![Manet and the American Civil War: the battle of the U.S.S. Kearsarge and the C.S.S. Alabama ; [in conjunction with the Exhibition "Manet and the American Civil War: The Battle of the U.S.S. Kearsarge and the C.S.S. Alabama", held at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, from June 3 to August 17, 2003]](https://covers.openlibrary.org/b/isbn/0300099622-M.jpg?default=false)
by Exhibition, New York, N.Y.), Wilson-Bareau, Juliet, Degener, David, Exhibition Manet and the American Civil War - The Battle of USS Kearsage and CSS Alabama, New York, NY, Metropolitan Museum of Art
by Exhibition, New York, N.Y.), Wilson-Bareau, Juliet, Degener, David, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Exhibition Manet and the American Civil War - The Battle of USS Kearsage and CSS Alabama, New York, NY
On June 19, 1864, the United States warship Kearsarge sank the Confederate raider Alabama off the coast of Cherbourg, France, in one of the most celebrated naval engagements of the American Civil War. The battle was widely reported in the illustrated press and riveted public att…
"On June 19, 1864, the United States warship Kearsarge sank the Confederate raider Alabama off the coast of Cherbourg, France, in one of the most celebrated naval engagements of the American Civil War. When Kearsarge later anchored off the French resort town of Boulogne-sur-Mer …
"Based on years of exhaustive and meticulous research, David C. Keehn's study provides the first comprehensive analysis of the Knights of the Golden Circle, a secret southern society that initially sought to establish a slave-holding empire in the "Golden Circle" region of Mexic…
In an attempt to counter the insular narratives of much of the sesquicentennial commemorations of the Civil War in the United States, editors David T. Gleeson and Simon Lewis present this collection of essays that examine the war as more than a North American conflict, one with …
"Unequal Gains offers a radically new understanding of the economic evolution of the United States, providing a complete picture of the uneven progress of America from colonial times to today. While other economic historians base their accounts on American wealth, Peter Lindert …
"Unequal Gains offers a radically new understanding of the economic evolution of the United States, providing a complete picture of the uneven progress of America from colonial times to today."--Provided by publisher.
On the night of his reelection on November 8, 1864, President Abraham Lincoln called on the nation to "re-unite in a common effort, to save our common country." By April 9 of the following year, the Union had achieved this goal with the surrender of the Army of Northern Virginia…
As early as 1865, survivors of the Civil War were acutely aware that people were purposefully shaping what would be remembered about the war and what would be omitted from the historical record. In Remembering the Civil War, Caroline E. Janney examines how the war generation--me…
As early as 1865, survivors of the Civil War were acutely aware that people were purposefully shaping what would be remembered about the war and what would be omitted from the historical record. In Remembering the Civil War, Caroline E. Janney examines how the war generation--me…
This impressive volume - one of the most eagerly awaited additions to a famous series - treats with appropriate amplitude and authority the origins of one of the most terrible conflicts of modern times. The American Civil War was the bloodiest war of the nineteenth century. In i…
