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Secret Six: The True Tale of the Men Who Conspired with John Brown
Edward J., Jr. Renehan
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Most Americans know that John Brown's raid on Harpers Ferry, Virginia -- a raid he believed would ignite a bloody slave revolution -- was one of the events that sparked the Civil War. But very few know the story of how Brown was covertly aided by a circle of prosperous and privileged Northeasterners who supplied him with money and weapons, and, before the raid, even hid him in their homes while authorities sought Brown on a murder charge. These men called themselves the Secret Six.
The Secret Six included Thomas Wentworth Higginson, minister, author, and editor of the Atlantic Monthly; Samuel Howe, world-famous physician; Theodore Parker, the Unitarian minister whose rhetoric helped shape Lincoln's Gettysburg Address; Franklin Sanborn, an educator and close friend of Emerson and Thoreau; and the immensely wealthy Gerrit Smith and George Luther Stearns.
The existence of the Six has been known to scholars, but there has never been a book devoted to them. Now, drawing on archives from Boston to Kansas, Edward J. Renehan, Jr., has created a vivid portrait of this unlikely cabal, showing how six pillars of the establishment came to believe that armed conflict was necessary in order to purge the United States of a government-sanctioned evil, slavery. The messianic zealot Brown -- also brilliantly portrayed-streaked across their path like a meteor. Renehan traces how the Six became involved with Brown, and how their lives were forever changed by the events at Harpers Ferry and the war they helped to start.
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Rich Radicalism 1850s style.......2007-06-04
Where is that very fine line between supporting a cause and breaking the law? This is a history of the six men who provided money to John Brown and may have crossed that line in supporting him. Slavery was the cause of a major division and source of disruption in nineteen centaury American life. The Northern states managed to abolish slavery with minimal problems. At the same time, slavery in the Southern states became immensely profitable and the foundation on which a society rested. Slavery colored every national debate, becoming the sticking point for westward expansion and the source of radicalism in both the North and South. Agreeing with their position and knowing history makes it easier for us to be sympatric toward these men. This masks the fact that their money supported actions that caused a number of deaths.
Who are "The Secret Six" and why would they support someone like John Brown? The answer to that question is the subject of this book. Edward Renehan shows that there is no easy answer to this question, providing a look at six complex men. Individually and collectively, they decided that the United States was evil and their cause placed them above the law. Two placed themselves "in harms way" during resistance to the Fugitive slave law or in Kansas. The balance stayed home and allowed their money to do their fighting. Into their lives came John Brown, failed businessman, possible criminal, zealot and ready to "fight slavery". Six wealthy men wanting to strike a blow for freedom and one zealot with money problems was the almost perfect match.
The book contains a very good portrait of all the main characters. An overbearing possibly abusive husband, a hypochondriac, a number of well meaning people that were committed to revolt and a cold-blooded killer is the cast. They do not make for a likeable or heroic group and the author details their good and bad points. Along the way, we get a nice overview of bleeding Kansas as seen in Boston and as Brown contributed to it. This build up, allows the reader to understand how the Secret Six were able to accept Brown's ideas and assume his plans would work. When Harpers Ferry failed, the Secret Six realized that many might consider them to be as guilty as Brown. This section shows them at their worst as they scrambled to get clear of the mess they had helped create.
The opening chapter is one of the best introductions I have ever read, setting the tone of the book, introducing the cast and providing closure. The writing style is very good and easy to read. The book is informative and complete, providing a look into a world of privileged radicals in the years leading up to the Civil War. This is a balanced history, free of condemnation or adulation leaving judgment up to the reader.
Meticulous research, splendid narrative prose.......2000-02-13
No one has done more than Renehan to explore and explain the Byzantine tale of abolitionist John Brown and his idealistic but confused (and sometimes absurd) northeastern bankers. This is a splendid story that, by polishing with his customary narrative excellence, Renehan has turned into a real gem.
