Congress at War: How Republican Reformers Fought the Civil War, Defied Lincoln, Ended Slavery, and Remade America
The story of how Congress helped win the Civil War a new perspective that puts the House and Senate, rather than Lincoln, at the center of the conflict A brilliantly argued new perspective on the Civil War that overturns the popular conception that Abraham Lincoln single handedly lead the Union to
Her Rebel Heart
Cristina Stiles is left to fend for herself and her two young children while her husband goes off to fight in the Confederate army She also has to deal with two rogue Yankee soldiers whove beaten her, stolen her food, and keep coming back to cause trouble Jack Fuller is a God fearing
Imperfect Union: How Jessie and John Frémont Mapped the West, Invented Celebrity, and Helped Cause the Civil War
Steve Inskeep tells the riveting story of John and Jessie Fr mont, the husband and wife team who in the 1800s were instrumental in the westward expansion of the United States, and thus became America s first great political couple In 1813, John Fr mont was born a nobody His mother conceived him out
Mustard Seed
The bestselling author of Yellow Crocus returns with a haunting and tender story of three women returning to the plantation they once called home Oberlin, Ohio, 1868 Lisbeth Johnson was born into privilege in the antebellum South Jordan Freedman was born a slave to Mattie, Lisbeths beloved
Sister of Mine
When two Union soldiers stumble onto a plantation in northern Georgia on a warm May day in 1864, the last thing they expect is to see the Union flag flying highor to be greeted by a group of freed slaves and their Jewish mistress Little do they know that this place has an unusual history.Twelve
The Book of Lost Friends
A new novel inspired by historical events a story of three young women on a journey in search of family amidst the destruction of the post Civil War South, and of a modern day teacher who rediscovers their story and its connection to her own students lives Lisa Wingate brings to life stories from
She Came to Slay: The Life and Times of Harriet Tubman
In the bestselling tradition of The Notorious RBG comes a lively, informative, and illustrated tribute to one of the most exceptional women in American historyHarriet Tubmana heroine whose fearlessness and activism still resonates today.Harriet Tubman is best known as one of the most famous
Imperfect Union: How Jessie and John Frémont Mapped the West, Invented Celebrity, and Helped Cause the Civil War
Steve Inskeep tells the riveting story of John and Jessie Fr mont, the husband and wife team who in the 1800s were instrumental in the westward expansion of the United States, and thus became America s first great political couple In 1813, John Fr mont was born a nobody His mother conceived him out
Leadership: In Turbulent Times
Are leaders born or made Where does ambition come from How does adversity affect the growth of leadership Does the leader make the times or do the times make the leader In Leadership, Goodwin draws upon the four presidents she has studied most closelyAbraham Lincoln, Theodore Roosevelt, Franklin
We Hope for Better Things
When Detroit Free Press reporter Elizabeth Balsam meets James Rich, his strange request that she look up a relative she didn t know she had in order to deliver an old camera and a box of photos seems like it isn t worth her time But when she loses her job after a botched investigation, she
Major Impossible
The story of John Wesley Powell, the one armed geologist who explored the Grand Canyon John Wesley Powell 18341902 always had the spirit of adventure in him As a young man, he traveled all over the United States exploring When the Civil War began, Powell went to fight for the Union, and even
De dood is een zware klus
De oude Syri r Abd al Latief heeft een laatste wens hij wil begraven worden in zijn geboortedorp Op zijn sterfbed vraagt hij zijn zoon Boelboel hem daarheen te brengen Voor Boelboel zit er niets anders op samen met zijn broer Hoessein en zijn zus Fatima gaat hij na hun vaders dood op weg In een
Mercer Girls
Its 1864 in downtrodden Lowell, Massachusetts The Civil War has taken its toll on the townleaving the economy in ruin and its women in dire straits That is, until Asa Mercer arrives on a peculiar, but providential, errand he seeks high minded women who can exert an elevating influence in Seattle,
Varina
In his powerful fourth novel, Charles Frazier returns to the time and place of Cold Mountain, vividly bringing to life the chaos and devastation of the Civil War With her marriage prospects limited, teenage Varina Howell agrees to wed the much older widower Jefferson Davis, with whom she expects a