"What made rifles both practical and devastating by the time of the Civil War was
the introduction in the 1850s of the minié ball (called the “minnie ball” by Civil
War soldiers), an elongated bullet with a soft, hollow base that expanded upon
firing to fit into the rifle's grooved barrel, thereby greatly increasing range and
accuracy. This new bullet solved problems of loading and reliability that hitherto
had limited rifles to a s ..."
The Road to Secession A New Perspective on the Old South. by BarneyL. Barney, William. Barney Textbook Binding, Published 1975 by International Thomson Publishing ISBN-13: 978-0-275-57780-3, ISBN: 0-275-57780-5
Rebels in the Making The Secession Crisis and the Birth of the Confederacy by WilliamL. Barney 393 Pages, Published 2020 by Oxford University Press ISBN-13: 978-0-19-007610-8, ISBN: 0-19-007610-0
"Rebels in the Making is a narrative-driven history of how and why secession occurred. In this work, senior Civil War historian William L. Barney narrates the explosion of the sectional conflict into secession and civil war."
"Reconstruction and the end of slavery brought deep-seated problems to the reunited nation. This single-volume encyclopedia includes 245 entries on all facets of the conflicted era."
"During the 1950s consensus historians, attempting to challenge the claims of an
earlier generation of Progressive historians, maintained that what distinguished
the history of the United States was the absence of feudalism, the strength of a
liberal tradition, the weakness of aristocracy, the limits of working-class
discontent, and the failure of socialism. Implicit in such an explanation was the
belief that conflict in America did ..."
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"Frame American history through personal and collective journeys REVEL™ for T he American Journey: A History of the United States traces the journeys – geographical, ideological, political, and social – that make up the American experience. Harnessing the stories of individuals from different eras, the authors present a strong, clear narrative that makes American history accessible to students. Offering a blend of political and social hi ..."
"Frame American history through personal and collective journeys REVEL™ for T he American Journey: A History of the United States traces the journeys – geographical, ideological, political, and social – that make up the American experience. Harnessing the stories of individuals from different eras, the authors present a strong, clear narrative that makes American history accessible to students. Offering a blend of political and social hi ..."
"Frame American history through personal and collective journeys REVEL™ for T he American Journey: A History of the United States traces the journeys — geographical, ideological, political, and social — that make up the American experience. Harnessing the stories of individuals from different eras, the authors present a strong, clear narrative that makes American history accessible to students. Offering a blend of political and social hi ..."
"Frame American history through personal and collective journeys REVEL™ for T he American Journey: A History of the United States traces the journeys — geographical, ideological, political, and social — that make up the American experience. Harnessing the stories of individuals from different eras, the authors present a strong, clear narrative that makes American history accessible to students. Offering a blend of political and social hi ..."
"Frame American history through personal and collective journeys REVEL™ for T he American Journey: A History of the United States traces the journeys — geographical, ideological, political, and social — that make up the American experience. Harnessing the stories of individuals from different eras, the authors present a strong, clear narrative that makes American history accessible to students. Offering a blend of political and social hi ..."
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