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The Oxford Encyclopedia of the Civil War(Reprint)
by William L. Barney
Paperback, 384 Pages, Published 2011 by Oxford University Press
ISBN-13: 978-0-19-978201-7, ISBN: 0-19-978201-6

"A gold mine for the historian as well as the Civil War buff, The Oxford Encyclopedia of the Civil War offers a concise, comprehensive overview of the major personalities and pivotal events of the war that redefined the American nation. Drawing upon recent research that has moved beyond battles and military campaigns to address the significant roles played by civilians, women, and African Americans, the 250 entries explore the era ..."

Secession Winter
When the Union Fell Apart (The Marcus Cunliffe Lecture Series)
by Robert J. Cook, William L. Barney, Elizabeth R. Varon
Paperback, 136 Pages, Published 2013 by Johns Hopkins University Press
ISBN-13: 978-1-4214-0896-5, ISBN: 1-4214-0896-1

"What prompted southern secession in the winter of 1860–61 and why did secession culminate in the American Civil War?Politicians and opinion leaders on both sides of the Mason-Dixon line struggled to formulate coherent responses to the secession of the deep South states. The Confederate attack on Fort Sumter in mid-April 1861 triggered civil war and the loss of four upper South states from the Union. The essays by three senior historians ..."

The Making of a Confederate
Walter Lenoir's Civil War (New Narratives in American History)
by William L. Barney, Jay B. Barney, Delwyn N. Clark
Hardcover, 272 Pages, Published 2007 by Oxford University Press
ISBN-13: 978-0-19-531435-9, ISBN: 0-19-531435-2

"For all the advances of the civil rights movement, and for all the cultural diversity attending economic prosperity, many white southerners have been unable to relinquish the Confederate past and the idea of a heroic, liberty-loving South crushed by power-hungry Yankees. The Making of a Confederate uses the life of one man―Walter Lenoir of North Carolina―to explore the origins of southern white identity and the myriad ambiguities and co ..."

Secession Winter
When the Union Fell Apart (The Marcus Cunliffe Lecture Series)
by Robert J. Cook, William L. Barney, Elizabeth R. Varon
Hardcover, 136 Pages, Published 2013 by Johns Hopkins University Press
ISBN-13: 978-1-4214-0895-8, ISBN: 1-4214-0895-3

"Politicians and opinion leaders on both sides of the Mason-Dixon line struggled to formulate coherent responses to the secession of the deep South states. The Confederate attack on Fort Sumter in mid-April 1861 triggered civil war and the loss of four upper South states from the Union. The essays by three senior historians in "Secession Winter" explore the robust debates that preceded these events.For five months in the winter of 1860-1 ..."

Passage of the Republic
An Interdisciplinary History of Nineteenth Century America
by William L. Barney
Paperback, 429 Pages, Published 1987 by D C Heath & Co
ISBN-13: 978-0-669-04758-5, ISBN: 0-669-04758-9

"Book with view of history from the 19th century."

Flawed Victory
A New Perspective on the Civil War
by William L. Barney
Paperback, 225 Pages, Published 1981 by Univ Pr Of Amer
ISBN-13: 978-0-8191-1274-3, ISBN: 0-8191-1274-7

American Journey
A History of the United States, by Goldfield, 5th Edition, Combined Volume
by William L. Barney, Robert M. Weir, Weir Barney
Published 2008 by Pearson
ISBN-13: 978-0-205-66787-1, ISBN: 0-205-66787-2

The Making of a Confederate(1st Edition)
Walter Lenoir's Civil War (New Narratives in American History)
by William L. Barney
Paperback, 272 Pages, Published 2008 by Oxford University Press
ISBN-13: 978-0-19-531434-2, ISBN: 0-19-531434-4

"Despite the advances of the civil rights movement, many white southerners cling to the faded glory of a romanticized Confederate past. In The Making of a Confederate, William L. Barney focuses on the life of one man, Walter Lenoir of North Carolina, to examine the origins of southern white identity alongside its myriad ambiguities and complexities. Born into a wealthy slaveholding family, Lenoir abhorred the institution, opposed secess ..."

Secessionist Impulse
Alabama and Mississippi in 1860 (Library Alabama Classics)
by William L. Barney
Paperback, 386 Pages, Published 2004 by University Alabama Press
ISBN-13: 978-0-8173-5089-5, ISBN: 0-8173-5089-6

"This is an outline of the economic crisis in the South based on the declining yields, increasing class stratification and higher slave prices. It supplies data on the property holdings and occupations of the elected representatives and finds the secessionists to be young, probably lawyers who were both ambitious and confident. Because the economic dislocation of the 1850s made people receptive to a rhetoric that emphasized conspiratoria ..."

The Civil War and Reconstruction(1st Edition)
A Student Companion (Student Companions to American History)
by William L. Barney
Hardcover, 368 Pages, Published 2001 by Oxford University Press
ISBN-13: 978-0-19-511559-8, ISBN: 0-19-511559-7

"The Civil War was the most devastating event in U.S. history, in which over half a million Americans paid for their beliefs with their lives. The heroic battles, harrowing marches, and military genius of generals on both sides still inspire books, movies, and the imaginations of Civil War buffs. Less obvious are the economic, political, social, and cultural repercussions of the war, which continue to influence American life. Reconstruct ..."

