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Great American Steamboat Race
The Natchez and the Robert E. Lee and the Climax of an Era
Av Patterson Benton Rain Patterson
E-bok, 2009
288 kr
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Running from New Orleans to St. Louis in the summer of 1870, the race between the Robert E. Lee and the Natchez remains the world''s most famous steamboat race. This book tells the story of the dramatic contest, which was won by the stripped-down, cargoless Robert E. Lee after three days, 18 hours, …
Ending the Civil War
The Bloody Year from Grant''s Promotion to Lincoln''s Assassination
Av Patterson Benton Rain Patterson
E-bok, 2014
382 kr
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Dramatically and authentically, using eyewitness accounts where possible, this book recounts the final 13 months of the Civil War, a year in which a new U.S. Army general in chief was appointed, a new course for the war was charted, a massive new campaign was begun, the abolition of slavery was …
Mississippi River Campaign, 1861-1863
The Struggle for Control of the Western Waters
Av Patterson Benton Rain Patterson
E-bok, 2014
382 kr
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Telling the story of the Civil War''s Mississippi River Campaign through the experiences of leading officers, ordinary soldiers, and civilians, this book explains how the river campaign came to be one of the key tenets of the Union''s strategy and a fundamental contributor to the war''s ultimate …
Lincoln's Political Generals
The Battlefield Performance of Seven Controversial Appointees
Av Patterson Benton Rain Patterson
E-bok, 2014
353 kr
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Lincoln''s most controversial generals--his so-called "political generals"--were appointed, promoted or kept in service for political purposes without regard for their competence. "It seems but little better than murder," the Army''s general in chief, Henry Halleck, protested, "to give important …
