A major new biography of James McNeill Whistler, one of most complex, intriguing, and important of America’s artists This engaging personal history dispels the popular notion of James McNei
The story of Culpeper County, Virginia, is a unique one in Civil War history. Nestled in one of the South’s most strategically important locations, it was occupied by the Northern army, recaptured by
The American Civil War is famous for epic battles involving massive armies outfitted in blue and gray uniforms, details that characterize conventional warfare. A Savage Conflict is the first work to t
All too often, histories of Civil War battles concentrate on the events of the battle, ignoring the larger campaign and undervaluing the battle’s impact on subsequent events. This work reveals
While the Civil War is famous for epic battles involving massive armies engaged in conventional warfare, A Savage Conflict is the first work to treat guerrilla warfare as critical to understanding the
During this period, five states joined the Union?Kansas, West Virginia, Nevada, Nebraska and Colorado?and the population reached nearly forty million. The westward movement was given a boost by the co
Until recently, this localized violence was largely ignored, scholars focusing instead on large-scale operations of the war--the decisions and actions of generals and presidents. But as Daniel Sutherl
Originally published in 1868 as History of the Seventh Regiment Illinois Volunteer Infantry, From Its First Muster into the U.S. Service, April 25, 1861, to Its Final Muster Out, July 9, 1865 , Ambros
Discover the extraordinary woman behind one of the most famous images of motherhood in Western art Judged by the portrait Arrangement in Gray and Black No. 1 (1871), painted by her son James McNeill W
Most Civil War historians now agree that the guerrilla conflict shaped the entire war in significant ways. Some of these bushwhackers”Nathan Bedford Forrest, William Clarke Quantrill, John Singleton M
Integrates the political, social, military, and economic forces of the Civil War Absorbing and accessible, This Terrible War : The Civil War and Its Aftermath deals with the American Civil War in
This collection of essays represents the best recent history written on Civil War activity in Arkansas. It illuminates the complexity of such issues as guerrilla warfare, Union army policies, and the
The Guerrilla Hunters brings together an impressive roster of experts examining themyriad issues of the American Civil War’s many guerrilla conflicts. The study ofguerrilla warfare has entered a renai
Over the last several years, manufacturers have expressed increasing interest in reducing their energy consumption and have begun to search for opportunities to reduce their energy usage. In this book
