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Enrich your travels with reading! Here's a hand-picked list prepared for your journey in conjunction with the book experts at Longitude.

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Fields of Honor, Pivotal Battles of the Civil War

Fields of Honor, Pivotal Battles of the Civil War

by Edwin C. Bearss | James McPherson

  • HISTORY
  • 2007
  • PAPER
  • 488 PAGES

A former chief historian of the National Parks Service and a renowned Civil War historian, Bearss details fourteen of the war's major battles, including Gettysburg and Vicksburg. (WAR124, $15.95)

Guide to the Battle of Shiloh

Guide to the Battle of Shiloh

by Jay Luvaas | Steven Bowman | Leonard Fullenkamp

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 1996
  • PAPER
  • 253 PAGES

A history and guide to the battlefield of Shiloh. (USS93, $12.95)

Shiloh

Shiloh

by Shelby Foote

  • LITERATURE
  • 1991
  • PAPER
  • 226 PAGES

Told through the perspectives of a diverse cast of soldiers, Foote's brilliant novel transports the reader to Pittsburgh Landing, Tennessee. (USS71, $15.00)

Shiloh National Military Park Map

Shiloh National Military Park Map

by Trailhead Graphics

  • MAP

This walking map of the historic battlefield in Shiloh, Tennessee also includes a road map. (USS73, $9.95)

 

Frommer's Nashville & Memphis


by Linda Romine

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2010
  • PAPER
  • 274 PAGES

A comprehensive, practical guide to the region with excellent recommendations for hotels, restaurants and excursions. With two-color maps throughout. (USS441, $16.99)

Africans in America, America's Journey through Slavery

Africans in America, America's Journey through Slavery


by Charles Johnson | Patricia Smith | WBGH Series Research Team

  • HISTORY
  • 1999
  • PAPER
  • 512 PAGES

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, $38.95)

Battle Cry of Freedom, The Civil War Era

Battle Cry of Freedom, The Civil War Era


by James McPherson

  • HISTORY
  • 2003
  • PAPER
  • 904 PAGES

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)

Confederates in the Attic

Confederates in the Attic


by Tony Horwitz

  • HISTORY
  • 1999
  • PAPER
  • 406 PAGES

Subtitled "Dispatched from the Unfinished Civil War," this book reveals the strange world of the re-enactors, unreconstructed confederates and others whose ongoing interest and involvement in the War Between the States provide an intriguing cultural portrait of the southern and mid-Atlantic states. (USS35, $16.00)

Shades of Blue and Gray

Shades of Blue and Gray


by Herman Hattaway

  • HISTORY
  • 1998
  • PAPER
  • 281 PAGES

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

Shiloh -- in Hell before Night


by James Lee McDonough

  • HISTORY
  • 1986
  • PAPER
  • 260 PAGES

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, $24.95)

Shiloh, The Battle that Changed the Civil War

Shiloh, The Battle that Changed the Civil War


by 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. (USS72, $16.00)

The Civil War, An Illustrated History

The Civil War, An Illustrated History


by Geoffrey C. Ward | Ken Burns

  • HISTORY
  • 1992
  • PAPER
  • 448 PAGES

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


by Ulysses S. Grant

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 1999
  • PAPER
  • 674 PAGES

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


by Charles Frazier

  • LITERATURE
  • 2006
  • PAPER
  • 449 PAGES

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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