A tangled web revealed.......1999-12-06
THE SECRET SIX does a wonderful job of revealing the tangled web of intrigue that lay behind John Brown's 1859 incursion at Harpers Ferry. This is stunning stuff: six affluent northeasterners, one of them the husband of poetess Julia Ward Howe and another the leading Unitarian minister of his day, financing terrorism in slave states -- and going about it methodically, calmly, and deliberately. What a story. And so well told.
First-Rate Abolitionist History.......1999-12-03
THE SECRET SIX paints a vivid portrait of the northeastern aristocrats who financed John Brown's infamous 1859 misadventure at Harpers Ferry. Renehan's elegant, complelling treatment of true historical facts reads like a novel. All the members of the Six -- Franklin Sanborn, Theodore Parker, Thomas Wentworth Higginson, Samuel Gridley Howe, George Luther Stearns and New York's Gerrit Smith -- are brilliantly sketched by Renehan, who also does a first-rate job rendering the unpredictable and unstable John Brown. Most importantly, Renehan proves expert in unscrambling the many Byzantine intrigues that combine to make up the story of Brown and his often-perplexed benefactors.
Excellent.......1998-04-10
I notice that three Pulitzer Prize-winning historians disagree with Mr. Shear's scathing criticism of THE SECRET SIX. Garry Wills, author of LINCOLN AT GETTYSBURG, says "Renehan admirably works himself into the inner circle of these would-be conspirators for good." James McPherson, author of BATTLE CRY OF FREEDOM, says: "In vivid prose, THE SECRET SIX unravels the mysteries of the six prominent abolitionists who supported John Brown but abandoned him to his fate after the ill-starred raid at Harpers Ferry. Edward Renehan has made an important contribution to our understanding of the Civil War and its causes." And C. Vann Woodward, editor of MARY CHESTNUT'S CIVIL WAR, writes: "With their own words and private correspondence, this remarkable book reveals more secrets of the Secret Six than John Brown himself ever knew." The book has also been praised by the New York Times, the Boston Globe, the Baltimore Sun, and Esquire Magazine. Mr. Shear, it seems, stands alone. -- Arnold Roosevelt (aroos@cyberdude.com)
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Rousing Songs & True Tales of the Civil War
Wayne Erbsen
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Here are the songs and stories that made history. Includes lyrics, music, song histories, trivia, humor plus 100 Civil War photographs and illustrations. A great companion to our recording, "Ballads & Songs of the Civil War." 5 1/2" X 8 1/2", perfect bound, full color cover.
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An anthology of vintage songs & anecdotes from the Civil War.......2005-03-14
Rousing Songs and True Tales of the Civil War is an anthology of vintage songs and anecdotes from the American Civil War. Each song is fit onto one page, in simple musical notation with the lyrics printed both within the music notation and separately for easy reading. Black-and-white photographs and illustrations embellish the histories behind individual tunes and some just plain eye-popping tales. Especially ideal for Civil War buffs as well as anyone interested in singing vintage pieces or performing them on any simple instrument (the tunes appear to work especially well with a harmonica), Rousing Songs and True Tales of the Civil War perfectly captures the spirit of a troubled and transforming era.
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- An Overview of Cavalry Operations: But for the CW Novice
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Those Damn Horse Soldiers: True Tales of the Civil War Cavalry
George Walsh
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Many accounts of the Civil War battles, armies, and key figures have been written over the years, but none have looked at the bloodiest war in our nation's history through the eyes of the cavalry. The horse soldiers in the Civil War are often referred to as the last of the cavaliers, men who valued their honor as much as their cause. In this sweeping saga George Walsh brings to life anew the gallant horse soldiers of the North and South, showing in dramatic detail how their raids and expeditions affected the outcome of the war and how their fortunes waxed and waned.
