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Civil War Curiosities Brown fabric gold title and author on binding - 2005

by Webb Garrison

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A collection of fascinating anecdotes and colorful stories organized by topics and not by chronology, Civil War Curiosities offers a rare glimpse into unusual and often bizarre persons, attitudes, and events that enhance our understanding of the Civil War. Illustrated throughout.

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True stories of unusual happenings during the American Civil War. Civil War Curiosities uncovers those unusual persons, attitudes, and events that take you beyond a textbook understanding of the Civil War. A collection of fascinating anecdotes and colorful stories, this book covers a wide variety of subjects, including "newfangled" weapons that changed the nature of war, the press' outrageous inaccuracy in covering the conflict, the phenomenon of "silent battles, " and various disguises, atrocities, and mix-ups.
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Details

  • Title Civil War Curiosities
  • Author Webb Garrison
  • Binding brown fabric gold title and author on binding
  • Edition 1994,2005
  • Condition Used - Fine
  • Pages 288
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Fall River Press, New York
  • Date 2005
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Bibliography, Illustrated, Index, Table of Contents
  • Bookseller's Inventory # H29
  • ISBN 9781558533158 / 155853315X
  • Weight 0.8 lbs (0.36 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.9 x 5.9 x 0.9 in (22.61 x 14.99 x 2.29 cm)
  • Themes
    • Chronological Period: 18th Century
    • Chronological Period: 1851-1899
    • Cultural Region: Southeast U.S.
    • Holiday: Independence Day
    • Religious Orientation: Christian
    • Topical: Christian Interest
    • Topical: Civil War
  • Library of Congress subjects United States - History - Civil War,
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 94032169
  • Dewey Decimal Code 973.7

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