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The American War(1st Edition)
A History of the Civil War Era
by Gary W. Gallagher, Joan Waugh
Paperback, 304 Pages, Published 2016 by Flip Learning
ISBN-13: 978-0-9910375-3-7, ISBN: 0-9910375-3-7

""Easily the best one-volume assessment of the Civil War to date." - William C. Davis In The American War, renowned historians Gary W. Gallagher and Joan Waugh provide a fresh examination of the Civil War, its aftermath, and enduring memory in a masterful work that prize-winning historian William C. Davis calls, "easily the best one-volume assessment of the Civil War to date."By investigating this crucial period through the eyes of civil ..."






U. S. Grant(Updated)
American Hero, American Myth (Civil War America)
by Joan Waugh
Paperback, 384 Pages, Published 2013 by The University Of North Carolina Press
ISBN-13: 978-1-4696-0990-4, ISBN: 1-4696-0990-8

"At the time of his death, Ulysses S. Grant was the most famous person in America, considered by most citizens to be equal in stature to George Washington and Abraham Lincoln. Yet today his monuments are rarely visited, his military reputation is overshadowed by that of Robert E. Lee, and his presidency is permanently mired at the bottom of historical rankings. In an insightful blend of biography and cultural history, Joan Waugh traces G ..."






U. S. Grant(Updated)
American Hero, American Myth (Civil War America)
by Joan Waugh
Hardcover, 384 Pages, Published 2009 by The University Of North Carolina Press
ISBN-13: 978-0-8078-3317-9, ISBN: 0-8078-3317-7

"At the time of his death, Ulysses S. Grant was the most famous person in America, considered by most citizens to be equal in stature to George Washington and Abraham Lincoln. Yet today his monuments are rarely visited, his military reputation is overshadowed by that of Robert E. Lee, and his presidency is permanently mired at the bottom of historical rankings.In an insightful blend of biography and cultural history, Joan Waugh traces Gr ..."






Wars Within a War
Controversy and Conflict Over the American Civil War
by Joan Waugh, Gary W. Gallagher
Paperback, 312 Pages, Published 2014 by The University Of North Carolina Press
ISBN-13: 978-0-8078-5943-8, ISBN: 0-8078-5943-5

"Comprised of essays from twelve leading scholars, this volume extends the discussion of Civil War controversies far past the death of the Confederacy in the spring of 1865. Contributors address, among other topics, Walt Whitman's poetry, the handling of the Union and Confederate dead, the treatment of disabled and destitute northern veterans, Ulysses S. Grant's imposing tomb, and Hollywood's long relationship with the Lost Cause narrati ..."






Wars within a War(1st Edition)
Controversy and Conflict over the American Civil War (Civil War America)
by Joan Waugh, Gary W. Gallagher, Drew Gilpin Faust, Gary William Gallagher
Hardcover, 312 Pages, Published 2009 by The University Of North Carolina Press
ISBN-13: 978-0-8078-3275-2, ISBN: 0-8078-3275-8

"The twelve essays in Wars within a War explore the internal stresses that posed serious challenges to the viability of the opposing sides in the Civil War as well as some of the ways in which wartime disputes and cultural fissures carried over into the postwar years and beyond. Comprised of contributions from leading scholars, this volume extends the discussion of controversies far past the death of the Confederacy in the spring of 1865 ..."






Life and Letters of Charles Russell Lowell(Updated)
Captain, Sixth United States Cavalry; Colonel, Second Massachusetts Cavalry; Brigadier-General, United States Volunteers (American Civil War Classics)
by Edward Waldo Emerson, Charles Russell Lowell, Joan Waugh, Edward W. Emerson
Paperback, 544 Pages, Published 2005 by University Of South Carolina Press
ISBN-13: 978-1-57003-594-4, ISBN: 1-57003-594-6

"First published in 1907 by Edward W. Emerson (son of Ralph Waldo Emerson) The Letters of Charles Russell Lowell collect the correspondence of the nephew of poet and abolitionist leader James Russell Lowell. A native Bostonian, Charles Russell Lowell entered into military service a fervent abolitionist and met combat with near-reckless zeal until his death in battle at Cedar Creek, Virginia, in October of 1864. First in the Harvard class ..."






