"Her marriage prospects limited, teenage Varina Howell agrees to wed the much-older widower Jefferson Davis, with whom she expects the secure life of a Mississippi landowner. Davis instead pursues a career in politics and is eventually appointed president of the Confederacy, placing Varina at the white-hot center of one of the darkest moments in American history"--

In this gripping and enigmatic tale, Ambrose Bierce explores the final moments of a Confederate sympathizer who faces a grim fate at Owl Creek Bridge. As he stands on the brink of execution, the story delves into his thoughts and perceptions, blurring the lines between reality and illusion. The narrative masterfully captures the tension and psychological complexity of a man's desperate attempt to escape death, creating a hauntingly memorable experience. Set...

The glory, pride, horror, and cowardice that are associated with war are depicted in a classic account of a young soldier's Civl War experiences.

At her dying father's request, Jesselyne Atwood takes her family's Thoroughbreds and heads for safety to escape the Civil War. A Secret Refuge book 1.

Twelve-year-old Jesse leaves his home on Maryland's Eastern Shore to help a young runaway slave find a safe haven in the early days of the Civil War.

Josephine is a young woman with a sassy look and sharp tongue, especially where flirtatious Adam Morgan is concerned, but when Adam returns home wounded from the War Between the States, Jojo can't deny her growing feelings for him.

"In November 1864, Gen. John Bell Hood's Army of Tennessee prepares to launch an assault on Union forces near Franklin, Tennessee. Dirty, exhausted, and hungry, the Confederate soldiers form a line of battle across an open field. Among them stands Pvt. Bushrod Carter, a twenty-six-year-old rifleman from Cumberland, Mississippi. Against all odds, Bushrod has survived three years of war unscathed--but his luck is about to run out"--Publisher marketing....

Ishmael Reed's parody of slave narratives—the classical literature of the African American tradition—which redefined the neo-slave genre and launched a lucrative academic industry
Some parodies are as necessary as the books they answer. Such is the case with Flight to Canada, Ishmael Reed's scathing, offbeat response to conventional anti-slavery novels such as Uncle Tom's Cabin. Though Flight to Canada has...

"It is absolutely unique—without question the most fascinating Civil War novel I have ever read."
Professor James M. McPherson
Pultizer Prize-winning BATTLE CRY OF FREEDOM
January 1864—General Robert E. Lee faces defeat. The Army of Northern Virginia is ragged and ill-equpped. Gettysburg has broken the back of the Confederacy and decimated its manpower.
Then, Andries Rhoodie, a strange man with an unplaceable accent, approaches...

Inspired by true events of the Civil War, a coming-of-age survival tale of two sisters and the harrowing journey that will change their lives forever...

1864: As Sherman's army marches toward Atlanta, a cotton mill commandeered by the Confederacy lies in its path. Inside the mill, Clara Douglas weaves cloth and watches over her sister Kitty, waiting for the day her fiancé returns from the West.

When Sherman's troops

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