The Story of California and Her Flags to Color - Gold Rush Era
The men and women who made California's history are here with flying colors, with their lively stories told and the sources always given. The flags will thrill you when they are colored.

8.5 x 11" Paperback 56 pages; Not a typical coloring book. Chock full of text and valid history information on the state and the flags.

$3.95 No item number, just order by title

Rosie and the Bear Flag

The story of the exciting Bear Flag uprising as perhaps witnessed by young Rosalia Leese, who was there. This niece of General Vallejo had a Yankee dad, and was part of both cultures.

8.5 x 11" Paperback 56 pages; Not a typical coloring book. Chock full of text and valid history information on the state and the flags.

$3.95 No item number, just order by title

Soft Cover 8 1/2 x 11", 96 pp, 141 pictures, with 57 in color.

To the South he was a barbarian. To the North he was a hero. To historians he was a man who changed the course of American military history and reshaped military strategy.

William Tecumseh Sherman was a man driven by an intense desire to be a successful soldier. Using superior intellect, practical observation, and logical reasoning, he developed his theory of "Total War." He then put his theories to the ultimate test and emerged victorious in Civil War battles from Shiloh to Savannah.

SHERMAN: Merchant of Terror, Advocate of Peace is not another biography of the Civil War general. Instead, it analyzes Sherman's philosophy of war. This investigative book examines the personality of this famous figure and the influences behind his military philosophy, tracing back to his military beginnings at West Point and including his relationship with General Grant and their shared perspective on the goal of war.

A noted Sherman scholar, Dr. Charles Edmund Vetter evaluates Sherman's place in the full context of military history and explains the sociological impact of the general's actions and the resulting devastation. Vetter claims that Sherman's war against the economic, political, and social systems of the South during his March to the Sea were crucial in establishing superiority over the South's military.

In going beyond the scope of biographical works, Vetter researched Sherman's personal letters and papers to focus on the psyche of the man, his commitment to his goals, and the effects he had on the world around him. This thorough, accurate, and insightful study of General Sherman brings new light to the military and social history of the Civil War and Reconstruction eras

 Elmira Prison Camp

#CHJ1 $2.99
Everyone hears about Georgia's brutal POW camp Andersonville. This is the story of "Hellmira," The North's Andersonville. A critical and fair look at the deadly conditions, the bitter New York winter, the successful tunnel escape, and of the escaped slave who became responsible for the proper and reverent burial of some 3,000 Confederate soldiers at the camp. His touching efforts in the name of humanity gives us the identities of those sons of The South now interred in graves marked by name, regiment and company in a national cemetery. Now they are New York's sons too. Thirty-two page paperback pamphlet. Nineteen B&W photos. A fascinating addition to any collection. This is not a publication you're likely to find anywhere else. It is a small publication put out by the Chemung Historical Journal, Elmira, New York, August 1990 (Reprint). Soft Cover;

A Civil War Anthology

Another small but wonderful little paperback publication by The Chemung County Historical Society

The Shohola Train Wreck article is about the disaster that killed Confederate POW's being transported to Elmira Prison Camp; "The Civil War Years" is about Elmira Prison Camp.

#CHJ2 $4.99

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List of Confederate Soldiers Buried in Woodlawn National Cemetery Elmira, New York #CHJ3 $4.99

A wonderful one of a kind tool for genealogists or those researching unit histories. Gives the name, rank unit and death date of thousands of Southerners who perished in Elmira Prison Camp.

John W. Jones, an escaped slave who had found freedom in Elmira, was the sexton of Woodlawn Cemetery and had charge of the burial of every Confederate Prisoner during the existence of the prison. The name, rank, company and regiment, grave number and date of death were carefully attached to the lid of the coffin, and evidence has been found that the date of death was written on a piece of paper, inserted in a tight bottle and deposited with the remains. Sexton Jones was a very busy man, especially between September and May during which time the least number of funerals a month was 208, and the greatest was 495. Jones employed as many as twelve men in digging the trenches which contained the graves of the dead, but Jones was always on hand to see that the burials were properly and reverently conducted.

Paperback; 5x8" 318 pages, 25 b&w plates

The Negro's Civil War #NCW $12.00

       Ground-breaking in both technique and in the facts and attitudes it uncovers, The Negro's Civil War offers a much-needed reassessment of our nation's bloodiest conflict from the perspective of those who had most at stake. For anyone concerned with the Civil War and the history and culture of black Americans, here is a richly complex, multifaceted chronicle of a neglected chapter in America's history.

Pulitzer Prize-winning historian James McPherson assembles key extracts from newspaper articles, books, speeches, and letters, and allows black preachers and doctors, former slaves and intellectuals, soldiers and educators to speak for themselves. Through their words, we learn of conditions for blacks in the Union army, the rebuttal of the theory of racial inferiority, and the shifts in the black views of Lincoln. And we hear of the aspirations of a newly freed people to acquire education, suffrage, and, above all, the human dignity that had long been denied them. For this edition, McPherson has added a searching new foreword bringing the book up to date.

