April 1865: The Month That Saved America
Jay Winik offers a brilliant new look at the Civil War's final days that will forever change the way we see the war's end and the nation's new beginning. $14.95
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Beneath a Northern Sky: A Short History of the Gettysburg Campaign
This new approach to a defining battle is sure to fascinate Civil War buffs and all those interested in the rich history of the United States. $19.95
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Civil War Petersburg
Noted Civil War historian A. Wilson Greene now provides an expertly researched, eloquently written study of the city that was second only to Richmond in size and strategic significance. $34.95
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Colonial Churches of Virginia
Virginia hosts some of the oldest churches in the country. Colonial Churches of Virginia charts the histories of these early church buildings and their significance in the growth of the commonwealth and the founding of this nation. $39.95
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Commonwealth and Community
Melvin Urofsky shows, aside from their religious beliefs, there is little to distinguish Virginia Jews from their Christian neighbors. $11.95
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Cradle of America: Four Centuries of Virginia History
In this first single-authored history of Virginia since the 1970s, Peter Wallenstein traces major themes across four centuries in a brisk narrative that recalls the people and events that have shaped the Old Dominion. $29.95
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Cry Havoc! The Crooked Road to Civil War, 1861
Nelson D. Lankford's new book is a compelling re-creation of the eight crucial weeks preceding the Civil War. $27.95/$17.00
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Eye of the Storm: A Civil War Odyssey
Private Sneden's chronicle is one of the richest descriptions of soldier life in Virginia. $20.00
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First Lady of the Confederacy: Varina Davis's Civil War
A century after Varina Davis's death in 1906, Joan E. Cashin has written a masterly work—the first definitive biography of this truly modern, but deeply conflicted, woman. $29.95/$18.95
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Four Years in the Confederate Artillery: The Diary of Private Henry Robinson Berkeley
A rare account written by an articulate young Hanover County soldier who participated in several major Civil War campaigns. $10.00
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Gettysburg
This is the one book on Gettysburg that anyone interested in the Civil War should own. $17.00
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A Guidebook to Virginia's Historical Markers
Including nearly nine hundred new and replacement markers that have been installed along the commonwealth's roadways since the last edition was published in 1994, this third edition of A Guidebook to Virginia's Historical Markers brings together and updates the texts of more than 1,850 official state historical markers placed along Virginia's highways since 1927. $19.95
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Hearthside Cooking
For cooks who want to experience a link to culinary history, Hearthside Cooking is a treasure trove of early American delights. First published in 1986, it has become a standard guide for those interested in foodways and experimenting with new recipes and techniques. $30.00
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Historic Photos of the Siege of Petersburg
Brings together in one volume a comprehensive visual record of the historic events at Petersburg and document a struggle crucial to ending the war and shaping the future of a nation. $39.95
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Historic Photos of Virginia
These black-and-white images tell the story of Virginia, its people and places, with a vividness only historic photographs can offer. $39.95
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Hollywood Cemetery: The History of a Southern Shrine
Richmond's Hollywood Cemetery is both an American and a southern landmark. $25.00
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An Honorable Defeat: The Last Days of the Confederate Government
In February 1865, the end was clearly in sight for the Confederate government. An Honorable Defeat is the story of the four months that saw the surrender of the South and the assassination of Lincoln by southern partisans. $16.00
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Images from the Storm
The Civil War legacy of Robert Knox Sneden is an unparalleled treasure trove of words and pictures. $50.00
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In the Footsteps of Grant and Lee: The Wilderness Through Cold Harbor
Provides a stunning, stirring account of the deadly game of wits and will between the Civil War's foremost military commanders. $39.95
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Incidents of My Life: Edmund Ruffin's Autobiographical Essays
Edmund Ruffin (1794–1865) is remembered as an innovative American agriculturalist and pioneer in soil chemistry—and as an advocate of southern secession. Here, published for the first time, are the two surviving volumes of Ruffin's manuscript memoirs, written in 1851 with additions in 1853 and 1855. $15.00
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Israel on the Appomattox: A Southern Experiment in Black Freedom from the 1790s Through the Civil War
Ely tells a moving story of hope and hardship, of black pride and achievement.
