Provides an introduction to the American Civil War from the perspective of military personnel and civilians who participated in the conflict. This work talks about the war, its many battles, and those who fought them - male and female, black and white. It is aimed at general readers and students of [...]
Born out of violence and the aspirations of its early settlers, the United States of America has become one of the world's most powerful nations. The book begins in colonial America as the first Europeans arrived, lured by the promise of financial profit, driven by religious piety and accompanied by[...]