American Journey
A History of the United States, Brief, Volume I
by David R. Goldfield, Carl Abbott, Virginia Dejohn Anderson, Peter H. Argersinger, William L. Barney, Robert M. Weir
Paperback, 336 Pages, Published 1999 by Prentice Hall College Div
Abridged
ISBN-13: 978-0-13-656562-8, ISBN: 0-13-656562-X

"The Brief Edition of The American Journey was created by rewriting and cutting to condense text, and by using fewer photographs, maps, and charts to illustrate the text. The Brief Edition is about half as long as the original text. The Combined Version introduces students to the key features of American political, social, and economic history. Written in a clear, engaging style with a straightforward chronological organization, it provi ..."

Flawed victory;
A new perspective on the Civil War (New perspectives in American history)
by William L. Barney
Paperback, 215 Pages, Published 1975 by Praeger
ISBN-13: 978-0-275-85040-1, ISBN: 0-275-85040-4

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The Secessionist Impulse(1st Edition)
Alabama and Mississippi in 1860
by William L. Barney
Hardcover, 386 Pages, Published 1974 by Princeton University Press
ISBN-13: 978-0-691-04622-8, ISBN: 0-691-04622-0

"The Description for this book, The Secessionist Impulse: Alabama and Mississippi in 1860, will be forthcoming."

The Marcus Cunliffe Lecture
Secession Winter : When the Union Fell Apart
by William L. Barney, Elizabeth R. Varon, Robert J. Cook
136 Pages, Published 2013 by Jhu Press
ISBN-13: 978-1-4214-0897-2, ISBN: 1-4214-0897-X

"When the Union Fell Apart Robert J. Cook, William L. Barney, Elizabeth R. Varon. of the conflicting attitudes of white plantation women regarding slavery. 26. The Secret Eye: The Journal ofElla Gertrude Clanton Thomas, 1848—1889, ed. Virginia Ingraham Burr, with an introduction by Nell Irvin Painter (Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, 1990), 167-69. Thomas suspected ... Quoted in Erskine Clarke, Dwelling Place: A Plan ..."

The Oxford Encyclopedia of the Civil War
by William L. Barney
384 Pages, Published 2011 by Oxford University Press
ISBN-13: 978-0-19-989024-8, ISBN: 0-19-989024-2

"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 American Journey, Concise Edition, Combined Volume
by Carl Abbott, Virginia Dejohn Anderson, Peter H. Argersinger, William L. Barney, David Goldfield, Robert M. Weir, Jo Ann Argersinger
Paperback, 913 Pages, Published 2008 by Pearson
ISBN-13: 978-0-13-513869-4, ISBN: 0-13-513869-8

"The American Journey, Concise Edition, Combined Volume"

The American Journey-Concise Edition, Volume 1(1st Edition)
by David R. Goldfield, Virginia Dejohn Anderson, Carl E. Abbott, Peter H. Argersinger, Robert M. Weir, William M. Barney, William L. Barney
Paperback, 576 Pages, Published 2007 by Prentice Hall
ISBN-13: 978-0-13-515087-0, ISBN: 0-13-515087-6

"The American Journey, a cornerstone series for the U.S. History market, successfully blends the coverage of political and social histories of our great nation throughout the series. With this focus, the authors show that our attempt to live up to our American ideals is an ongoing journey. This journey, while still a work in progress, is increasingly more inclusive of different groups and ideas. The Concise Edition offers a trade-like fu ..."

The American Journey(4th Edition)
A History of the United States, Vol. 2,
by David R. Goldfield, Carl E. Abbott, Peter H. Argersinger, Virginia Dejohn Anderson, Robert M. Weir, William L. Barney, William M. Barney, Howard V. Prenzel, Jo Ann Argersinger
Paperback, 656 Pages, Published 2006 by Prentice Hall
ISBN-13: 978-0-13-221739-2, ISBN: 0-13-221739-2

"Volume II: From 1877 For one and two-semester, freshman/sophomore-level survey courses in U.S. History. Get the book that gets your students. The authors of The American Journey get your students with the best storyline, the best pedagogy, the best maps, the best in—text documents and the most inspiring student—oriented material available in a U.S. History text. Written in a clear, engaging style with a straightforward chronolog ..."

The American Journey, Vol. 2 TLC Edition(4th Edition)
by David R. Goldfield, Carl E. Abbott, Virginia Dejohn Anderson, Peter H. Argersinger, Robert M. Weir, William L. Barney, William M. Barney
Paperback, 512 Pages, Published 2006 by Prentice Hall
ISBN-13: 978-0-13-199249-8, ISBN: 0-13-199249-X

"To know history is to love history—This highly visual survey of U.S. History introduces students to the key features of American political, social, and economic history in a exciting new format designed to ignite in students a passion to know and love history the way that their professors do. The Teaching & Learning Classroom edition of the highly successful The American Journey, provides your students with the most help available in re ..."

The American Journey(3rd Edition)
A History of the United States; Brief Edition
by David R. Goldfield, Carl Abbott, Virginia Dejohn Anderson, Peter H. Argersinger, William L. Barney, Robert M. Weir
Paperback, 847 Pages, Published 2005 by Prentice Hall College Div
ISBN-13: 978-0-13-169773-7, ISBN: 0-13-169773-0

" This highly visual survey of American history introduces students to the key features of American political, social, and economic history in an exciting format designed to ignite students passion to know history. The American Journey , Brief Edition provides students with the most help available in reading, thinking, and applying the material they are learning in the text and in lecture. A series of pedagogical aids, in text a ..."