American Rifle: A Biography Alexander Rose
American Rifle: A Biography Following in the successful tradition of Salt and Cod comes a unique addition to the popular micro-history category.Vivid characters, illuminating anecdotes, and deep historical insight reveal how the rifle changed the American character.
Delacorte Press
978-0-553-80517-8
$30.00 hardcover
Daufuskie Island Winner of the 2008 Essence Literary Award for Photography, this expanded 25th anniversary edition celebrates life on a South Carolina Sea Island and calls for cultural preservation in the rural South.
University of South Carolina Press
978-1-57003-748-1
$49.95 hardcover
Kentucky Clay Tracing 11 generations of the Clays of Kentucky, Bateman reveals the adventures,accomplishments, and shortcomings of the men in her family, alongside the nontraditional roles of its strong, sometimes selfish, and proud women.
Chicago Review Press
978-1-55652-795-1
$24.95 hardcover
The H.L. Hunley In 1864, the Confederacy’s H.L. Hunley battled the USS Housatonic and became the first submarine in history to sink an enemy ship. But also perishing under the waves that moonlit night was the Hunley and her entire crew of eight.
Hill and Wang
978-0-8090-9512-4
$26.00 hardcover
Tried by War The bestselling author of Battle Cry of Freedom illuminates how Abraham Lincoln worked with—and often against— his senior commanders to defeat the Confederacy and create the role of commander-in-chief as we know it.
Penguin Press
978-1-59420-191-2
$35.00 hardcover
I’ll Pass for Your Comrade Illustrated with archival prints, photos, and maps, this history reveals one of the best-kept secrets of the CivilWar: the hundreds of women who assumed male identities, put on uniforms, and enlisted in the Union or Confederate armies.
Clarion Books
978-0-618-57491-9
$16.00 hardcover