1861-1865, civil war

Chronicles the life of Jesse James, debunking his mythological identity as a Robin Hood figure and showing that his exploits had a clear political purpose: to use violent tactics and the news media to fight for the Confederate cause long after the Civil War ended.

Amantha Starr, born and raised by a loving father on a plantation in pre-Civil War Kentucky, embarks on a lifelong search for answers about her tangled past when she learns, upon her father's death, that her mother was a slave and that she, too, is about to be sold into servitude.

Presents a study of how General Ulysses S. Grant obtained and used military intelligence during the Civil War, discussing the increasingly sophisticated methods he employed to learn about his enemy.

Chronicles the events surrounding the diplomatic and intelligence contest that raged between the North and South in Europe during the American Civil War.

Provides an overview of the American Civil War, including its causes and consequences.

A collection of narratives and political cartoons that reflect the social, political, and cultural atmosphere of Civil War America.

Chronicles the events leading up to the firing of the first shot of the Civil War on April 12, 1861.

Text and illustrations chronicle the life of Union general William Sherman; also includes a glossary, a Sherman chronology, a Civil War time line, and a bibliography.

Examines Abraham Lincoln's emergence onto the political scene in the years leading up to the Civil War and draws on Lincoln's own words to explore his response to the issues that shaped the war and his presidency.

Presents first-hand accounts by men and women who risked their lives in underground activities for the North and the South. A history of the Civil War's secret missions.