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Guide to the Vicksburg Campaign
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. Divided into three parts, the book includes a synopsis of the battle, suggested driving tours in the vicinity, and a guided tour of the siege lines at Vicksburg National Military Park.
(USS155, $17.95)
Hardluck Ironclad, The Sinking and Salvage of the Cairo
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
Universal Map Enterprises
2001 MAP
A folded road map of Vicksburg, Mississippi.
(USS161, $4.95)
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)
For Cause and Comrades, Why Men Fought in the Civil War
James McPherson
HISTORY
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
John M. Barry
HISTORY
A sweeping history of the devastating Mississippi flood of 1927, delving deeply into the race relations, agriculture and politics of the time.
(USS48, $17.00)
The Beleaguered City, The Vicksburg Campaign
Shelby Foote
HISTORY
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, $17.95)
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)
Vicksburg, 47 Days of Siege
A.A. Hoehling
BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
A history of the Vicksburg Campaign as told through the diaries and memoirs of eyewitnesses to the events.
(USS154, $19.95)
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