The Dr. John K. Lattimer Collection of Lincolniana
Author: Heritage Auction Galleries (Dallas, Tex.)
Publisher: Heritage Capital Corporation
Published: 2008
Total Pages: 194
ISBN-13: 9781599673042
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Heritage Auction Galleries (Dallas, Tex.)
Publisher: Heritage Capital Corporation
Published: 2008
Total Pages: 194
ISBN-13: 9781599673042
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: John Bell
Publisher: Dundurn
Published: 2011-09-14
Total Pages: 258
ISBN-13: 1459700988
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →In 1863–1864, Confederate naval operations were launched from Canada against America, with an unexpected impact on North America’s future. Since the terrorist attacks of 9/11, a myth has persisted that the hijackers entered the United States from Canada. This is completely untrue. Nevertheless, there was a time during the U.S. Civil War when attacks on America were launched from Canada, but the aggressors were mostly fellow Americans engaged in a secessionist struggle. Among the attacks were three daring naval commando expeditions against a prisoner-of-war camp on Johnsons Island in Lake Erie. These Confederate operations on the Great Lakes remain largely unknown. However, some of the people involved did make more indelible marks in history, including a future Canadian prime minister, a renowned Victorian war correspondent, a beloved Catholic poet, a notorious presidential assassin, and a son of the abolitionist John Brown. The improbable events linking these figures constitute a story worth telling and remembering. Rebels on the Great Lakes offers the first full account of the Confederate naval operations launched from Canada in 186364, describing forgotten military actions that ultimately had an unexpected impact on North Americas future.
Author: E. Lawrence Abel
Publisher: McFarland
Published: 2020-08-24
Total Pages: 265
ISBN-13: 1476680469
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Born into a Sephardic Jewish immigrant family, Dr. Issachar Zacharie was the preeminent foot doctor for the American political elite before and during the Civil War. An expert in pain management, Zacharie treated the likes of Henry Clay, John C. Calhoun, General George McClelland and most notably, President Abraham Lincoln. As Zacharie's professional and personal relationship with Lincoln deepened, the President began to entrust the doctor with political missions. Throughout Lincoln's presidency, Zacharie traveled to southern cities like New Orleans and Richmond in efforts to ally with some of the Confederacy's most influential Jewish citizens. This biography explores Dr. Zacharie's life, from his birth in Chatham, England, through his medical practice, espionage career and eventual political campaigning for President Lincoln.
Author: Heritage Auction Galleries (Dallas, Tex.)
Publisher: Heritage Capital Corporation
Published: 2008
Total Pages: 178
ISBN-13: 9781599672939
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