“It was said by Abraham Lincoln that Ms. Stowe's novel, UNCLE TOM'S CABIN, started the great civil war, the it can be… — Alabama Jane Brown Copy Share Image
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Dictatorship played a decisive role in the North's successful effort to maintain the Union by force of arms...one man was the government… — Clinton Rossiter Copy Share Image
It is almost inconceivable that citizens of that time were willing to support so bloody a war, by putting so high a… — Michael Novak Copy Share Image
The civil war across the Middle East between the Shia and the Sunni empowers groups like ISIS and al Qaeda who claim… — Peter Bergen Copy Share Image
If we want to understand the actions of a man in the early 1860's, put yourself back there in his shoes. As… — Hal Holbrook Copy Share Image
“Sea and land may lie between us, but my heart is always there with you.” — Nancy B. Brewer Copy Share Image
Thrilling, illuminating, heart-pounding. Liar, Temptress, Soldier, Spy reads like a crackling espionage novel and resonates as only the most compelling history can.… — Megan Abbott Copy Share Image
“I stop to brace myself against the walls, which are painted with the fingerprints of family.” — Nancy B. Brewer Copy Share Image
I hope that when I commence that oath, my tongue may cleave to the roof of my mouth. If I ever sign… — Belle Boyd Copy Share Image
Surrender means that the history of this heroic struggle will be written by the enemy; that our youth will be trained by… — Patrick Cleburne Copy Share Image
I was raised on the Hudson, in a house that had been the stable of the financier and Civil War general Brayton… — Mark Helprin Copy Share Image
Doing something to make ourselves feel better is beside the real point of defeating Isis and ending the Syrian civil war. — Crispin Blunt Copy Share Image
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What was the reason for invading Iraq' Was it a humanitarian crusade or an economic one' I would be inclined to say… — Dougray Scott Copy Share Image
I love general history. That's all I read really. I don't read novels, I read history. I love it. I live in… — Steve Zahn Copy Share Image
“In the American South, there are hundreds of Civil War battle monuments and preserved plantation manor houses for every exhibit that in… — Adam Hochschild Copy Share Image
“Jean H. Baker, Mary Todd Lincoln: A Biography (New York: Norton, 1987); Joan E. Cashin, First Lady of the Confederacy: Varina Davis’s… — Jennifer Chiaverini Copy Share Image
He is cautious. He ought to be. But he is NOT slow. Lee is a phenomenon. He is the only man whom… — Stonewall Jackson Copy Share Image
Once the ISIS threat has been reduced or eliminated, I think we can turn our attention directly to stabilizing the situation in… — Rex W. Tillerson Copy Share Image
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