Commager, Henry Steele

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The spirit of 'seventy-six

The great proclamation

The background of Abraham Lincoln's writing of the Emancipation Proclamation: his boyhood feelings about slavery, the Lincoln-Douglas debates, and the great dilemmas facing the President in the midst of Civil War. Told partly in Lincoln's own words or in the words of contemporary documents.

The great Declaration

"A detailed account of the origin, framing, and adoption of the Declaration of Independence. Much of the text is composed of excerpts from letters, diaries and official documents. The inclusion of these sources contributes to the book's authenticity"--Library Journal.

Documents of American history

The Civil War archive

the history of the Civil War in documents
2000
A collection of first-person accounts and landmark documents that help chronicle the events surrounding the Civil War.

America's Robert E. Lee

1990
A biography of the commander of the Confederate armies, describing his family life, his career, and his campaigns during the Civil War.

Henry Steele Commager's the story of the Second World War

1998
A collection of stories, episodes, descriptions, analyses, and historical statements that chronicle the history of World War II and discuss America's involvement in the war, the effect the war had on society, the political motives for the war, and other related topics.

The Blue and the Gray

the story of the Civil War as told by participants
1982
Contains 450 accounts drawn from letters, journals, diaries, memoirs, official records, state papers, and other sources describing all aspects of the war.

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