The Memory of the Civil War in American Culture(1st Edition)
(Civil War America)
by Alice Fahs, Joan Waugh
Paperback, 296 Pages, Published 2004 by The University Of North Carolina Press
ISBN-13: 978-0-8078-5572-0, ISBN: 0-8078-5572-3

"The Civil War retains a powerful hold on the American imagination, with each generation since 1865 reassessing its meaning and importance in American life. This volume collects twelve essays by leading Civil War scholars who demonstrate how the meanings of the Civil War have changed over time. The essays move among a variety of cultural and political arenas--from public monuments to parades to political campaigns; from soldiers' memoirs ..."






Unsentimental Reformer
The Life of Josephine Shaw Lowell (Hardback)
by Joan Waugh
Hardcover, Published 2014 by Harvard University Press
ISBN-13: 978-0-674-43749-4, ISBN: 0-674-43749-7






The American War
A History of the Civil War Era
by Gary W. Gallagher, Joan Waugh
Paperback, 322 Pages, Published 2019 by Flip Learning
ISBN-13: 978-1-73270-755-9, ISBN: 1-73270-755-3

"New to the Second EditionTo keep up with current scholarship on the Civil War and Reconstruction periods, new or revised material has been incorporated throughout The American War on the following topics:Chapter 1: The Corwin Amendment.Chapter 3: Background and importance of the Trans-Mississippi theater in the war’s early stages; overview of conflicts with Native Americans between 1861 and 1865.Chapter 4: Dix-Hill cartel of 1862; polic ..."






Unsentimental Reformer
The Life of Josephine Shaw Lowell
by Joan Waugh
Hardcover, 296 Pages, Published 1998 by Harvard University Press
ISBN-13: 978-0-674-93036-0, ISBN: 0-674-93036-3

" If the poor are always with us, how we have perceived and treated them has changed like the seasons. Such was the massive and pitiless industrialization of the nation after the Civil War that Josephine Shaw Lowell (1843-1905) recoiled and sought a new way to approach poverty. She rationalized charity toward hapless families and children in ways that established social responsibility for the welfare of the poor. This introduction of "sc ..."






Wars within a War(Large Print)
Controversy and Conflict over the American Civil War (Civil War America)
by Joan Waugh, Mark V. Tushnet, Gary W. Gallagher
Paperback, 312 Pages, Published 2010 by The University Of North Carolina Press
Large Print
ISBN-13: 978-0-8078-6604-7, ISBN: 0-8078-6604-0

"The twelve essays in Wars within a War explore the internal stresses that posed serious challenges to the viability of the opposing sides in the Civil War as well as some of the ways in which wartime disputes and cultural fissures carried over into the postwar years and beyond. Comprised of contributions from leading scholars, this volume extends the discussion of controversies far past the death of the Confederacy in the spring of 186 ..."






The Memory of the Civil War in American Culture(1st Edition)
(Civil War America)
by Alice Fahs, Joan Waugh, Joanne Waugh
Hardcover, 296 Pages, Published 2004 by The University Of North Carolina Press
ISBN-13: 978-0-8078-2907-3, ISBN: 0-8078-2907-2

"The Civil War retains a powerful hold on the American imagination, with each generation since 1865 reassessing its meaning and importance in American life. This volume collects twelve essays by leading Civil War scholars who demonstrate how the meanings of the Civil War have changed over time. The essays move among a variety of cultural and political arenas--from public monuments to parades to political campaigns; from soldiers' memoirs ..."






Personal Memoirs of U.S. Grant(Illustrated)
A History of the Union Cause (Frank L. Klement Lectures)
by Joan Waugh
Paperback, 45 Pages, Published 2003 by Marquette Univ Pr
ISBN-13: 978-0-87462-336-9, ISBN: 0-87462-336-7

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The American War
A History of the Civil War Era
by Gary W. Gallagher, Joan Waugh
Hardcover, 304 Pages, Published 2015 by Flip Learning
ISBN-13: 978-0-9910375-1-3, ISBN: 0-9910375-1-0

""Easily the best one-volume assessment of the Civil War to date." - William C. Davis In The American War, renowned historians Gary W. Gallagher and Joan Waugh provide a fresh examination of the Civil War, its aftermath, and enduring memory in a masterful work that prize-winning historian William C. Davis calls, "easily the best one-volume assessment of the Civil War to date."By investigating this crucial period through the eyes of civil ..."






