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A great addition to an incredible Civil War Emerging series. Chock full of detailed information about each battle, along with maps, GPS coordinates, pictures and driving directions, this is a definitive guide to the Seven Days’ Battles in 1862. I can’t recommend this enough fr anyone who is a history buff, Civil War enthusiast or is simply interested in a detailed account of these battles.

So far, very interesting account of the Union’s attempt to take Charleston by force, only to be stymied at the peninsula called Secessionville. Unable to take the vital Confederate Tower Battery, there were no further attempts to attack Charleston until Sherman’s March north from Savannah in 1865. This book goes into great detail setting the scene for the Union’s futile attempts and subsequent moves thereafter

Interesting to read firsthand accounts of the witnesses who met and were affected by Lincoln’s conspirators. Unusually, the co-conspirators were tried by a military tribunal and could not testify on their own behalf. So far both fascinating (and sometimes dry) accounts of the players and witnesses in the assassination, as most trial transcripts go.

Very interesting account of Captain John Smith and his accounts of the founding of Jamestown, his tenure as President and his exploration of the Chesapeake Bay Area. I especially love Philip Barbour’s footnotes and editing.

So far, relatively interesting. Not much that hasn’t been known about Sickles’ prewar life but adds a lot of insight into his personality and character

Very well written. Nobody writes True Crime like Harold Schecter does. It was an easy read, concise yet gripping and kept me on the edge of my seat in this strange but true case in the 1920s. I definitely recommend it and will probably re-read it again soon.

One of the most comprehensive and meticulous accounts of the Salem Witch Trials, the author goes to great lengths to collect and chronically organize its records. Long and at times repetitive, it is an excellent book for history buffs.

Very interesting reading. The author Frances Hill, who wrote “A Delusion of Satan” brings together historical and even fictional accounts of the Salem Witch Trials. Some parts are hard to get through, but overall it’s an excellent book for reading about contemporary and historical views of the Trials.

Very well written. A chronological account of Lincoln’s assassination and a day-by-day account of Booth’s escape, capture and shooting, this book never fails to mesmerize, and reads like a fascinating novel. It also follows up on the conspirators and what became of them. I highly recommend it and enjoyed reading this very much.

Very well written. A chronological account of Lincoln’s assassination and a day-by-day account of Booth’s escape, capture and shooting, this book never fails to mesmerize, and reads like a fascinating novel. It also follows up on the conspirators and what became of them. I highly recommend it and enjoyed reading this very much.

Very interesting. The first book to make an attempt to not only put the Salem Witch Trial transcripts into chronological order, it also explains the source, the idioms and abbreviations and attempts to name the transcriber. It’s long winded but very compelling. I am thoroughly enjoying it. It makes it easier to understand overall.

Very well written. Engaging and immersive