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Guide to the Battle of Shiloh
Jay Luvaas Steven Bowman Leonard Fullenkamp
GUIDEBOOK 1996 PAPER 253 PAGES
Designed for the traveler, this is a history and guide to the battlefield of Shiloh, with directions for navigating the area. Each "stop" along the guided tour presents an important phase of the battle, and many are accompanied by an excerpt of an officer's first-hand account from the battlefield. Complemented by maps, many of which show the area as it was during the battle.
(USS93, $12.95)
Shiloh, The Battle that Changed the Civil War
Larry J. Daniel
HISTORY 1998 PAPER 430 PAGES
The first scholarly study of the battle of Shiloh in more than twenty years, this well researched historical account juxtaposes scenes from the battlefield with glimpses into the driving politics behind the respective capitals of Washington D.C. and Richmond, Virginia. Daniel explores the involvement of politicians and commanders in the battle including Elihu Washburne of Illinois, Henry Foote of Tennessee, Allen Waterhouse and Henry Allen. With maps and archival photos.
(USS72, $15.00)
Shiloh
Shelby Foote
LITERATURE 1991 PAPER 226 PAGES
In this acclaimed historical novel, Foote unravels the stories behind the two-day battle of Shiloh, one of the bloodiest campaigns of the Civil War. Told through the perspectives of a diverse cast of soldiers, Foote's well researched novel takes us deep into the southern woods near Pittsburgh Landing, Tennessee. The "New York Times" called this "a brilliant book."
(USS71, $13.95)
Shiloh National Military Park Map
Trailhead Graphics
MAP
Part of the Battlefield America series, this double-sided map of the park and battlefield in Shiloh, Tennessee, at a scale of 1:12,000, includes a modern road map of the region on the reverse. Two Sides. 32x22 inches.
(USS73, $9.95)
Insight Guide Old South
Insight Guides
GUIDEBOOK
An illustrated overview of the Old South with essays on its attractions, history and culture.
(USS04, $22.95)
Africans in America, America's Journey through Slavery
Charles Johnson
Patricia Smith
WBGH Series Research Team
HISTORY
A powerful collaborative effort that paints a vivid picture of the history of slavery in America, and celebrates the brave Africans who managed to preserve their heritage as they endured so many hardships.
(USS53, $17.00)
Battle Cry of Freedom, The Civil War Era
James McPherson
HISTORY
A comprehensive, vivid history of the Civil War, its genesis, battles, politics and personalities from the war with Mexico to Appomattox. Winner of the Pulitzer Prize, the book may be 900 pages long but it reads like a good novel.
(USS37, $19.95)
Battle of Shiloh
Ulysses S. Grant
G.T. Beauregard
HISTORY
This short booklet contains four edited battle reports written by generals at the Battle of Shiloh.
(USS96, $8.95)
Confederates in the Attic
Tony Horwitz
HISTORY
Subtitled "Dispatched from the Unfinished Civil War," this book conjures the remarkable, ongoing interest in the Civil War. Horwitz draws much history into this account of travels through former battlefields.
(USS35, $15.95)
Fields of Honor, Pivotal Battles of the Civil War
Edwin C. Bearss
James McPherson
HISTORY
The former chief historian of the National Parks Service and a renowned Civil War historian, Bearss details fourteen of the war's major battles.
(WAR124, $15.95)
Shades of Blue and Gray
Herman Hattaway
HISTORY
A concise military history of the Civil War, including warfare technology, battle strategy and the significance of individual battles.
(USS148, $22.95)
Shiloh -- in Hell before Night
James Lee McDonough
HISTORY
First published in the 1970s, this was the standard history of the Battle of Shiloh for a number of years. It's a readable, engaging account of events.
(USS95, $17.95)
The Civil War Day by Day: An Almanac, 1861- 1865
E.B. Long
Babara Long
HISTORY
Detailed and indexed, this volume serves as an excellent reference to the daily activities of the Civil War.
(USS149, $35.00)
The Civil War, An Illustrated History
Geoffrey C. Ward
Ken Burns
HISTORY
An illustrated, comprehensive social history of the Civil War by the now-famous team of Ward and Burns. With 500 photographs and maps, extensive text and original essays by contributing experts.
(USS27, $29.95)
Personal Memoirs, Ulysses S. Grant
Ulysses S. Grant
BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
A remarkable (and big) account of a rich life, from a poor boy on the frontier to a great general and president, written by Grant on his deathbed -- and originally edited by none other than Mark Twain.
(USS33, $17.00)
Cold Mountain
Charles Frazier
LITERATURE
Set in North Carolina, this is the best-selling novel of a wounded Confederate soldier who abandons the front line and journeys home to his prewar sweetheart. In spare, eloquent prose, Frazier describes the strong bond between a man and the land.
(USS74, $14.95)
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