In January 1840, 31-year-old Albert Pike published a poem entitled “Dissolution of the Union.” With the arrival of the American Civil War, the poem’s prophecy was proven true; its Boston-born author...
The current release [2018] of Afro-Americana Imprints , 1535-1922: From the Library Company of Philadelphia includes several illustrated comic or satirical works published in the 19th century. Life...
For this month’s highlights [December 2017] from The American Civil War Collection, 1860-1922: From the American Antiquarian Society , we have selected two rare works: a Southern almanac and an...
This month’s release of imprints from The American Civil War Collection, 1860-1922: From the American Antiquarian Society includes two imprints reflecting on events in Richmond, Virginia, following...
The December release of The American Civil War Collection, 1860-1922: From the American Antiquarian Society includes: the first-hand account of one of Sherman’s notorious bummers—the nickname used to...
The current release of The American Civil War Collection, 1860-1922: From the American Antiquarian Society includes several accounts of the war from the perspective of citizens and sympathizers of the...