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An Overview of Cavalry Operations: But for the CW Novice .......2007-02-16
This is not a deep book on Civil War Cavalry operations but basically a catalogue of famous to pretty well known cavalry operations during different phases of the Civil War. What you will find are activities by notable cavalrymen such as Forrest, Stuart, Mosby, Sheridan and Morgan along with lesser known such as Grierson, Stoneman and Wheeler. But giving the author credit, he does have the fascinating Wilson-Kautz raid that is a long raid behind the Petersburg line all the way to the Staunton River Bridge (near South Boston) while being pursued from behind by Fitz Lee. However, like most chapters dedicated to the various raids, it is typically a too short capsule. The book is a pretty good primer for someone with a novice interest in the Civil War but, for the well read, experience Civil War student, the tales of the raids are limited in depth and to a degree, too familiar, telling the basic, well known story. But for the less familiar, not a bad book to start with, particularly if you have limited knowledge of the primary subjects and are looking for short renditions. The limitation of virtually any maps does make these wide traveling raids difficult to follow.
Don't Waste Your Hard-Earned Money.......2006-12-25
George Walsh's _hose Damn Horse Soldiers: True Tales of the Civil War Cavalry_ was just published. The book is intended to be a one-volume study of Civil War cavalry operations. As a long-time student of Civil War cavalry operations, I had high hopes for it.
Instead, what I got was EVERYTHING that I hate most about Civil War books. The book is VERY broad brushstrokes overview, attempting to cover all Civil War cavalry operations in 480 pages. It covers the period 1862-1865, and tries to cover all theaters of the war. That, by definition, means that the book cannot provide the sort of detailed examination that I would otherwise expect out of this kind of a book. The discussion of the Battle of Brandy Station covers a total of six pages. A fourteen hour long battle that was the biggest cavalry battle ever fought on the North American continent, and it gets six pages. There is no depth and no analysis. It's just a narrative. I guess that's okay, but there is absolutely no substance to the book.
The book has no bibliography. That, in and of itself, precludes it from the list of books I would ever considering purchasing. The lack of a bibliography permits the author to hide the lack of substantive research since there's no recital of what sources were reviewed. It's a cheap and very lazy way out.
I had a chance to take a look at the end notes. They're quite spare, and what notes there are cite mainly to secondary sources. More than half of them cite to secondary sources. The rest are to readily available published primary sources such as the Official Records, the Southern Historical Society Papers and other similar sources. There were no references to any unpublished manuscript material whatsoever or to any newspaper sources. Few of the published primary sources are particular rare or difficult to find. In short, it is clear that the author did almost no research of any depth, and that what research he did was shallow at best.
There is not one single map in the book. Given the fact that it addresses several dozen actions (albeit not in any depth), unless the reader is familiar with those actions on his or her own, the readder will get absolutely no guidance or assistance in understanding these events from maps. In my humble opinion, books can never have enough maps, and the failure to include them is indicative of either extreme cheapness on the part of the publisher, laziness on the part of the author, or, worse yet, a combination of the both.
Finally, there is not a single illustration anywhere in the book. Again, given the numerous personalities who pop in and out of the story along the way, being able to match up a face with the name is an extremely useful and helpful thing, but there's not a single illustration to be found. Again, that represents either chintiziness on the part of the publisher, laziness on the part of the author, or some very unpleasant combination of both.
Another thing interested me. There are five blurbs on the back of the dust jacket. Two of them pertain to other books by the same author. The other three are about this book, but none of them are by anyone known or recognized as an authority on the Civil War. One of them is by the novelist Steven Coonts, best known for writing techno-thrillers. I have never heard of the other two blurbists. That nobody know as being a Civil War expert was asked to endorse this book ought to tell you everything you need to know about it.
Save your money. Don't buy this book. If you want an overview of Civil War cavalry operations, your money will be better spent on Samuel Carter's excellent 1982 book The Last Cavaliers: Confederate and Union Cavalry in the Civil War or Stephen Z. Starr's classic three-volume set, The Union Cavalry in the Civil War.
If I could give this book no stars, I would. Since I can't, I have to give it one.
