Autobiography from Blue & Grey Book Shoppe

From the Editor's Preface: "...you will find Herbert Hoover writing not as a former President, but as a former Boy. It is a role which suits him well. He has always loved the memory of his own boyhood, with a grave, affectionate, and wisely humorous regard for all boys and girls who are engaged in the serious business of growing… Read more about this item

Quote from back cover: "This superb autobiography by the man Eisenhower called the greatest field general of World War II is full of surprises....Widely remembered as a great but close-mouthed military leader, Bradley is startlingly outspoken in these pages....He is hard on Eisenhower for submitting to British demands during the campaigns in North Africa and Sicily, and for allowing Montgomery...to… Read more about this item

From front DJ flap: "It is not commonly known that during several periods in his life President Harry S. Truman took pen in hand to record reminiscences of his childhood, military service and early political career. These reminiscences...as well a other shorter accounts have been thoughtfully pieced together into one continuous narrative by historian Robert H. Ferrell." "This is a warm,… Read more about this item

This book is an autobiography of Carry A. Nation. She recounts a timeline of events in her life. She mentions things like: Negroes as slaves, superstitions, Kentucky, Missouri, spiritualism, whisky, husbands, jail, prohibition, mothers, Washington D.C., assault, liquor, Oklahoma, Texas, Masonry, poetry. Very Good- condition. Dark Blue cloth covers over boards. Design impression on front, Gold gilt lettering on front and… Read more about this item

From the front dust jacket flap: "Grant's penetrating and stately work reveals a nobility of spirit and an innate grasp of the important fact that he rarely displayed in private life. His preface explains that he took up this task 'with a sincere desire to avoid doing injustice to anyone, whether on the National or the Confederate side'." Book -… Read more about this item

From the back cover: "At last, one of the most dramatic and significant events in modern American history - President Truman's dismissal of General Douglas MacArthur from command of UN forces in Korea in April 1951 - gets the dramatic and significant account it deserves, from a master historian. Characters great and small sprint to life as Brands's narrative builds… Read more about this item

From the front dust jacket flap: "Rather than a meticulous autobiography, Joyce Hall has written informal reminiscences that highlight both a fascinating personal life and the successful history of one of America's best-known corporations." My note: totally readable, not dull at all. Lots of interesting tidbits. Book - Good- condition. Ivory cloth over boards w brown leather spine. Some wear to edges/corners.… Read more about this item

From front dust flap: "Breast cancer made Jennie Nash a wise old woman at the age of thirty-six. She learned, among other things, that her instincts are good, her kids are really resilient, and that, in the fight against breast cancer, the journey for patients, family, and friends can be a surprisingly positive, life-changing experience." "Jennie gives readers a road… Read more about this item

Original edition published by the Press of the Henneberry Company, Chicago, 1903. New material copyright 2000 by the Minnesota Historical Society. On front cover: "Being an Autobiography of the Missouri Guerrilla Captain and Outlaw, His Capture and Prison Life, and the Only Authentic Account of the Northfield Raid Ever Published" From back cover: "Many may wonder why an old 'guerrilla' should… Read more about this item

From back cover: This book recounts "the manner in which women experienced the war and the changes it brought about in their lives. Here are first-person accounts - recollections - of women running farms, buying and selling goods, working outside the home, serving as spies, and even participating in combat in disguise." Very Good condition. Very minimal edge wear, slight… Read more about this item

From back cover: "This is one of the richest collections of Civil War letters I have seen. I doubt if any collection surpasses it. Fisk is intelligent and thoughtful. He writes well and the prose is still accessible to a late twentieth-century reader. He successfully presents the minutiae of soldier life - marching, food, picketing, pay, battles - while also… Read more about this item

From back cover: "Louise Wigfall Wright's recollections of the Civil War rank among the most notable Southern memoirs ever published. Her father's status as a Senator led to contacts with several distinguished political and military figures that served the Confederacy during the war. Her family letters reveal much personal insight and changing perspectives on the war as time frayed hopes… Read more about this item

From page 7: "...Captain Wm. S. Burns...has finally consented to write for The Courier a series of articles giving his personal experiences during the rebellion. He enlisted in 1861, and served three years in the western army." Fine condition. Blue cloth cover with color flag image on front and gold gilt lettering on spine. Beautiful book. Clean and tight. Please see… Read more about this item

Originally published by Reed Publishing Company in 1903. Two Trails Publishing mad additions and corrections in 1999, and reprinted with additional corrections and changes in 2004. Publishers Note: "Whie the author has only been able, with the limited space at his command, to give a rough sketch of these notes lives of outlawry, he has, unconsciously, perhaps, presented a character… Read more about this item

From back cover: "This journal records the Civil War experiences of a sensitive, well-educated, young southern woman. Kate Stone was twenty when the war began, living with her widowed mother, five brothers, and younger sister at Brokenburn, their plantation home in north-eastern Louisiana." In her journals, she reveals a way of life that is no more: books read, plantation management,… Read more about this item

Originally published in 1888, reprinted in 1995 by Applewood Books. This book is a reminiscence of daily life on a Southern plantation during the Civil War. It is filled with vivid details of everything from methods of making dyes and preparing foods to race relations and the effects of the war. Very Good condition. Light soiling visible on back (non-coated) cover.… Read more about this item

From Introduction: "Oley Kohlman is an authentic product of the cattle country of northern Colorado... He calls himself a cow disturber. ...your purse-lipped old English teacher would not have approved..." Stories - no sources named to protect their children and grandchildren. Social history between Greeley and Cheyenne. Includes illustrations. Very Good condition. Soft crease on bottom front corner and back top corner.… Read more about this item

From back cover: "The best and most accurate first-person account of the long-overlooked western border war of 1863....[It] contributes to a richer understanding of the Civil War by establishing links between developments in the trans-Mississippi and events in the East." - Phillip T. Tucker. Fine condition except for light corner wear. Very minimal edge wear. Clean. Tight. Please see photos.… Read more about this item

Longstreet's memoirs of the Civil War in America. Reprint Edition. Illustrated with plates, maps, portraits, and engravings. Book - Fine condition. Some age spotting, otherwise clean and tight. Please see photos. Dust Jacket - Fine condition. No edge or corner wear. Looks like new. Please see photos. 690 pages including Index. Large book - may require some additional postage.

From back cover: "...the largest collection of annotated and authenticated accounts of slaves ever published in one volume. In them, the slaves of Thomas Jefferson, Robert E. Lee, Henry Clay, and others speak for themselves about their culture, plantation life, the adequacy of their food, clothing, and shelter, the sexual exploitation of black women, and the psychological response to bondage.… Read more about this item