True Tales of the Civil War: A Treasury of Unusual Stories During America's Most Turbulent Era

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Gramercy Books, 2000 - United States - 256 pages
With over 90 black and white photographs accompanying the text, this book contains 52 true stories of what ordinary people-not just soldiers-did in the conflict between the North and South, providing historical, informative, and often entertaining accounts of events during that time.

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Contents

Every Man Woman and Child Had a Tale to Tell
9
The Little Giant Set the Stage for Bleeding Kansas
16
James H Hammond Called upon Americans
24
Copyright

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About the author (2000)

Webb Garrison is a former university dean & college president who has spent a lifetime collecting & chronicling Civil War imagery & documentation. He has written more than 1,000 articles for magazines, & over 65 books - of which the most popular are on the Civil War; their cumulative sales are approaching one million copies. He is a frequent speaker on this subject for radio talk shows & national TV programs. Webb Garrison lives in North Carolina.

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