Secret Lives of the Civil War
What Your Teachers Never Told you About the War Between the States
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Legendary Heroes of U.S. History - As You’ve Never Seen Them Before!
Secret Lives of the Civil War features irreverent and uncensored profiles of men and women from the Union and the Confederacy - complete with hundreds of little-known and downright bizarre facts.
You’ll discover that:
- Mary Todd Lincoln claimed to receive valuable military strategies from ghosts in the spirit world.
- Jefferson Davis once imported camels for soldiers stationed in the American southwest.
- Ulysses S. Grant spent much of the Vicksburg campaign on a horse named “Kangaroo.”
- James Longstreet fought the Battle of Antietam wearing carpet slippers.
- William T. Sherman was the victim of two shipwrecks on the same day.
- Harriet Tubman experienced frequent and bizarre hallucinations.
- Stonewall Jackson was a notorious hypochondriac (he always sat up straight, fearing that slouching would compress his vital organs).
With chapters on everyone from William Quantrill (a guerilla leader whose skull later ended up in the basement of a fraternity house) to Rose O’Neal Greenhow (perhaps the South’s most glamorous spy), Secret Lives of the Civil War features a mix of famous faces and unsung heroes. American history was never this much fun in school!
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Get ready for a rousing rebel yell as best-selling author H. W. Crocker III charges through bunkers and battlefields in The Politically Incorrect Guide to the Civil War. Crocker busts myths and shatters stereotypes as he profiles eminent and colorful military generals, revealing little-known truths, like why Robert E. Lee had a higher regard for African-Americans than Lincoln did.
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4 out of 5 stars
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The American Civil War Made Simple
- De Vincent Tume en 12-18-08
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Custer's Trials
- A Life on the Frontier of a New America
- De: T.J. Stiles
- Narrado por: Arthur Morey
- Duración: 23 h y 44 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 509
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Winner of the 2016 Pulitzer Prize for History. In this magisterial biography, T. J. Stiles paints a portrait of Custer both deeply personal and sweeping in scope, proving how much of Custer’s legacy has been ignored. He demolishes Custer’s historical caricature, revealing a volatile, contradictory, intense person - capable yet insecure, intelligent yet bigoted, passionate yet self-destructive, a romantic individualist at odds with the institution of the military (he was court-martialed twice in six years).
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4 out of 5 stars
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Custer and his times
- De Mike From Mesa en 11-17-15
De: T.J. Stiles
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William Tecumseh Sherman
- In the Service of My Country: A Life
- De: James Lee McDonough
- Narrado por: David Drummond
- Duración: 28 h y 32 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 1,496
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 1,322
General Sherman's 1864 burning of Atlanta solidified his legacy as a ruthless leader. Yet Sherman proved far more complex than his legendary military tactics reveal. James Lee McDonough offers fresh insight into a man tormented by the fear that history would pass him by, who was plagued by personal debts, and who lived much of his life separated from his family.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Very Fair and Balanced View of Sherman
- De Nostromo en 12-02-16
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The Man Who Would Not Be Washington
- Robert E. Lee's Civil War and His Decision that Changed American History
- De: Jonathan Horn
- Narrado por: David Drummond
- Duración: 9 h y 30 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 116
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 102
On the eve of the Civil War, one soldier embodied the legacy of George Washington and the hopes of a divided land. Both North and South knew Robert E. Lee as the son of Washington's most famous eulogist and the son-in-law of Washington's adopted child. Each side sought his services for high command. Lee could choose only one. The decision he made would change history.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A breath of unbiased truth!
- De M. bridges en 07-04-16
De: Jonathan Horn
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Bill O'Reilly's Legends and Lies: The Patriots
- De: Bill O'Reilly, David Fisher
- Narrado por: Holter Graham, Bill O'Reilly
- Duración: 9 h y 51 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 2,717
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 2,387
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 2,380
The must-have companion to Bill O'Reilly's historical docudrama Legends and Lies: The Patriots, an exciting and eye-opening look at the Revolutionary War through the lives of its leaders. The American Revolution was neither inevitable nor a unanimous cause. It pitted neighbors against each other as loyalists and colonial rebels faced off for their lives and futures. These were the times that tried men's souls: No one was on stable ground, and few could be trusted.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Couldn't stop listening!
