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Grant

By: William S. McFeely

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Combines scholarly exactness with evocative passages....Biography at its best."—Marcus Cunliffe, The New York Times Book Review; Winner of the Pulitzer Prize. The seminal biography of one of America's towering, enigmatic figures. From his boyhood in Ohio to the battlefields of the Civil War and his presidency during the crucial years of Reconstruction, this Pulitzer Prize-winning biography traces the entire arc of Grant's life (1822-1885). "A moving and convincing portrait....profound understanding of the man as well as his period and his country."—C. Vann Woodward, New York Review of Books "Clearsightedness, along with McFeely's unfailing intelligence and his existential sympathy...informs his entire biography."—Justin Kaplan, The New Republic

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W. W. Norton & Company

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0393342875

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9780393342871

Grant

By: William S. McFeely

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Grant

By: William S. McFeely

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Ulysses S. Grant

An Album

By: William S. McFeely

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Ulysses S. Grant

An Album

By: William S. McFeely

This pictorial biography by a Pulitzer Prize-winning historian presents Ulysses S. Grant in new and fascinating ways. A beautiful volume, essential for the library of any Civil War buff, this book offers a wealth of images that illuminate the man and his times in a way that words alone cannot.

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170

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W. W. Norton & Company

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0393020320

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9780393020328

Portrait

The Life of Thomas Eakins

By: William S. McFeely

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Portrait

The Life of Thomas Eakins

By: William S. McFeely

McFeely sheds new light on painter Thomas Eakins' genius and on the evocativemelancholy of his portraits, particularly of women, which include many of hisremarkable wife, Susan McDowell Eakins. Those deeply perceptive paintings maybe the greatest expressions of his art.

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W. W. Norton & Company

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0393050653

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9780393050653

Historical Dictionary of the Civil War and Reconstruction

By: William L. Richter

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Historical Dictionary of the Civil War and Reconstruction

By: William L. Richter

The importance of the Civil War and Reconstruction in the history of the United States cannot be overstated. Many historians regard the Civil War as the defining event in American history. At stake was not only freedom for 3.5 million slaves but also survival of the relatively new American experiment in self-government. A very real possibility existed that the union could have been severed, but a collection of determined leaders and soldiers proved their willingness to fight for the survival of what Abraham Lincoln called "the last best hope on earth." The second edition of this highly readable, one-volume Historical Dictionary of the Civil War and Reconstruction looks to place the war in its historical context. The more than 800 entries, encompassing the years 1844-1877, cover the significant events, persons, politics, and economic and social themes of the Civil War and Reconstruction. An extensive chronology, introductory essay, and comprehensive bibliography supplement the cross-referenced dictionary entries to guide the reader through the military and non-military actions of one of the most pivotal events in American history. The dictionary concludes with a selection of primary documents. This book is an excellent access point for students, researchers, and anyone wanting to know more about the Civil War and Reconstruction.

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Scarecrow Press

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081087959X

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9780810879591

The A to Z of the Civil War and Reconstruction

By: William L. Richter

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The A to Z of the Civil War and Reconstruction

By: William L. Richter

The importance of the Civil War and Reconstruction in the history of the United States cannot be overstated. There was a very real possibility that the union could have been sundered, resulting in a very different American history, and probably world history. But the union was held together by tough and determined leaders and by the economic muscle of the North. Following the end of the war, the period of American history known as Reconstruction followed. This was a period construed in many different ways. While the states were once again 'united,' many of the postwar efforts divided different segments of the population and failed to achieve their goals in an era too often remembered for carpetbaggers and scalawags, and Congressional imbroglios and incompetent government. This one-volume dictionary, with more than 800 entries covering the significant events, persons, politics, and economic and social themes in the U.S. Civil War and Reconstruction, is a research tool for all levels of readers from high school and up. The extensive chronology, introductory essay, dictionary entries, and comprehensive bibliography introduce and lead the reader through the military and non-military actions of one of the most pivotal events in American history.