Wars Within a War(Unabridged)
Controversy and Conflict Over the American Civil War (Civil War America)
by Gary W. Gallagher, Joan Waugh, Bridget Dean
Cd, Published 2016 by Audible Studios On Brilliance Audio
Audiobook, Mp3 Audio, Sacd, Unabridged
ISBN-13: 978-1-5226-9791-6, ISBN: 1-5226-9791-8

"The 12 essays in Wars within a War explore the internal stresses that posed serious challenges to the viability of the opposing sides in the Civil War as well as some of the ways in which wartime disputes and cultural fissures carried over into the postwar years and beyond.Comprised of contributions from leading scholars, this volume extends the discussion of controversies far past the death of the Confederacy in the spring of 1865. Con ..."






U.S. Grant
American Hero, American Myth
by Joan Waugh, L.J. Ganser
Cd, Published 2016 by Audible Studios On Brilliance Audio
Audiobook, Mp3 Audio, Unabridged
ISBN-13: 978-1-5226-0186-9, ISBN: 1-5226-0186-4

"At the time of his death, Ulysses S. Grant was the most famous person in America, considered by most citizens to be equal in stature to George Washington and Abraham Lincoln. Yet today his monuments are rarely visited, his military reputation is overshadowed by that of Robert E. Lee, and his presidency is permanently mired at the bottom of historical rankings.In an insightful blend of biography and cultural history, Joan Waugh traces Gr ..."






Civil War America Ser.
U. S. Grant : American Hero, American Myth
by Joan Waugh
384 Pages, Published 2009 by Univ Of North Carolina Press
ISBN-13: 978-0-8078-9871-0, ISBN: 0-8078-9871-6

"Two enlightening discussions of the controversies over Grant's generalship can be found in William A. Blair, “Grant's Second Civil ... Lee as quoted in Emory M. Thomas, Robert E. Lee: A Biography (New York: W. W. Norton, 1995), 367. ... Matthew Arnold, General Grant, with a rejoinder by Mark Twain, ed., with a new introduction, by John Y. Simon (Kent, Ohio: ... William McFeely disparaged Grant's military ability in his acclaimed bi ..."






Hearts Touched by Fire
The Best of Battles and Leaders of the Civil War (Modern Library)
by Harold Holzer, Joan Waugh, James Mcpherson, Stephen W. Sears, Craig L. Symonds, James M. Mcpherson, James I. Robertson
Hardcover, 1,264 Pages, Published 2011 by Modern Library
Mobipocket_Ebook
ISBN-13: 978-0-679-64364-7, ISBN: 0-679-64364-8

"In July 1883, just a few days after the twentieth anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg, a group of editors at The Century Magazine engaged in a lively argument: Which Civil War battle was the bloodiest battle of them all? One claimed it was Chickamauga, another Cold Harbor. The argument inspired a brainstorm: Why not let the magazine’s 125,000 readers in on the conversation by offering “a series of papers on some of the great battles ..."






The Twentieth Maine(1st Edition)
A Classic Story of Joshua Chamberlain and His Volunteer Regiment
by John J. Pullen, Joan Waugh
Paperback, 352 Pages, Published 2008 by Stackpole Books
ISBN-13: 978-0-8117-3524-7, ISBN: 0-8117-3524-9

""We went into the fight with 386, all told--358 guns. Every pioneer and musician who would carry a musket went into the ranks. Even the sick and footsore, who could not keep up in the march, came up as soon as they could find their regiments, and took their places in line of battle, while it was battle, indeed." --Col. Joshua Chamberlain The fascinating story of Joshua Chamberlain and his volunteer regiment, the Twentieth Maine, is repr ..."






Cold Harbor to the Crater(Unabridged)
The End of the Overland Campaign (Military Campaigns of the Civil War Series)
by Caroline E. Janney, Gary W. Gallagher, Kathryn Shively Meier, Keith S. Bohannon, Joan Waugh, Gordon C. Rhea, M. Keith Harris, Kevin M. Levin, Stephen Cushman, Barry Press
Cd, 1 Pages, Published 2015 by Blackstone Audio, Inc.
Audiobook, Mp3 Audio
ISBN-13: 978-1-5046-3441-0, ISBN: 1-5046-3441-1

"[Read by Barry Press] Essay Contributors include: Keith S. Bohannon, Stephen Cushman, Gary W. Gallagher, M. Keith Harris, Caroline E. Janney, Robert E. L. Krick, Kevin M. Levin, Kathryn Shively Meier, Gordon C. Rhea, and Joan Waugh. This collection of ten essays takes a fresh look at a pivotal period in the Civil War. Between the end of May and the beginning of August 1864, Lieutenant General Ulysses S. Grant and General Robert E. Lee ..."



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