American History: C 1800 to C 1900
"Ironclads at War"The Monitor Vs the Merrimac
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"Graphic History" series; On March 9, 1862, the world saw the first battle between two ironclad warships; a battle which would change the face of naval warfare forever. This comic strip narrative illustrates one of the most revolutionary naval battles in world history and takes the reader to the cramped and dangerous conditions that the sailors faced for the first time. With chiefly illustrations (chiefly col.). Paperback, 48 pages. Size: 248 x 170 mm. Weight: 505g.
Author: Abnett, Dan
ISBN: 1846030536
Publisher: Osprey Publishing
Date: 2007 (United Kingdom)
Readership: General (Us: Trade) American History: C 1800 to C 1900
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"The Failure of the Founding Fathers"Jefferson, Marshall and the Rise of Presidential Democracy
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The ink was barely dry on the Constitution when it was almost destroyed by the rise of political parties in the US. This book describes the aspects of electoral college crisis. It shows how Thomas Jefferson counted his Federalist rivals out of the House runoff, and how the Federalists threatened to place John Marshall in the presidential chair. With 4 line illustrations. New ed. Paperback, 400 pages. Size: 234 x 155 mm. Weight: 454g.
Author: Ackerman, Bruce
ISBN: 0674023951
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Date: 2007 (United States)
Readership: Professional & Vocational American History: C 1800 to C 1900
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"The Jeffersonian Transformation"Passages From the 'History'
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"New York Review Books Classics" series; An introduction to Henry Adams's massive and magisterial history of the administration of Jefferson and Madison, presenting an indelible picture of America's startling rise to world power. Paperback, 240 pages. Size: 205 x 127 mm. Weight: 251g.
Author: Adams, Henry
ISBN: 1590172159
Publisher: The New York Review of Books, Inc
Date: 2007 (United States)
Readership: General (Us: Trade) American History: C 1800 to C 1900
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"Gettysburg"Crisis of Command
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"Military Histories" series; With 16 page b&w insert. Paperback, 296 pages. Size: 215 x 140 mm. Weight: 469g.
Author: Albright, Harry
ISBN: 0781810396
Publisher: Hippocrene Books Inc.,U.S.
Date: 2005 (United States)
Readership: General (Us: Trade) American History: C 1800 to C 1900
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"Undaunted Courage"The Pioneering First Mission to Explore America's Western Wilderness
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By the author of Band of Brothers, this title recounts the colourful characters involved with the opening of the American West, beginning with the Lewis and Clark Expedition in 1803. Drama, suspense, danger and diplomacy combine with romance and personal tragedy. With b&w illustrations. Paperback, 592 pages. Size: 198 x 129 mm. Weight: 478g.
Author: Ambrose, Stephen E.
ISBN: 074347788X
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Date: 2003 (United States)
Readership: General (Us: Trade) American History: C 1800 to C 1900
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"The Lakota Ghost Dance of 1890"
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Offers an account and analysis of the Lakota ghost dance. This book presents the views and observations of Indian agents, the US Army, missionaries, the mainstream press, and Congress. With 9 photos, 3 maps, 1 table. Hardback, 656 pages. Size: 229 x 158 mm. Weight: 860g.
Author: Andersson, Rani-Henrik
ISBN: 0803210736
Publisher: University of Nebraska Press
Date: 2009 (United States)
Readership: General (Us: Trade) American History: C 1800 to C 1900
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"The Declaration of Independence"A Global History
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Looking at the American Declaration of Independence, this book reveals the document through the eyes of the rest of the world. Paperback, 320 pages. Size: 178 x 140 mm. Weight: 254g.
Author: Armitage, David
ISBN: 067403032X
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Date: 2008 (United States)
Readership: Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly American History: C 1800 to C 1900
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"Slavery, Capitalism, and Politics in the Antebellum Republic Commerce and Compromise, 1820-50"
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This is the first of a two-volume treatment of slavery, capitalism and politics in the forty years before the Civil War. It is also a Marxist interpretation of the origins of the Civil War. With 4 tables. Paperback, 536 pages. Size: 229 x 152 mm. Weight: 835g.
Author: Ashworth, John
ISBN: 0521479940
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Date: 1996 (United States)
Readership: Professional & Vocational American History: C 1800 to C 1900 (V. 1)
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"Thomas Jefferson and Executive Power"
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Presents Jefferson's understanding of executive power. With 4 tables. Hardback, 296 pages. Size: 240 x 160 mm. Weight: 567g.
Author: Bailey, Jeremy D.
ISBN: 0521868319
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Date: 2007 (United States)
Readership: Professional & Vocational American History: C 1800 to C 1900
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"U.S. History Uncensored"What Your High School Textbook Didn't Tell You
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Paperback, 256 pages. Size: 280 x 210 mm. Weight: 581g.
Author: Baker, Carolyn L
ISBN: 0595395864
Publisher: Iuniverse Dotcom
Date: 2006 (United States)
Readership: General (Us: Trade) American History: C 1800 to C 1900
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"Fort Sumter National Monument"
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Paperback, 56 pages. Size: 229 x 152 mm. Weight: 101g.
Author: Barnes, Frank,
ISBN: 1582187843
Publisher: Digital Scanning,Us
Date: 2007 (United States)
Readership: General (Us: Trade) American History: C 1800 to C 1900
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"Fields of Honor"Pivotal Battles of the Civil War
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Illustrated with detailed battlefield maps as well as historical images, this 448-page volume presents a telling of the most important battles of the Civil War, delivered by one of America's most beloved historians. With illustrations, maps. Paperback, 448 pages. Size: 229 x 152 mm. Weight: 621g.
Author: Bearss, Edwin C.
ISBN: 1426200935
Publisher: National Geographic Society
Date: 2007 (United States)
Readership: General (Us: Trade) American History: C 1800 to C 1900
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"The War of 1812"
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"Essential Histories" series; This volume explains what led to America's decision to take up arms against Great Britain in 1812 and assesses the three terrible years of fighting that followed on land and sea, where battles such as Lake Erie and Lake Champlain launched American naval traditions. With 25 b&w and 25 colour illustrations, chronology. Paperback, 96 pages. Size: 250 x 170 mm. Weight: 326g.
Author: Benn, Carl
ISBN: 1841764663
Publisher: Osprey Publishing
Date: 2002 (United Kingdom)
Readership: General (Us: Trade) American History: C 1800 to C 1900
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"Slaves Without Masters"The Free Negro in the Antebellum South
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With illustrations. Paperback, 448 pages. Size: 210 x 140 mm. Weight: 537g.
Author: Berlin, Ira
ISBN: 1595581731
Publisher: The New Press
Date: 2008 (United States)
Readership: General (Us: Trade) American History: C 1800 to C 1900
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"They Fought Like Demons"Women Soldiers in the American Civil War
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Based on over 10 years' research, the authors explore the story of the women who, disguised as men, fought on both sides in the American Civil War. It reveals their reasons for fighting, their experiences as combatants and the controversial issues surrounding their military service. With 16 illustrations. New ed. Paperback, 304 pages. Size: 200 x 127 mm. Weight: 505g.
Author: Blanton, Deanne Cook, Lauren M.
ISBN: 075093641X
Publisher: Npi Media Group
Date: 2005 (UK)
Readership: General American History: C 1800 to C 1900
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