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970

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Scarecrow Press

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0810863367

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9780810863361

Frederick Douglass

By: William S. McFeely

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Frederick Douglass

By: William S. McFeely

Explores the life of Frederick Douglass as he achieves stature as a leader in the struggle to transcend the limitations of bondage and race.

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W. W. Norton & Company

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039331376X

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9780393313765

Proximity to Death

By: William S. McFeely

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Proximity to Death

By: William S. McFeely

In a personal investigation of the death penalty, McFeely, a Pulitzer Prize-winning historian, finds himself in a role he had never imagined for himself: an expert witness in the sentencing trial of a convicted kidnapper, rapist, and murderer. "A remarkable book--part historical tract, part political manifesto--that examines one of the most bitter issues of contemporary life".--"Boston Globe".

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210

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W. W. Norton & Company

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0393321045

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9780393321043

Great Military Leaders

A Bibliography with Vignettes

By: William T. Worthington

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Great Military Leaders

A Bibliography with Vignettes

By: William T. Worthington

Great Military Leaders - A Bibliography with Vignettes

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254

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Nova Publishers

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159033275X

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9781590332757

Yankee Stepfather

General O. O. Howard and the Freedmen

By: William S. McFeely

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Yankee Stepfather

General O. O. Howard and the Freedmen

By: William S. McFeely

The story of a Civil War promise made to slaves--and broken.

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372

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W. W. Norton & Company

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0393311783

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9780393311785

Sapelo's People

A Long Walk Into Freedom

By: William S. McFeely

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Sapelo's People

A Long Walk Into Freedom

By: William S. McFeely

In this moving and original work, William S. McFeely, one of this country's most distinguished historians, retells the historyâ€”and enters into the current-day livesâ€”of the people who inhabit Sapelo's Island off the coast of Georgia, descendants of slaves who once worked its huge cotton plantations. It is at once a richly detailed work of historical reconstruction, a sensitive portrait of the lives of black Americans in this particular place and in our own time, and a moving meditation on race by a writer who has made its painful dilemmas his life's work as a historian.

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W. W. Norton & Company

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0393313778

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9780393313772

Revised Lives

Whitman, Religion, and Constructions of Identity in Nineteenth-Century Anglo-American Culture

By: William Pannapacker

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Revised Lives

Whitman, Religion, and Constructions of Identity in Nineteenth-Century Anglo-American Culture

By: William Pannapacker

Revised Lives examines self-representation in U.S. culture from the American Revolution through the nineteenth century. Drawing on studies of the history of the book, Pierre Bourdieu's sociology, and ethnic and gender revisionism, this book focuses on the processes of national development, the self-construction of authorial personae, and the appropriation of the personae by interpretive communities. Special emphasis is given to Walt Whitman, but other figures are treated at length: P. T. Barnum, Edward Carpenter, Frederick Douglass, Benjamin Franklin, and Edgar Allan Poe. This study contributes to the understanding of selfhood in nineteenth-century American culture, the development of autobiography as a genre, and the dynamics of literary reception.

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229

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Routledge

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1135924503

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9781135924508

Proximity to Death

By: William S. McFeely

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Proximity to Death

By: William S. McFeely

Pulitzer Prize-winning historian McFeely compels the reader to look at capital punishment in an uncompromisingly intimate way--through the actions and decisions of those with no time left for arid debate.

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0393048195

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9780393048193

American Portraits

Biographies in United States History

By: Stephen G. Weisner,William F. Hartford

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American Portraits

Biographies in United States History

By: Stephen G. Weisner,William F. Hartford

American Portraits is a two-volume collection of biographical profiles designed to supplement American History survey texts. Biography personalizes history in a unique and profound way for students, lending a sense of immediacy to the study of the past. All of the essays selected for this anthology profile the life of a given individual and explore how that person influenced and was influenced by broader historical forces. Introductions begin each unit, placing the biographies in topical and chronological perspective. Supporting documents, headnotes, and discussion questions help students place the biographies in context.

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