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Carnton Plantation Ghost Stories: True Tales of the Unexplained From Tennessee's Most Haunted Civil War House
Lochlainn Seabrook
Manufacturer: Sea Raven Press
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With its 100-year history of infant mortality, violence, murder, war, surgeries and amputations, political intrigue, thousands of ghastly deaths, and a long streak of truly bad luck, it's little wonder that Carnton Plantation is haunted, or that thousands travel each year to visit its hallowed grounds in the hopes of spotting a ghost themselves. What is perhaps more amazing is that no one has thought to chronicle the accounts of Carnton's many ghost stories, and put them in a book for readers of all ages. Author and former Carnton tour guide, L. Seabrook, has rectified this situation by providing us with the first book ever written on Tennessee's most haunted Civil War house. And he's succeeded most admirably. "Carnton Plantation Ghost Stories" is loaded with both fun and serious facts touching on numerous topics, ranging from the Civil War, plantation life, and Victorian culture, to 19th-Century medicine, genealogy, and slavery. I found myself just as entranced by Seabrook's footnotes as I was by the main text. And all of this is written from the South's point of view, a refreshing perspective that enriches an already fascinating subject: a Southern plantation full of Civil War ghosts! Adding to the interest of the book, Seabrook is related to the founders and owners of Carnton, the McGavock and the Winder families, and he's thoughtfully included a family tree for each clan. Also included are over 100 photos and illustrations of ghosts, Carnton Mansion, the grounds, and the Confederate cemetery, a map of the property, a "Ghostly Glossary," a history of both Carnton and the Battle of Franklin, discussions on the War Between the States, and a Civil War and Southern Culture Website Directory. And there's more! Entertaining yet educational, diverting yet gripping, this is a book that everyone from ghost-hunters to Civil War buffs will want on their shelf. The ghost stories in this professionally printed book are written for all ages and are designed to be read aloud.
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Not worth the price.......2005-12-24
I found this book to be more a family history or family tree lsiting of the author than anything. The "ghost stories" are only a tiny fraction of the book.
It is more family tree than anything..really not worth the price asked for a basically homemade book.
I love reading about Carnton Plantation but the stories here are more suitable for children than adults and are the type of generic story that are included in most ghost story books.
Had there been a review of this book I would not have purchased it.
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True Tales of the South at War: How Soldiers Fought and Families Lived, 1861-1865
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Compiled by the son of a Confederate soldier, this treasury of reminiscences includes letters written by soldiers on the battlefield, in hospitals and prisons, diary entries of life behind the lines, journals kept on the homefront, stories told to children and grandchildren, more. Intimate, compelling record of the war from the Southern side. Foreword.
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- A book that takes you back in time
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Call to Arms: A Civil War Tale of Trauma, Tragedy, Triumph and True Love; The kind of dynamic story Mel Gibson would be pleased to take to the silver screen
Claude Wayne
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Is Call To Arms destined to be a movie? It was 1860, that year before the war, when Johnny, a thirty-year-old eligible bachelor from Ohio, traveled to South Carolina to help his uncle run a small plantation and fell in love with Molly, a Southern belle from Charleston. Their plans to marry are abruptly interrupted by her jealous former fiance at the outbreak of the Civil War. Their struggle to return to each other´s arms is filled with action, adventure, terror, charm, compassion, intrigue, suspense, and unceasing desire. The story has all of the elements one would expect in a movie produced by Mel Gibson, including the plot, character, humor, history, patriotism, passion, romance, and spirituality for which the highly successful actor-producer-director has come to be admired.
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A book that takes you back in time.......2006-05-05
Call to Arms is one of those books that literally takes you on a journey back in time. The civil war error is brilliantly portrayed on many levels, including the emotions, challenges, romance, and spiritual relevance of a time in history that changed the destiny of individuals as well as our nation. The colorful characters and plots capture your interest and allows you to live the story with them. It would be wonderful to see this story of love and faith come to life on a movie screen!
