Excerpt from Lossing's Complete History of the United States, From the Discovery of the American Continent to the Present Time, Vol. 1: With a Valuable Concordance, Comprising a System of Cross-References Interwoven With Foot-Notes Throughout the Work, and Much Important Supplementary MatterThe system of concordance interwoven with the notes throughout the entire work is of great importance to the reader. When a fact is named which bears a relation to another fact elsewhere recorded in the volume, a reference is made to the page where such fact is mentioned. A knowledge of this relationship of separate events is often essential to a clear view of the subject, and without this concordance, a great deal of time would be spent in searching for that relationship. With the concordance the matter may be found in a moment. Favorable examples of the utility of this new feature may be found on page 289. If strict attention shall be given to these references, the whole subject will be presented to the mind of the reader in a comprehensive aspect of unity not to be obtained by any other method.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Lossing's Complete History of the United States, From the Discovery of the American Continent to the Present Time, Vol. 1: With a Valuable Concordance, Comprising a System of Cross-References Interwov

Benson J. Lossing

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Mathew Brady's Illustrated History : Civil War

Value Proprietary

With His War Photographs and Paintings by Military Artists.

Matthew Brady's Illustrated History of The Civil War

Portland House / Random House

An official photographer of the Civil War presents more than seven hundred extraordinary photographs, accompanied by a lively text that recounts the history of the war, its causes, battles, personalities, and effects.

Mathew Brady's Illustrated History of the Civil War

History

Americas

The Fairfax Press

Pictorial Field Book of the War of 1812; Or, Illustrations, By Pen And Pencil, Of The History, Biography, Scenery, Relics, And Traditions Of The Last War For American Independence

Military

Heritage Books, Inc.

Although the story of the American Revolution has been well and often told, Mr. Lossing strives to present a more thorough history of the character and situation of the localities and of the men identified with the Revolution. He felt that "the men of old were fast fading away, and that relics associated with their trials and triumphs would soon be covered up forever." As a result, he took a journey of more than 8,000 miles and visited every important place made memorable by the events of the war, in the hope that a record of his pilgrimage, interwoven with the facts of past history, would provide a worthy reading experience for his readers. He also provided a detailed list of illustrations in each volume for the hundreds of engravings provided within the pages and a subject, place and fullname index for easy access to information. The book is presented as graphic images, so the user sees the work just as it was originally published. It is intended to look and function very much like a "real" book. There is no electronic index, and there is no electronic text to search. However, numerous electronic bookmarks have been added which make it easy to move through the book. Image numbers will match the page numbers for all of the main text, as well as the index. Any unnumbered portraits and illustrations are at the back of the actual file, to keep page numbering consistent.

Pictorial Field Book of the Revolution; Or, Illustrations, By Pen and Pencil, of the History, Biography, Scenery, Relics, and Traditions of the Last War For American Independence

"The Battle of Bull's Run, so disastrous to the National Arms, and yet so little profitable, as a military event, to the Confederates, was in its immediate effects a profound enigma to the people of the whole country. They could not understand it. The Confederates held the field, yet they did not seek profit from the panic and flight of their opponents, by a pursuit. The Nationals were beaten and dispersed; yet, after the first paralysis of defeat, they instantly recovered their faith and elasticity. There had been marches, and bivouacs, and skirmishes, and a fierce battle, within the space of a week; and at the end of twenty-four hours after the close of the conflict, the respective parties in the contest were occupying almost the same geographical position which they did before the encounter."--from The Pictorial Field-Book of the Civil War
Before the rise of "professional" academic history, there were devoted Brahmins of a literary bent (George Bancroft, Francis Parkman, and Henry Adams) and skilled researchers and chroniclers, men such as J. Thomas Scharf of Maryland history fame and--the most prolific of all--Ben Lossing of New York, who, since they made their living by writing history, could rightly be labeled "professional" after all. Every literate history lover in the mid-to-late nineteenth century knew of Lossing and his work; he may not have been academically trained, but he knew where to look for evidence, did the digging we would expect him to do, and wrote with a flair for the dramatic. In his Pictorial Field Book of the Civil War, Lossing takes the same "on-the-scene approach" to the Civil War--visiting the sites of battles and other events, making sketches of these places, talking with people about their experiences--that earned his earlier Pictorial Field Book of the Revolution and Pictorial Book of the War of 1812 a wide and enthusiastic readership.

Pictorial Field Book of the Civil War: Journeys through the Battlefields in the Wake of Conflict, Vol. 2: Reorganizing the Army of the Potomac to the Capture of Vicksburg

The Johns Hopkins University Press

Pictorial Field Book of the Civil War: Journeys through the Battlefields in the Wake of Conflict:Volume Three Chancellorsville to the Surrender at Appomattox

Most people know the importance of the Declaration of Independence, but few know much about its signers. This reprint of an 1848 original provides a brief biography on each of the fifty-six signers of the Declaration. Learn the virtues of these venerated Americans who helped create the most stable and enviable nation in the world.

Lives of the Signers of the Declaration of Independence

Children's Books

WallBuilder Press

The Hudson, From the Wilderness to the Sea

Description and history of the Hudson River, and the communities along its banks, from its origins to the Atlantic. Based on a trip the author made in 1859 with a small group of friends. Illustrated with over 300 engravings made from the author's drawings

The Hudson, from the wilderness to the sea

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