- De Erin en 08-05-16
De: Bill O'Reilly, y otros
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After the Civil War
- The Heroes, Villains, Soldiers, and Civilians Who Changed America
- De: James Robertson
- Narrado por: Barry Press
- Duración: 11 h y 7 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 415
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 373
Returning to the turbulent days of a nation divided, best-selling author and acclaimed historian James Robertson explores 70 fascinating figures who shaped America during Reconstruction and beyond. Relentless politicians, intrepid fighters, cunning innovators - the times called for bold moves, and this resilient generation would not disappoint.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Just a southern lost cause book
- De Russell Hansen en 03-24-21
De: James Robertson
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Revolutionary
- George Washington at War
- De: Robert L. O'Connell
- Narrado por: Eric Jason Martin
- Duración: 12 h y 52 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 41
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From an acclaimed military historian, a bold reappraisal of young George Washington, an ambitious if reckless soldier destined to become the legendary general who took on the British and, through his leadership, defined the American character.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Interesting
- De Shielding C en 06-25-22
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Rising in Flames
- De: J. D. Dickey
- Narrado por: Grover Gardner
- Duración: 14 h y 13 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 248
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 226
America in the antebellum years was a deeply troubled country, divided by partisan gridlock and ideological warfare. The Civil War that followed brought America to the brink of self-destruction. But it also created a new country from the ruins of the old one - bolder and stronger than ever. No event in the war was more destructive, or more important, than William Sherman's legendary march through Georgia - crippling the heart of the South's economy, freeing thousands of slaves, and marking the beginning of a new era.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Fantastic book and great narrator
- De Matt McMillen en 07-02-18
De: J. D. Dickey
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Lone Star Nation
- How a Ragged Army of Courageous Volunteers Won the Battle for Texas Independence
- De: H.W. Brands
- Narrado por: Don Leslie
- Duración: 17 h y 31 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 328
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 238
Lone Star Nation is the gripping story of Texas' precarious journey to statehood, from its early colonization in the 1820s to the shocking massacres of Texas loyalists at the Alamo and Goliad by the Mexican army, from its rough-and-tumble years as a land overrun by the Comanches to its day of liberation as an upstart republic.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Texas: From Spanish colony to statehood
- De Brian Shivers en 04-06-05
De: H.W. Brands
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Rebel Yell
- The Violence, Passion, and Redemption of Stonewall Jackson
- De: S. C. Gwynne
- Narrado por: Cotter Smith
- Duración: 24 h y 58 m
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General5 out of 5 stars 4,811
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 4,333
General Stonewall Jackson was like no one anyone had ever seen. In April of 1862 he was merely another Confederate general with only a single battle credential in an army fighting in what seemed to be a losing cause. By middle June he had engineered perhaps the greatest military campaign in American history and was one of the most famous men in the Western World. He had given the Confederate cause what it had recently lacked: hope.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Candidate for "My Daguerreotype Boyfriend"
- De Dorothy en 01-10-15
De: S. C. Gwynne
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General Lee's Army
- From Victory to Collapse
- De: Joseph T. Glatthaar
- Narrado por: Robertson Dean
- Duración: 25 h y 17 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 77
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This sweeping history of the Civil War and the Confederacy is told through the lens of its most crucial army: the Army of Northern Virginia, commanded by Robert E. Lee. General Lee's Army takes listeners across the Rebel landscape, from campfires to battlefields to their homes, as it portrays a world of life, death, healing, and hardship.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Bad history, worse statistic
- De Lorin Radtke en 08-08-08
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U. S. Grant and the American Military Tradition
- De: Bruce Catton
- Narrado por: Robert Fass
- Duración: 5 h y 36 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 43
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A fascinating and insightful examination of the life and times of the victorious Civil War general who became a controversial American president. In U. S. Grant and the American Military Tradition, Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Bruce Catton explores the life and legacy of one of the nation's greatest and most misunderstood heroes before, during, and after the terrible War Between the States that violently split the country in two.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Very Biased and distorted view of Reconstruction
