num_pages: 288
description: The author of "Secret Lives of the U.S. Presidents" (100,000 in print) and "Secret Lives of the First Ladies" (30,000 in print) is back with another bizarre look at history's most celebrated personalities. With "Secret Lives of the Civil War," Cormac O'Brien unearths a host of strange, little-known facts about Abraham Lincoln, Jefferson Davis, Ulysses S. Grant, Robert E. Lee, Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson, and Harriet Tubman. He also introduces lesser-known people who changed the fate of our country people Sarah Edmonds, who disguised herself as a man so she could fight in the Battle of Bull Run (the Civil War had a surprising number of women soldiers).William Clarke Quantrill, a sociopath who fought in both armies, mostly for the pleasure of shedding blood.And of course, Officer Ambrose Burnside, whose unique "sideburns" would later influence generations of Elvis Presley fans. Complete with 30 dazzling portraits and illustrated maps, "Secret Lives of the Civil War" is a new look at one of the most fascinating chapters in American history.
language: English
title: Secret Lives Civil War 8pk
titlecomplete: Secret Lives Civil War 8pk
genres: History, American History, Civil War, Biography, Nonfiction
ratings_count: 119
publisher: Quirk Books