Welcome!

Enrich Your Travels with Longitude

We've got the classic, new and hard-to-find books and maps to help you get the most out of your adventures.

SIGN UP FOR

Longitude News

Get our monthly e-mail update

GET A

Catalog

BEST OF 2011

Wild Coast

John Gimlette

SEE ALL >

FOR THE HOLIDAYS

To the Arctic

Florian Schultz

SEE ALL >

OUR FAVORITES

Arctic Dreams

Barry Lopez

SEE ALL >

GLOBES

The Pioneer

Replogle

SEE ALL >

SOUTHEAST

Vicksburg

READING AND TRAVEL GUIDE

  • E-MAIL
  • PRINT

civil war

Essential Reading

Item EXUSS25. Buy these 3 items as a set for $45 including shipping, 15% off the retail price.
With free shipping on anything else you order.

ADD SET
TO BOOKBAG
Guide to the Vicksburg Campaign

Guide to the Vicksburg Campaign

by Jay Luvaas | Steven Bowman | Leonard Fullenkamp

  • HISTORY
  • 1998
  • PAPER
  • 482 PAGES

A history and guide to the battlefield of Vicksburg designed for the traveler. With archival and modern maps, as well as photographic portraits of many of the major officers, it's a terrific handbook for the Civil War enthusiast. (USS155, $17.95)

Hardluck Ironclad, The Sinking and Salvage of the Cairo

Hardluck Ironclad, The Sinking and Salvage of the Cairo

by Edwin C. Bearss

  • HISTORY
  • 1980
  • PAPER
  • 222 PAGES

The story of the sinking of the "Cairo," a Union gunboat lost in the Yazoo River, paired with the story of its recovery, 100 years later. Civil War historian Edwin C. Bearss, who provided this firsthand account, was an integral part of the recovery. The "Cairo" can now be seen on display in Vicksburg. (WAR17, $23.95)

Vicksburg Map

Vicksburg Map

by Universal Map Enterprises

  • 2001
  • MAP

A folded road map of Vicksburg, Mississippi. (USS161, $4.95)

 
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)

Becoming Southern: The Evolution of a Way of Life, Warren County and Vicksburg, Missippi, 1770-1860

Becoming Southern: The Evolution of a Way of Life, Warren County and Vicksburg, Missippi, 1770-1860


by Christopher Morris

  • HISTORY
  • 1999
  • PAPER
  • 258 PAGES

A cultural study of Mississippi in the 18th and 19th century, focusing on Jefferson Davis's Warren County, in the state's southwestern corner (USS160, $50.00)

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)

For Cause and Comrades, Why Men Fought in the Civil War

For Cause and Comrades, Why Men Fought in the Civil War


by James McPherson

  • HISTORY
  • 1998
  • PAPER
  • 237 PAGES

McPherson gathered the letters and diaries of Civil War soldiers to answer the question: What kept the soldiers fighting? (USS119, $18.95)

Rising Tide, The Great Mississippi Flood of 1927 and How It Changed America

Rising Tide, The Great Mississippi Flood of 1927 and How It Changed America


by John M. Barry

  • HISTORY
  • 1998
  • PAPER
  • 524 PAGES

A sweeping history of the devastating Mississippi flood of 1927, delving deeply into the race relations, agriculture and politics of the time. (USS48, $18.00)

The Beleaguered City, The Vicksburg Campaign

The Beleaguered City, The Vicksburg Campaign


by Shelby Foote

  • HISTORY
  • 1995
  • HARD COVER
  • 347 PAGES

Shelby Foote, a noted Civil War scholar, tells the engrossing narrative of the taking of Vicksburg in 1863 by Ulysses S. Grant and his Union troops. It was one of the pivotal battles of the Civil War, and distinguished Grant as a military genius. (USS51, $19.00)

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)

Vicksburg, 47 Days of Siege

Vicksburg, 47 Days of Siege


by A.A. Hoehling

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 1996
  • PAPER
  • 386 PAGES

A history of the Vicksburg Campaign as told through the diaries and memoirs of eyewitnesses to the events. (USS154, $19.95)

More Recommendations

Here are some other groups of books that might be of interest

Longitude provides recommended reading for travelers in partnership with the leading tour operators and travel programs for hundreds of destinations worldwide. We've got the classic, new and hard-to-find books and maps to help you get the most out of your adventures.