before the Scythe

Like Grass Before the Scythe

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