A Texas friend and fan.
A Spellbinding Book with Everything.......2005-09-16
"Call to Arms" is a must read and spellbinding novel. It has all the elements needed for fascinating reading - a book you will not want to put down until it is finished. It is a haunting, true life depiction of Civil War times. There is something for everyone; charming true love, hilarious comedy, hope, beauty, sadness, joy, and historical accuracy of the mid 1800's. This is the perfect book for giftgiving for those who read for pure pleasure. It would make a wonderful movie with a musical score to create that "Old World Charm."
A Spellbinding Book with Everything.......2005-09-16
"Call to Arms" is a must read spellbinding novel. It has all the elements needed for fascinating reading - a book you will not want to put down until it is finished. It is a haunting, true life depiction of Civil War times. There is something for everyone; charming true love, hilarious comedy, hope, beauty, sadness, joy, and historical accuracy of the mid 1800's. This is the perfect book for giftgiving for those who read for pure pleasure. It would make a wonderful movie with a great musical score to create that "Old World Charm."
A great book.......2005-09-14
As you can see I gave this book a 5 star rating wishing That I could give it a 10 star rating. This is the most exciting book that I have read in a long time. Loved the colorful carictures
Holds your interest, coulden't put it down, brought tears to my eyes Is a wonderful book!
Wonderful Civil War Story.......2005-09-08
This is a wonderful story set amid the dramatic mid 1800's backdrop of our nation's Civil War. I appreciate how Mr. Wayne has weaved a realistic drama into the pages of this historic time period, while incorporating both the tragedy of the many battles and the trials, tribulations and indomitable spirit of those who were both on the front lines and on the home front. While set predominantly in the South, it offers a comprehensive look at both the North and the South, and the issues that were of concern to the people who lived during that time - all the while remaining true to historical facts. It is primarily a love story, with bits of humor and strong spiritual faith blended in, while being an uplifting educational read - and at the same time offering a profound perspective on life itself.
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True Tales: Civil War in Missouri
Carolyn M. Bartels
Manufacturer: Two Trails Publishing
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The beautiful state of Missouri played host to over 1162 recorded engagements during the four long years of the Civil War within it's borders.
This historic era, though tragic, held it's humorous events and it's tragedy. From these, some wonderful stories have emerged, enough to fill several volumes of such works. We are proud to present the second in our series of Civil War stories. The basis for these stories, for the most part, can be traced back to one underlying meaning in a famous address given by Governor Claiborne Jackson in 1861.
"Rise, then, and drive out ignominiously the invaders who have desecrated the soil which your labors have made friutful and which is consecrated by your homes....."
The men of Missouri answered the call. When it was all over, the men of Missouri left behind for posterity some of history's most famous legends; the James Brothers, the dashing cavalry officer JO Shelby, the dueling brigadier general, the legends of William Quantrill and Bloody Bill Anderson...and the list goes on...
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- I cannot recommend this book.
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The Air Raid Warden Was a Spy: And Other Tales from Home-Front America in World War II
William B. Breuer
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Top Secret Tales of World War II
"A book for rainy days and long solitary nights by the fire. If there were a genre for cozy nonfiction, this would be the template."
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"Perfect for the curious and adventure readers and those who love exotic tales and especially history buffs who will be surprised at what they didn't know. Recommended for nearly everyone."
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"Rip-roaring tales . . . a delightful addition to the niche that Breuer has so successfully carved out."
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I cannot recommend this book........2006-03-30
The Author of this "historical" work claims that many bizarre accounts he records here are true. And at least some of them are indeed true. However, some of these accounts involve some of the most important men of the era, & are not recorded in any of the other texts on World War 2 I have read. Yet, the only source he "cites" for many of these stories, & the principle source for most of the others is "Author's Archives". Apparently, his "scholarship" tells him that this is sufficient.
WRONG!