- De Karl CPTX en 12-01-17
De: Bruce Catton
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Robert E. Lee
- De: Emory M. Thomas
- Narrado por: Richard Davidson
- Duración: 22 h y 51 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 100
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With absorbing power, Emory M. Thomas tells the story of one of the most revered figures in American history. A story of triumph and tragedy, this stunning biography provides a fascinating glimpse at the man behind the Civil War legend. Revealing the "whole" Lee in this enthralling, detailed saga, Thomas portrays him as a man driven by the paradoxes in his own personality. Here is the Lee who is both a legend and a man. Heroic and larger than life in battle; insecure and unfulfilled in private life.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Must Read
- De Tamra Sanchez en 08-19-20
De: Emory M. Thomas
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The American Miracle
- Divine Providence in the Rise of the Republic
- De: Michael Medved
- Narrado por: Michael Medved
- Duración: 15 h y 22 m
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General5 out of 5 stars 534
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 474
The history of the United States displays an uncanny pattern: At moments of crisis, when the odds against success seem overwhelming and disaster looks imminent, fate intervenes to provide deliverance and progress. Historians may categorize these incidents as happy accidents, callous crimes, or the products of brilliant leadership, but the most notable leaders of the past 400 years have identified this good fortune as something else - a reflection of divine providence.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Amazing Book
- De Larry en 12-01-16
De: Michael Medved
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Clouds of Glory
- The Life and Legend of Robert E. Lee
- De: Michael Korda
- Narrado por: Jack Garrett
- Duración: 32 h y 55 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 989
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 874
In Clouds of Glory: The Life and Legend of Robert E. Lee, Michael Korda, the New York Times best-selling biographer of Dwight D. Eisenhower, Ulysses S. Grant, and T. E. Lawrence, has written the first major biography of Lee in nearly 20 years, bringing to life America's greatest and most iconic hero. Korda paints a vivid and admiring portrait of Lee as a general and a devoted family man
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3 out of 5 stars
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Good But Not Great
- De David Wardell en 05-12-15
De: Michael Korda
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Crucible of Command
- Ulysses S. Grant and Robert E. Lee - the War They Fought, the Peace They Forged
- De: William C. Davis
- Narrado por: Traber Burns
- Duración: 21 h y 59 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 421
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They met in person only four times, yet these two men determined the outcome of the Civil War and cast competing styles for the reunited nation. Each the subject of innumerable biographies, Generals Ulysses S. Grant and Robert E. Lee have never before been paired as they are here. Exploring their personalities, their character, and their ethical, moral, political, and military worlds, William C. Davis finds surprising similarities between the two men.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Plutarch looks at Grant and Lee ...
- De Orson en 02-24-15
De: William C. Davis
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Light-Horse Harry Lee
- The Rise and Fall of a Revolutionary Hero
- De: Ryan Cole
- Narrado por: John McLain
- Duración: 11 h y 28 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 353
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 313
Henry Lee III - whose nickname, "Light-Horse," came from his legendary exploits with mounted troops and skill in the saddle - was a dashing cavalry commander and hero of America's War for Independence. By now most Americans have forgotten about Light-Horse Harry Lee, the father of Confederate general Robert E. Lee, but this new biography reveals he may be one of the most fascinating figures in our nation's history. A daring military commander, Lee was also an early American statesman whose passionate argument in favor of national unity helped ratify the Constitution.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Outstanding biography
- De MH en 12-24-20
De: Ryan Cole
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This book wasn’t for you, but who do you think might enjoy it more?
a new reader to the topic
Has Secret Lives of the Civil War turned you off from other books in this genre?
information was not "secret" Not even odd, a book for a beginner
What aspect of Allen O'Reilly’s performance would you have changed?
adequate
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if you have read Foote, McPherson or Catton you wont like this
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