The definitive biography of a larger-than-life president who defied norms, divided a nation,
and changed Washington forever Andrew Jackson, his intimate circle of friends, and his …

1 in the middle of Fanny Burney's debut novel Evelina, the heroine gets separated from her
party at an outdoor concert and is accosted by a group of gentlemen. Hearing her …

Charles C. Calhoun's Longfellow gives life, at last, to the most popular American poet who
ever lived, a nineteenth-century cultural institution of extraordinary influence and the" one …

Examining how labor and economy shaped the family life of bondwomen and bondmen in
the antebellum South" Swing the Sickle for the Harvest Is Ripe" compares the work, family …

Why did many Irish Americans, who did not have a direct connection to slavery, choose to
fight for the Confederacy? This perplexing question is at the heart of David T. Gleeson's …

In this masterful portrait of life in Savannah before, during, and after the Civil War, prize-
winning historian Jacqueline Jones transports readers to the balmy, raucous streets of that …

For more information, including a full list of entries, a generous selection of sample entries,
and more, visit the Women During the Civil War website. Women During the Civil War: An …

Until the Chace Act in 1891, no international copyright law existed between Britain and the
United States, which meant publishers were free to edit text, excerpt whole passages, add …

In nineteenth-century Britain, the effects of democracy in America were seen to spread from
Congress all the way down to the personal habits of its citizens. Bringing together political …

In Ambivalent Nation, Hugh Dubrulle explores how Britons envisioned the American Civil
War and how these conceptions influenced their discussions about race, politics, society …