Walt Whitman experienced the agonies of the Civil War firsthand as a volunteer in Washington's military hospitals. This superb selection of poems, letters, and prose from that era includes "O Captain! My Captain!" "When Lilacs Last in the Dooryard Bloom'd," "Adieu to a Soldier," and many other moving... read more
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The Red Badge of Courage by Stephen Crane Amid the nightmarish chaos of a Civil War battle, a young soldier discovers courage, humility, and, perhaps, wisdom. Uncanny re-creation of actual combat. Enduring landmark of American fiction.
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Civil War Short Stories and Poems by Bob Blaisdell Compiled by an expert on Civil War literature, this anthology offers an outstanding selection of short works. Includes stories and poems by Whitman, Melville, Longfellow, Bierce, Alcott, Twain, Whittier, and many others.
Photographic Views of Sherman's March by George N. Barnard Originally published in a now-rare collector's edition in 1866, these 68 historic photographs include haunting images of the battlefields and ruined mansions of one of history's most devastating military campaigns.
Civil War Stories by Ambrose Bierce Sixteen dark and vivid tales by great satirist: "A Horseman in the Sky," "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge," "Chicakamauga," "A Son of the Gods," "What I Saw of Shiloh," more. Note.
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Walt Whitman experienced the agonies of the Civil War firsthand as a volunteer in Washington's military hospitals. This superb selection of poems, letters, and prose from that era includes "O Captain! My Captain!" "When Lilacs Last in the Dooryard Bloom'd," "Adieu to a Soldier," and many other moving works.
Reprint of the standard editions of Drum-Taps (1865), Sequel to Drum-Taps (1866), Leaves of Grass (1891-92), and other sources.
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