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Gods and Generals Photographic Companion, Glass Plate Images by Photographer Rob Gibson, with a forward by Ron Maxwell and text by Dennis E. Frye.

Soft cover, 88 pages, 11" x 8.5"

$19.95

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MEADE: VICTOR OF GETTYSBURG

by Richard A. Sauers  (more details here)

$19.95 Hardback
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Adds the only recent treatment to the sparse biographical literature on Meade

Most students of the American Civil War know the name George Gordon Meade, but few can tell you about the man. With this new addition to Brassey’s Military Profiles series, historian Richard Sauers examines the life of one of the Union Army’s most notable generals. Rising from the Union officer corps to lead the previously ill-fated Army of the Potomac, Meade took command only hours before his forces stumbled upon Robert E. Lee’s Confederates at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, in 1863. He led his men to victory in one of the most famous battles in history, but Meade was soon embroiled in political battles with fellow generals and Washington politicians. Despite detractors’ efforts to question Meade’s judgment and smear his reputation—efforts often exacerbated by the general’s own volatile temper and undiplomatic behavior—he continued to put duty to his country and his men first.  --David Arthur, Brassey's Inc.

JOSHUA CHAMBERLAIN

A Hero's Life & Legacy

by John J. Pullen

$22.95
Hardcover, 192 pages, 8-page b/w photo section
Order Number:  0-8117-0886-1  I want to order this book.

"Joshua Chamberlain was much more than a war hero, and Pullen's thoughtful book fills out the picture of his remarkable life. An entertaining and inspiring story."      -Senator George J. Mitchell

THADDEUS STEVENS

Nineteenth-Century Egalitarian

by Hans L. Trefousse

$16.95
Paperback, 336 pages, 11 b/w photos
Order Number:  0-8117-2945-1  I want to order this book.

"Thaddeus Stevens has long deserved a discerning, fair-minded, knowledgeable, meticulous biographer; he has finally found him." -James M. McPherson, author of Battle Cry of Freedom

Thaddeus Stevens is best known for his leadership of the radical Republicans in Congress during Reconstruction, and throughout the years historians have either glorified him or vilified him. Trefousse's balanced biography traces Stevens's career from his early days as a Pennsylvania lawyer and state legislator, when he became an outspoken advocate for black freedom and equality, to his long tenure in the House of Representatives, which culminated in his involvement in the passage of the Fourteenth Amendment and the impeachment of President Andrew Johnson.

Hans L. Trefousse is Distinguished Professor of History at Brooklyn College and the Graduate Center of the City University of New York. He is the respected author of several books on political figures during Reconstruction, including The Radical Republicans and Andrew Johnson.

Stackpole Books

The Chamberlains of Brewer

by Diana Loski

$12.00
Softcover, 6" x 9", 128 pages, ISBN: 1577470397  I want to order this book.

The moving story of a Maine family and the impact of the Civil War upon it. Civil War icon Joshua L. Chamberlain, subject of the movie Gettysburg and the novel Killer Angels, and his younger brother Tom both served in the famous 20th Maine regiment, but their brother John was the only family member to die as a result of the war. This book explores the lives of four brothers, three of whom died tragic, early deaths, and one sister as they struggled to cope with war and its legacy. 

(Thomas Publications)

Civil War Commanders

by Dean S. Thomas.

$5.95
Softcover, 8.5” x 11”, 72 pages, 0939631059  I want to order this book.  

138 photographs and capsule biographies of Union and Confederate officers. A convenient personalities reference guide.

(Thomas Publications)

Fanny & Joshua
The Enigmatic Lives of Frances Caroline Adams and Joshua Chamberlain

by Diane Monroe Smith 

$30.00 
Softcover, 6" x 9", 418 pages, ISBN: 157747046X  I want to order this book.  

While numerous biographies of the legendary Civil War hero Joshua Chamberlain explain that his wife Fanny had a profound, sometimes confounding effect on her husband, none have examined the relationship in enough depth to gain a better understanding of it, nor to learn more about Fanny the woman, not just the wife. After many years of intense research and analysis, Fanny and Joshua remedies these problems bringing Fanny out of the shadows in its consideration of her as a woman, daughter, wife and mother. At the same time the examination of Joshua Chamberlain as a man, son, husband and father proves revealing and insightful.

Fated Stars
Virginia Brigadier Generals Killed in the Civil War

by Albert Harris

$9.95 Softcover, 5.5" x 8.5, 112 pages, ISBN: 1577470559  I want to order this book.  

The stories of 16 generals from Virginia killed in battle. Harris includes photos and descriptions of the death of each man.

(Thomas Publications)