ISBN: 9780811718240 - an unerring fire: the massacre at fort pillow (13 Ergebnisse)

Hardback. Zustand: Good. What really happened at Fort Pillow on April 12, 1864? The Union called it a massacre. The Confederacy called it necessity. TheTennessee spring came early that year, awakening regional plants as warmer air and mois soil nurtured new life. Across the landscape could be seen the faint hint of green as sweet gum, hickory, oak cottonwood, .Sweet Williams, and wild dogwood added their hues. This serene backdrop in hardly the place where one would imagine such a one-sided military atrocity to take place. Although at first glance the numbers are hardly noteworthy, the casualty ratio speaks volumes on the event. Eyewitness accounts relate vivid recollection of the numerous and specific nature of the injuries suffered by the survivors. Controversy and scandal surround the Southern general Nathan Bedford Forrest. Why did it seem that he passively watched his men attack and mutilate more than one hundred apparently unarmed soldiers? Perhaps the biggest controversy involved racial prejudice. Was there a reason that Fort Pillow was singled out for Confederate vengeance, with the knowledge that the majority of the men were African-American? Of the dead, 66 percent were black. An Unerring Fire answers these questions and more in a critical examination of what remains one of the most controversial episodes of the Civil War.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Zustand: As New. No Jacket. Pages are clean and are not marred by notes or folds of any kind. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Zustand: As New. No Jacket. Pages are clean and are not marred by notes or folds of any kind. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Zustand: Very Good. Very Good condition. Good dust jacket. A copy that may have a few cosmetic defects. May also contain light spine creasing or a few markings such as an owner's name, short gifter's inscription or light stamp.

Zustand: As New. Like New condition. Very Good dust jacket. A near perfect copy that may have very minor cosmetic defects.

Zustand: Good. 1st Edition. Former library copy. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.…

Zustand: Very Good. 1st Edition. Former library copy. Pages intact with possible writing/highlighting. Binding strong with minor wear. Dust jackets/supplements may not be included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good. …

Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Fine. 1st Edition. Tall 8vo., 190pp. Beautiful Stated First Edition, First Printing with full number sequence. This is a reprint of the original 1973 edition published by Fairleigh Dickinson University Press. Square, tight and clean throughout with little or no wear. Equally attractive unclipped dust-jacket, ($22.95 is in the rear panel), is fresh and bright with no chipping, creases, toning or tears. A gorgeous collectable copy at a great price.…

Hardcover. Small 4to. Burgundy and tan cloth, pictorial dust jacket. 190pp. Illustrations. Fine/fine. A tight, immaculate first edition. Study of the April 12, 1864 incident near Memphis, when Confederate cavalry under Forrest supposedly slaughtered the troops they'd defeated.

Hardcover. Zustand: Brand New. 1st edition. 190 pages. 9.75x6.50x1.00 inches. In Stock.