Civil War History from High-Lonesome Books

New York: Da Capo Press, 1946. Paperback. Very Good. 5 1/2 x 8 1/2, 845 pgs. Preface by Carl Sandburg. A comprehensive and readable one-volume collection of Lincoln's writings. Gift inscription on the half title page.

New York: William Morrow, 1959. Paperback. Very Good. 5 1/2 x 8 1/2, 316 pgs, b&w photos and drawings. History and basic principles, formal and informal designs, community planning and zoning and more.

New York: Henry Holt, 1990. Hardcover. Very Good in Good DJ. 5 1/2 x 8 1/2, 206 pgs, bibliography. Covers all the angles: choosing a field, financing, bookkeeping, choosing a gallery, buying from dealers, establishing a clientele, show applilcations, auction selling and much more.

Boston: Little Brown & Co, 1930. Limited edition. Hardcover. Good+. 6 x 9, 505 pgs, index, #697 of 750, signed by the author. A foreigner's look at Abraham Lincoln.

Berkeley: University of California Press, 1985. Revised. Paperback. Very Good. 6 x 9, 293 pgs, index, notes, section of b&w historical photos. Biography of the legendary horticulturist Luther Burbank (1849-1926). Captivating reading for both the garden lover and the botanical specialist.

New York: Schocken Books, 2012. Hardcover. Very Good+ in Very Good+ DJ. 5 1/2 x 8 1/2, 204 pgs, index, b&w historical photos. The account of a lamentablwe act by the North's greatest general, a dishonorable act committed by an honorable man. This fair and balanced treatment of the event places the commander and the Jews in the… Read more about this item

New York: Time-Life Books, 1985. Hardcover. Very Good. 9 x 11, 176 pgs, index, b&w and color illustrations. Highlights how the battle was fought featuring war memorabilia and focusing on crucial moments that changed the course of events.

New York: Rinehart & Company, Inc., 1959. First edition. Hardcover. Good+. 5 1/2 x 8 1/2, 433 pgs, index, bibliography. A vivid description of the retreat from war-ravaged Richmond to the stillness of Appomattox; the soldiers and civilians who took weary part in the collapse of the dream of the Confederacy and the triumph of the Union.

St. Louis, MO: Missouri Historical Society Press, 1995. Third printing. Paperback. Very Good. 8 1/2 x 11, 179 pgs, index, bibliography, notes, b&w and color illustrations and maps. "St. Louis on the eve of the Civil War was a highly volatile mixture of sectional divisions and ethnic tension. A pro-Confederate governor who plotted with Jefferson Davis to seize… Read more about this item

Chapel Hill, NC: University of North Carolina Press, 2009. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good+ in Very Good+ DJ. 6 x 9 1/2, 373 pgs, index, notes, b&w historical photos and illustrations. An insightful blend of biography and cultural history, the author traces Grant's shifting national and international reputation, illuminating the role of memory in our understanding of American… Read more about this item

Fayetteville, AR: University of Arkansas Press, 2003. First edition. Paperback. Very Good. 6 x 9, 263 pgs, index, sources, b&w historical photos. When Arkansas seceded from the Union in 1861, it was a thriving state. But the Civil War and Reconstruction left it reeling, impoverished, and so deeply divided that it never regained the level of prosperity it… Read more about this item

Independence, MO: Two Trails Publishing, 2004. First printing. Paperback. Very Good. 6 x 9, 237 pgs, b&w historical photos. Detailed biography of General Thomas Ewing- his early years, his family, his military career and his actions during the war. And along the way, his merits and the mistakes are noted and explained. Within the well written text are… Read more about this item

St. Louis, MO: Missouri Historical Society Press, 1997. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good+ in Very Good+ DJ. 6 x 9, 412 pgs, index. Radical editor, Republican Party operative, freethinking colleague of Karl Marx - Austrian Henry Boerstein was hardly a nobody, but his is one of the 19th century's great unknown lives. This is a collection of his… Read more about this item

Columbia, MO: University of Missouri Press, 1998. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good in Very Good DJ. 6 x 9 1/2, 318 pgs, index, bibliography. Known for his fearlessness in both the political arena and the battlefield, Frank Blair is a Missouri legend. As a member of one of the most prominent and powerful political families in America during… Read more about this item

Columbia, MO: University of Missouri Press, 1997. Second printing. Hardcover. Very Good+ in Very Good+ DJ. 6 x 9, 281 pgs, index, b&w historical photos. Introduces the reader to the military history of the Civil War. It places the 1861-1865 conflict within the broad context of evolving warfare. Emphasizing both technology and its significant impact, the author features… Read more about this item

Charleston, SC: The History Press, 2010. Paperback. Very Good+. 6 x 9, 127 pgs, b&w historical photos, references. On April 19, 1861, the first blood of the Civil War was spilled in the streets of Baltimore. En route to Camden Station, Union forces were confronted by angry Southern sympathizers, and at Pratt Street the crowd rushed the troops,… Read more about this item

Boonville, MO: MissouriLife, 2007. Paperback. Very Good+. 8 1/2 x 11, 138 pgs, b&w and color photos and illustrations throughout. This book explains the political atmosphere in Missouri prior to the Civil War and the war's effects on Missourians throughout the first year of the tortuous struggle to determine the state's allegiance. During the 1850s, as arguments over… Read more about this item

New York: St Martin's Press, 2011. Book Club. Hardcover. Very Good in Very Good DJ. 6 x 9 1/2, 295 pgs, index, notes, bibliography. Civil War history written from a culinary and gastronomical perspective, depicting the North's more effective food-production industry.

Shreveport, LA: Parabellum Press, 2003. First, thus. Paperback. Very Good. 6 x 9, 136 pgs, index, b&w historical photos, maps. A nice collection of essays which unravels the complexities of the Red River Campaign, this highly controversial, politically motivated and always fascinating operation.

Nashville: J.S. Sanders & Co,, 1998. First, thus. Paperback. Very Good. Originally published in 1879. This highly literate account by the son of President Zachary Taylor follows the author's Confederate commands in all three major theatres of the war, and provides a unique view of the Reconstruction period.