Tales of the Civil War era

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Tales from the Haunted South: Dark Tourism and Memories of Slavery from the Civil War Era (The Steven and Janice Brose Lectures in the Civil War Era)5/5(6). Imported Confederate Uniforms of Peter Tait & Co., Limerick, Ireland is a page, full color, illustrated reference book covering the most famous imported Confederate uniform of the Civil War.

It is, to date, the only reference that includes documentation and photos. Start your review of Tales from the Haunted South: Dark Tourism and Memories of Slavery from the Civil War Era Write a review Obsidian rated it it was amazing /5(8). Tales from the Haunted South: Dark Tourism and Memories of Slavery from the Civil War Era; Tiya Miles ; Book; Published by: The University of North Carolina Press; Series: The Steven and Janice Brose Lectures in the Civil War Era.

Philosophical author Jack Matthews takes snapshots of Civil War soldiers as they cheat death and mess around between battles. Without dwelling on the war's tragic dimension, these old-fashioned (and historically accurate) yarns are infused with irony and a youthful sense of adventure. They also ask you to ponder the human condition as people of that time might have done.

In a book by Edgar Riley called “The Civil War of the Worlds: First-Hand Accounts of UFOs and Other Mysterious Phenomena During America’s Civil War,” there is among all of the compiled tales of historical high strangeness of the era a curious photograph taken City Point, Virginia inat Chesapeake Bay.

The photograph is of several. "As a big fan of Civil War Era history, I LOVED this collection of stories. It doesn't show the battle part of the war, but rather, the non-battle portion, where the soldiers mingle with each other and the happenings that would go on in the encampments.

I would definitely recommend this to Brand: Personville Press. Paulette Jiles returns to the Civil War era with the romantic western ‘Simon the Fiddler’ those tales of cowboys and gunslingers, settlers and outlaws offer an irresistible escape — and. The story of the Civil War; a concise account of the war in the United States of America between and by Ropes, John Codman, ; Livermore, William Roscoe, texts.

About The Pig Farmer’s Daughter and Other Tales of American Justice. From the head of the U.S. Civil Rights Commission and noted professor of law and history at the University of Pennsylvania, a groundbreaking book that examines both civil and criminal court cases from the Civil War to the present, to reveal the impact of stereotyping–race, class, gender–on the American legal system.

Jack Matthews was an American novelist, short story writer, essayist, and former professor. He published 7 novels, 7 collections of short stories, a novella, and 8 volumes of essays.

He was an avid book collector, and many of his book finds served as a basis for his essays and the historical topics he explored in his fiction.5/5.

Ambrose Gwinnett Bierce (J – circa ) was an American short story writer, journalist, poet, and Civil War book The Devil's Dictionary was named as one of "The Greatest Masterpieces of American Literature" by the American Revolution Bicentennial Administration.

His story "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge" has been described as "one of the most famous and Literary movement: Realism. The subjects of Karen Abbott’s gripping story Liar, Temptress, Soldier, Spy leap up — and almost off — the page an irresistibly good tale of Civil War espionage and a reminder that the heroes of our history are often found in the most unexpected places.

Deborah Blum. Beautifully written, meticulously researched, and paced like an edge-of-your-seat-novel—-I love this big, ambitious /5(18). During the Civil War, this Federal-style brick manor house in Burkittsville, Md., served as a hospital after a bloody battle.

Tales from the Haunted South Dark Tourism and Memories of Slavery from the Civil War Era. In this book Tiya Miles explores the popular yet troubling phenomenon of “ghost tours,” frequently promoted and experienced at plantations, urban manor homes, and cemeteries throughout the South.

From periscopes to homemade paper, uniforms to telegraphs, Great Civil War Projects You Can Build Yourself explores the Civil War era through hands-on building projects and activities using common household and craft store items.

Detailed step-by-step instructions, diagrams, and templates for creating 25 Civil War projects, combined with historical background, facts and anecdotes, and. Product Information. This book contains a rich sampling of Civil War storytelling of a type-personal narrative, anecdotes, hero tales, legends, historical traditions, yarns, tall tales, jests, strange tales, fables.5/5(1).MHQ Home Page.

In his book, Specimen Days and Collect, Walt Whitman famously questioned the efficacy of writing a comprehensive account of the Civil War.“Future years,” the poet mused, “will never know the seething hell and the black infernal background of countless minor scenes and real war will never get in the books.”.Civil War Era Historical Fiction Score A book’s total score is based on multiple factors, including the number of people who have voted for it and how highly those voters ranked the book.