Reid (history, U. of Guelph, Canada) presents the Civil War diary of Burt G. Wilder, a Harvard-educated doctor-in-training, who was one of the first white officers in the 55th Massachusetts Volunteer
Before Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation in 1863,he made a last-minute change -- a paragraph authorizing the army torecruit black soldiers. Over the next two years, approximately 18
When Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation in 1863, he also authorized the U.S. Army to recruit black soldiers for the war effort. Nearly 200,000 men answered the call, and several thou
This book is the first detailed study of the Ottawa Valley in the early 19th century. The author provides an extensive introduction and numerous documents to trace the growth of this sometimes turbule
In July 1862, Burt Green Wilder left Boston to join Dr. Francis Brown, a surgeon working at Judiciary Square Hospital, one of the new army pavilion hospitals in Washington, D.C. Wilder had just finish
This striking new boxed set contains the first three titles from R.A. Salvatore’s War of the Spider Queen six-book series: Dissolution, Insurrection, and Condemnation. Each author is a veteran writer
This is the first of three volumes documenting Rhode Island's public and private debates about the Constitution. This documentary series is a research tool of remarkable power, an unrivaled reference
