Winner, Abraham Lincoln Institute Book Prize, 2018 Winner, ISHS Annual Award for a Scholarly Publication, 2018 Abraham Lincoln was the first president to make storytelling, jokes, and laughter tools of the office, and his natural sense of humor has become legendary. Lincoln's Sense of Humor registers the variety, complexity of purpose, and ......
The Vicksburg Campaign, argues Timothy B. Smith, is the showcase of Ulysses S. Grant's military genius. From October 1862 to July 1863, for nearly nine months, Grant tried repeatedly to capture the Confederate river city. He maneuvered and adapted numerous times, reacting to events and enemy movements with great skill and finesse as the lengthy ......
Steamboats and Shipyards Along the Lower Ohio River
This volume chronicles the history of 280 steamboats built between 1810 and 1936 along a 60-mile stretch of the lower Ohio River, highlighting their vital role in regional development and the growth of the young United States.
Echoes of Cabrini-Green: Letters to My Mother is a deeply personal memoir that explores the intertwined themes of love, faith, and resilience amidst adversity. The compelling narrative is framed as heartfelt letters to the author's mother, showing gratitude for her support and the unconditional love that sustained Willis's journey from the ......
Echoes of Cabrini-Green: Letters to My Mother is a deeply personal memoir that explores the intertwined themes of love, faith, and resilience amidst adversity. The compelling narrative is framed as heartfelt letters to the author's mother, showing gratitude for her support and the unconditional love that sustained Willis's journey from the ......
Historians on America's Most Controversial First Lady
In this fascinating collection, thirteen engaging authors share their views of Mary Lincoln's complex nature and show how she is viewed today. With a superb blend of private and public views of her life, mixed with gripping prose and in-depth documentation, this anthology sheds new light on the enigmatic Mary Lincoln and will capture the ......
Showing how and why Grant became such a successful general, Smith presents a reexamination of the commander and the campaign. His fresh analysis of Grant's decision-making process during the Vicksburg siege and battle details the process of campaigning on military, political, administrative, and personal levels.
The Union and Confederate Programs to Supply Artificial Limbs
Concerted government efforts to assist in the rehabilitation of wounded veterans started with the Civil War era artificial-limbs programs. This book is the first to examine the evolution of these programs for military amputees during and after the Civil War. Author Guy Hasegawa looks at how both the Union and the Confederacy handled the supply of ......
Students at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln annotated and wrote the introduction to the 1915 edition of Susan Glaspell's novel Fidelity, the only edition published during Glaspell's lifetime.
