The First Lady and the Rebel
The story of Mary Todd Lincoln and Emily Todd Helm, two sisters on separate sides of history, fighting for the country they believe in against the people they love most When the Civil War cracks the country in two, First Lady Mary Todd Lincoln watches from the White House as the blows of a divided
Vicksburg: Grant's Campaign That Broke the Confederacy
The astonishing story of the longest and most decisive military campaign of the Civil War in Vicksburg, Mississippi, which opened the Mississippi River, split the Confederacy, freed tens of thousands of slaves, and made Ulysses S Grant the most important general of the war.Vicksburg, Mississippi,
Rebel Richmond: Life and Death in the Confederate Capital
In the spring of 1861, Richmond, Virginia, suddenly became the capital city, military headquarters, and industrial engine of a new nation fighting for its existence A remarkable drama unfolded in the months that followed The city s population exploded, its economy was deranged, and its government
Mustard Seed
The bestselling author of Yellow Crocus returns with a haunting and tender story of three women returning to the plantation they once called home Oberlin, Ohio, 1868 Lisbeth Johnson was born into privilege in the antebellum South Jordan Freedman was born a slave to Mattie, Lisbeth s beloved
Christmas at Carnton (Carnton, #0.5)
A Christmas novella to launch a brand new three book series The Carnton Novels Amid war and the fading dream of the Confederacy, a wounded soldier and a destitute widow discover the true meaning of Christmas and of sacrificial love Recently widowed, Aletta Prescott struggles to hold life
Christmas Bells
New York Times bestselling author Jennifer Chiaverini celebrates Christmas, past and present, with a wondrous novel inspired by the classic poem Christmas Bells, by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow I heard the bells on Christmas Day Their old familiar carols play And wild and sweet The words
She Came to Slay: The Life and Times of Harriet Tubman
In the bestselling tradition of The Notorious RBG comes a lively, informative, and illustrated tribute to one of the most exceptional women in American history Harriet Tubman a heroine whose fearlessness and activism still resonates today.Harriet Tubman is best known as one of the most famous
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De oude Syri r Abd al Latief heeft een laatste wens hij wil begraven worden in zijn geboortedorp Op zijn sterfbed vraagt hij zijn zoon Boelboel hem daarheen te brengen Voor Boelboel zit er niets anders op samen met zijn broer Hoessein en zijn zus Fatima gaat hij na hun vaders dood op weg In een
Varina
In his powerful fourth novel, Charles Frazier returns to the time and place of Cold Mountain, vividly bringing to life the chaos and devastation of the Civil War With her marriage prospects limited, teenage Varina Howell agrees to wed the much older widower Jefferson Davis, with whom she expects a
Trouble the Water
Abigail Milton was born into the British middle class, but her family has landed in unthinkable debt To ease their burdens, Abby s parents send her to America to live off the charity of their old friend, Douglas Elling When she arrives in Charleston at the age of seventeen, Abigail discovers that
The Underground Abductor (An Abolitionist Tale about Harriet Tubman) (Nathan Hale's Hazardous Tales, #5)
Araminta Ross was born a slave in Delaware in the early 19th century Slavery meant that her family could be ripped apart at any time, and that she could be put to work in dangerous places and for abusive people But north of the Mason Dixon line, slavery was illegal If she could run away and make
The Lost Order (Cotton Malone, #12)
The Lost Order continues renowned New York Times top 5 bestseller Steve Berry s Cotton Malone series with another riveting, history based thriller The Knights of the Golden Circle, founded on July 4, 1854, was the largest, most dangerous clandestine organization in American history It formulated
Shades of Honor (Grayson Brothers, #1)
TWICE LOVED is the SWEET edition of Shades of Honor She Planned To Marry Her Best Friend Then His Brother Returned Home And Complicated Everything Marrying her lifelong friend and neighbor, Kyle Grayson, will allow Evelyn to care for her ailing father But when Kyle s older brother, Radford,
Today We Go Home
Seattle, Washington Larkin Bennett has always known her place, whether it s surrounded by her loving family in the lush greenery of the Pacific Northwest, or riding on a dusty convoy in Afghanistan But all that changed the day tragedy struck her unit and took away everything she held dear Soon