 The Returned Battle Flags

#RETFL $26.00

A remarkable facsimile edition of a souvenir book printed by the Cotton Belt Route railroad. Given to those attending a United Confederate Veterans reunion at Louisville in 1905. Wonderful info on the final return of captured Southern flags by the US government in 1905, its controversy, and the detailed inventory of more than 500 flags on hand at the time. Also fine treatment of the meaning and various designs of the many flags used by The Confederate States. Much detail on the action and members of regiments and even companies.

70 color prints. Paperback; 6 1/2x 10"

Battle Flags of Texans in the Confederacy

#BFTX $29.95

Hardcover; 8 1/2 x 11", 80 color plates, period b&w photos.176 pages

Flags of Texas by Charles E. Gilbert, Jr. #FLGTX $16.95

96 pp. 51/2 x 81/2 " Hardcover, 45 illustrations, 34 in color

The Flags Of Civil War South Carolina

#FLOFSC $21.95 By South Carolinian and History Teacher Glenn Dedmondt: For this difinitive volume, the author meticulously located, measured and determined the significance of every South Carolina flag in existence today. The state's long, proud history, as well as its role in the War Between The States, is reflected by the many flags that represent secession, state sovereignty and military detachments.

Featured flags include: The Lone Star and Palmetto Flag (Palmetto Guard Flag -Pvt. John Bird's Flag) which was the first Southern flag to fly over Fort Sumter and the Sovereignty Flag (South Carolina Secession Flag)

160 pp. 8.5x11", 150 color illustrations, Bibliography and a table showing dimensions of battle flags.

What You Should Know About The American Flag by Earl P Williams Jr. #WATFLAG $6.95

What You Should Know About The Flags Of The Confederacy by Earl P Williams Jr. #WATC $6.95

THIS BOOK IS OUT OF STOCK AWAITING A REPRINT

Flags of Louisiana by Jeanne Frois

#FLGLA $16.95

96 pp. 51/2 x 81/2 " Hardcover, 20 color illustrations

Flags of Tennessee by Devereaux D. Canon, Jr.

#FLGTN $16.95

96 pp. 51/2 x 81/2 " Hardcover, 46 color illustrations

Black Union Soldiers in the Civil War #BUS, WAS $36 now only $25.20 By Hondon B. Hargrove: 250pp Hardcover, 6x9", 8pp photographs, tables, bibliography, index. This book refutes the historical slander that blacks did not fight in the war. The early opposition to using black soldiers is examined. Chapters include "This is a White Man's War," "The Emancipation Proclamation," and "Black Soldiers Prove Themselves Men." Topics covered include "Southern Negroes as Confederate Soldiers," "The Bureau for Colored Troops," "The Corps d'Afique," and "Shared Battles." Treatments of specific actions include the battles of Milliken's Bend, Fort Wagner, Olustee, Wilson's Wharf Landing (Fort Powhattan), Petersburg, The Crater, Fort Pillow Massacre (depending on whom you believe) and many others. Appendices include much information on the organization and statistics of black troops by regiment and descriptions of the actions resulting in The Congressional Medal of Honor being awarded to 16 black soldiers to whom this book is dedicated. "Very well researched...recommended to all students of military history." - Civil War; "excellent, scholarly analysis, complete with illustrations and numerous tables of figures to drive home his point." - AB Bookman's Weekly.

The Tax Racket; Government Extortion From A-Z

Don't blame me if you read this book and you are mad for weeks. You better be sitting down when you read this one.

Reading it got me so riled up I bought some to sell.

Read it and pass it on.

#Tax Racket $8.95 Sacrifice price just so you will read it! I have three left.

#FLOFCAL $20.95

The Flags of Civil War Alabama
Glenn Dedmondt

Flags that survived the war are
shown with a color illustration and a
brief history of their units. Includes
cavalry, infantry, artillery, naval and
some special units. Each is shown in its
original design. Some photographs show
patterns of wear, and damage. Those
that did not survive are recreated from
descriptions. Writer is lifelong resident
of the Carolinas and a history teacher.

160pp 8½ x 11"Soft cover, 105 color illus., 14 color photos

#FLOFNC $21.95

FLAGS OF CIVIL WAR NORTH CAROLINA
By Glenn Dedmondt
Flags stir powerful emotions, and few objects evoke such a sense of duty and love of one’s homeland. In April 1861, the first flag of a new republic flew over North Carolina. The state had just seceded from the union, and its citizens would soon have to fight for their homes, their families, and their way of life.

The Flags of Civil War North Carolina is the history of this short-lived republic (which later joined the Confederacy), told through the banners that flew over its government, cavalry, and navy. From the hand-painted flag of the Guilford Greys to the flag of the Buncombe Riflemen--made from the dresses of the ladies of Asheville--this collection is an exceptional tribute to the valiant men who bore these banners and to their ill-fated crusade for independence.

208 pp. 8½ x 11 155 color illustrations - Appendixes - Bibliography - Index

How to design a great flag!

Thinking of creating your own personal custom flag for your family, company, town or organization? Take advantage of these 5 basic principles distilled from the wisdom of many flag scholars and professionals to come up with a fine design. Ask yourself the right questions and come up with an effective result.

Published by the North American Vexillological Association, Compiled by Ted Kaye

14 page paperback book

#GFBF $2.95