Böcker av Eric Ethier

With The Big Book of Civil War Sites, history-focused travelers finally have ready access to in-depth and thorough listings of all sites associated with the major battles of a devastating war that transformed the nation. Whether for exploring the Southern states or the Eastern Theater, this book provides a full range of historical background information, travel and lodging options, museums, tours, and special events.  Top attractions in the North include the National Civil War Museum in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania; Gettysburg National Military Park; and Harpers Ferry National Historical Park. In the Southern states¿from the Outer Banks of North Carolina to the Mississippi Deltäreaders will discover the fascinating and varied world of Civil War history and read detailed accounts of battles in North and South Carolina, Tennessee, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, Florida, and Louisiana. War in the NorthSharpsburg/Monocacy: Jump Off to the NorthHarpers Ferry/Winchester: Into the ValleyNew Market/Staunton: The Central ValleyHarrisburg/Gettysburg: High TideFirst and Second Manassas: Blooded PlainsBaltimore: Powder KegWashington, D.C.: The CapitalNortheastern Virginia: BorderlandFredericksburg/Spotsylvania: Before RichmondThe Peninsula: On to Richmond!Richmond: Confederate CapitalPetersburg: Siege WarfareAppomattox: The End  War in the SouthNorth Carolina: Outer Banks to the Last Great BattleSouth Carolina: First to FightNashville and Franklin: Destruction of the Confederate Armies in TennesseeChattanooga: The Battle above the CloudsShiloh: The Bloodiest Days of 1862Other Tennessee BattlefieldsChickamauga: The Rock and the Angel of DeathDalton to Jonesboro: The Atlanta CampaignAtlanta to Savannah: The March to the SeaAndersonville: The Worst Place on EarthMobile Bay: Damn the TorpedoesOther Alabama and Mississippi BattlefieldsVicksburg: Sealing the Confederacy¿s FateNew Orleans and Port Hudson: The River WarFlorida: More Troops Than Voters

The harsh discipline of Puritan life bred the hard-bitten and hard-working people of Massachusetts, but did it also breed a unique type of criminal? This book explores the headline crimes of the state to find an answer.