No Historian, or aspriring Historian, should ever cite his own archives as a source. He should describe the document, such as "private diary of so & so, in Author's Archives". Otherwise, you get what some scholars call the "Magic Piece Of Paper" Syndrome, in which you can claim anything you want to, because your "Author's Archives" will "magically" produce anything you like. Any first year University student knows this.
And some of the "events" Mr. Breuer cites are pretty far-fetched, especially when you consider that the term "Author's Archives" implies that no one else on Earth has access to the information sources he cites.
I urge Mr. Breuer to donate these amazing documents to a University, so that other people may examine them.
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Escape Betwixt Two Suns: A True Tale of the Underground Railroads in Illinois (Shawnee Books)
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The Underground Railroad in Illinois
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Although the northern Illinois chapters of the story of Susan “Sukey” Richardson’s escape from slavery on the Underground Railroad are documented, the part played by southern Illinois in that historic episode has remained obscure. Carol Pirtle changes that with her investigation into the 1843 suit Andrew Borders lodged against William Hayes, charging his neighbor with helping slaves from the Borders estate escape to Galesburg. In conjunction with her probe into the past, Pirtle also discovered the Hayes correspondence.
Pirtle documents Hayes’s involvement in the Illinois Underground Railroad through approximately two hundred letters received by Hayes from the early 1820s until his death in 1849. Many of these letters specifically corroborate his participation in the escape of slaves from the Borders estate. One such letter came from T. A. Jones in 1843: “You Dear Sir are to me an unknown friend, yet I believe you are a friend to the poor down trodden Slave. This is as good an introduction as I want from any man. My brother, our cause is a holy one.” Letters written by Galesburg residents show that several prominent citizens of that community also assisted in the affair, proving that Knox College administrators and trustees were active in the Underground Railroad.
Pirtle also includes excerpts from the trial transcript from the 1844 civil case against Hayes, which was tried in Pinckneyville, Illinois. She researched newspaper accounts of the event, most notably those in the Western Citizen and the Sparta Herald. Records of the Covenanter Presbyterian church of which Hayes was a member provide partial explanations of Hayes’s motives.
Telling the story of Hayes and his involvement with Susan Richardson and the Underground Railroad, Pirtle provides insight into the work of abolitionists in Illinois. Escape Betwixt Two Suns, in fact, is one of the few books to substantiate the legends of the Underground Railroad. She tells the story of a quiet man who made a difference, of a man deserving the accolades of a hero.
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Couldn't Put This One Down !.......2000-07-18
With great anticipation, I have awaited the release of this book. Pirtle recounts the true story of Susan "Sukey" Richardson's escape to freedom using the Underground Railroad. Through letters that had been hidden away for more than a century, Pirtle weaves us in and out of the life of one of Sukey's most sympathetic supporters, William Hayes. Through this non-fiction account we learn of the hardships all Americans faced during the mid-19th century. We're told of Sukey, her master, and those brave men and women who risked their lives, reputations, and personal finances to help others make their way to freedom. Equally fascinating is the courtroom drama between Sukey's master and those who allegedly helped the young woman in her run to freedom.
If you're a US history enthusiast, a fan of Illinois history, an Underground Railroad aficionado, a Civil War buff, or just a casual reader who's interested in a captivating story...you'll be sure to enjoy this tome. I highly recommend it.
And...if you're interested in other stories related to Southern Illinois history, I urge you to try to get hold of Pirtle's other two books: "Shining Moments" and "Where Illinois Began: A Pictorial History of Randolph County."
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Classic Civil War Stories: Twenty Extraordinary Tales of the North and South (Classic)
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For the Civil War Buffs Only.......2005-10-04
The book carries stories both fictional and non-fictional, and leaves it to you imagination as to which ones are real and wich aren't. Each story reads as if written from somebody in that time frame, so the reading wasn't always smooth as English was spoken a little differently in that time period. Some of the stories are interesting, but most are not as I'm not an avid Civil War reader.
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