Harper’s Weekly 1865 Part 1- Abraham Lincoln

Harper’s Weekly 1865Part 1- Abraham Lincoln
Author: Walt H. Sirene
Publisher: Walt H. Sirene
Total Pages: 151
Release: 2023-01-21
Genre: History
ISBN:

This is a selective collection of Harper’s Weekly woodcut Civil War images extracted from throughout the 1865 Harper’s editions with the original descriptions of illustrations and events surrounding Lincoln’s murder About This Document -- Several years ago, Fauquier resident Paul Mellon kindly gifted a collection of Harper’s Weekly news magazines to the Fauquier Historical Society. They are a great educational source of engraved images highlighting Civil War events published when most newspapers were only words. The images illuminate the story. .

Our One Common Country

Our One Common Country
Author: James Conroy
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Total Pages: 437
Release: 2013-12-23
Genre: History
ISBN: 1493004115

Our One Common Country explores the most critical meeting of the Civil War. Given short shrift or overlooked by many historians, the Hampton Roads Conference of 1865 was a crucial turning point in the War between the States. In this well written and highly documented book, James B. Conroy describes in fascinating detail what happened when leaders from both sides came together to try to end the hostilities. The meeting was meant to end the fighting on peaceful terms. It failed, however, and the war dragged on for two more bloody, destructive months. Through meticulous research of both primary and secondary sources, Conroy tells the story of the doomed peace negotiations through the characters who lived it. With a fresh and immediate perspective, Our One Common Country offers a thrilling and eye-opening look into the inability of our nation’s leaders to find a peaceful solution. The failure of the Hamptons Roads Conference shaped the course of American history and the future of America’s wars to come.

Civil War Dynasty

Civil War Dynasty
Author: Kenneth J. Heineman
Publisher: NYU Press
Total Pages: 396
Release: 2013
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 081477301X

Brings to life the drama of political intrigue and military valor of the Ewing family.

The Fiery Trial: Abraham Lincoln and American Slavery

The Fiery Trial: Abraham Lincoln and American Slavery
Author: Eric Foner
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Total Pages: 464
Release: 2011-09-26
Genre: History
ISBN: 039308082X

“A masterwork [by] the preeminent historian of the Civil War era.”—Boston Globe Selected as a Notable Book of the Year by the New York Times Book Review, this landmark work gives us a definitive account of Lincoln's lifelong engagement with the nation's critical issue: American slavery. A master historian, Eric Foner draws Lincoln and the broader history of the period into perfect balance. We see Lincoln, a pragmatic politician grounded in principle, deftly navigating the dynamic politics of antislavery, secession, and civil war. Lincoln's greatness emerges from his capacity for moral and political growth.

Remaking North American Sovereignty

Remaking North American Sovereignty
Author: Jewel L. Spangler
Publisher: Fordham University Press
Total Pages: 404
Release: 2020-04-07
Genre: History
ISBN: 0823288463

This essay collection presents a transnational history of mid-nineteenth century North America, a time of crisis that forged the continent’s political dynamics. North America took its political shape in the crisis of the 1860s, marked by Canadian Confederation, the US Civil War, the restoration of the Mexican Republic, and numerous wars and treaty regimes conducted between these states and indigenous peoples. This crisis wove together the three nation-states of modern North America from a patchwork of contested polities. Remaking North American Sovereignty brings together distinguished experts on the histories of Canada, indigenous peoples, Mexico, and the United States to re-evaluate this era of political transformation in light of the global turn in nineteenth-century historiography. They uncover the continental dimensions of the 1860s crisis that have been obscured by historical traditions that confine these conflicts within a national framework.

Abraham Lincoln Deals with Foreign Affairs

Abraham Lincoln Deals with Foreign Affairs
Author: Jay Monaghan
Publisher: U of Nebraska Press
Total Pages: 538
Release: 1997-01-01
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780803282315

On the eve of the American Civil War, the old predatory powers of Europe were waiting to capitalize on the split in the Union. President Lincoln had to prevent foreign governments from giving official recognition to the Confederacy. Jay Monaghan shows how the underestimated, “rustic” president dealt with diplomats both in this country and abroad—and also with contentious politicians and cabinet members.

Crown of Thorns

Crown of Thorns
Author: Eyal J. Naveh
Publisher: NYU Press
Total Pages: 257
Release: 1992-06
Genre: History
ISBN: 0814757766

Naveh (American history, Tel Aviv U.) applies a religious concept of martyrdom to the context of American political culture and examines the ways in which Americans have depicted certain individuals as national martyrs. She argues that only Martin Luther King Jr. among modern leaders has the potential to turn into a national martyr legend like John Brown or Abraham Lincoln. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

The White House

The White House
Author:
Publisher:
Total Pages: 96
Release: 1989
Genre: Art
ISBN:

Describes redecoration and renovation of the White House during the Reagan years.