$35.00/$18.00
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John Brown's Trial
Brian McGinty provides the first comprehensive account of the trial of abolitionist John Brown in 1859, which raised important questions about jurisdiction, judicial fairness, and the nature of treason under the American constitutional system. $27.95
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The Killer Angels
This unique, sweeping, and unforgettable book is a dramatic re-creation of the battleground for America's destiny. $15.00
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Lee and Grant
This study provides the first major re-assessment of the lives, careers, and historical impact of Civil War generals Lee and Grant and addresses the question: "How should Lee and Grant be evaluated in 2007, the 200th anniversary of Lee's birth?" $60.00/$35.00
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Life & Letters of Gen. Robert Edward Lee
Learn more about the history of one of Virginia's most well-known men in this biography by Dr. J. W. Jones, a contemporary of Lee. $21.00
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May I Quote You, General Lee?
This series of books shows the complexity of their thoughts and motivations, unfiltered by our modern preconceptions of what sort of people they were. $7.95
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Mrs. Robert E. Lee: The Lady of Arlington
History is never more powerful than when it provides a role model for enduring hardship with sturdy and radiant faith. Mary Custis Lee is such an example. $14.95
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The Official Virginia Civil War Battlefield Guide
This is the comprehensive guidebook to the most significant battles of the Civil War. $32.95
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On Hallowed Ground: The Story of Arlington National Cemetary
An intimate, behind-the-scenes chronicle of America's most sacred ground. $28.00
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Patriotic Treason: John Brown and the Soul of America
This illuminating biography brings John Brown to life in scintillating prose and moving detail, making his life and legacy fascinatingly relevant to today's issues of social justice and to defining the line between activism and terrorism. $15.00
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Photography in Virginia
A companion to the upcoming exhibition, Photography in Virginia covers images made within the state's borders from the 1840s to the 1960s. $45.00
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The Portent: John Brown's Raid in American Memory
The companion catalog to the VHS exhibit, which is the first-ever critical analysis by a southern institution of an episode that, on the eve of the Civil War, broke open sectionalist fissures. Brown demanded that his contemporaries take a moral stance on slavery, and to this day a mention of his attack spurs debate about issues of justice, terrorism, liberation, and vigilantism. $9.95
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Quilts of Virginia, 1607–1899: The Birth of America Through the Eye of a Needle
This new book anticipates Virginia's 400th anniversary in 2007 by presenting over 270 beautiful historic quilts and ephemera. $29.95
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Richmond Burning: The Last Days of the Confederate Capital
This book describes the destruction of Richmond's commercial core and relates the hardships that its citizens, both black and white, suffered in the aftermath of the war. $27.95
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The River Where America Began: A Journey Along the James
This innovative history invites us all to look into these restless waters in a way that connects us to our past and reminds us of who we are as Americans. $24.95
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Robert E. Lee
The 11th book in the critically acclaimed Great Generals Series adds a fresh perspective toward understanding a major figure in American history who remains decidedly an enigma. $25.00
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Southern Lady, Yankee Spy: The True Story of Elizabeth Van Lew
Historian Elizabeth Varon provides a gripping, richly researched account of the woman who led what one historian called "the most productive espionage operation of the Civil War." $17.95
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The Story of Virginia
A powerful historical chronicle of the state. $24.95
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Treasures Revealed
This catalog describes an extremely rare collection of items from American and Virginia history. $40.00
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Virginia at War, 1861
Virginia at War, 1861 looks at the commonwealth on the eve of secession, detailing the activities of the convention that finally took the state out of the Union and explaining how Richmond became the capital of the new Confederate nation. $30.00
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Virginia's Civil War: A Guide to Manuscripts at the Virginia Historical Society
This guide contains 1,014 detailed entries that provide a finding aid for Civil War manuscripts at the VHS. $17.00
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