ISBN: 9781879664135 - baltimore and ohio in the civil war (3 Ergebnisse)

Zustand: Very Good. 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. 8vo. Blue cloth with gilt lettering, pictorial dust jacket. viii, 304pp. Frontispiece, map endpapers, illustrations, maps. Near fine/near fine. Superb, tight and handsome facsimile reprint of the 1939 first edition, called by Archer Jones "A scholarly study of a strategic railroad in the war, with considerable attention to affairs in West Virginia." NEVINS I, 15.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Very good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Good. Reprint edition. 304, [4] pages. Endpaper maps. Frontis illustration. Notes. Bibliography. Index. New material copyrighted in 1992. DJ has some edge wear and soiling, Festus P. Summers (1895-1971) was a historian who served on the faculty of West Virginia University from 1932 to 1965 and as chairman of the history department from 1946 to 1962. Festus P. Summers was the author or editor of several books, including Baltimore and Ohio in the Civil War and The Cabinet Diary of William L. Wilson, 1896-1897. Fascinating history of the active role played by the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad during the Civil War. Covers not only the use of the railroad during military operations but also the importance of the line within the military zone. The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, an early leader in the transportation revolution, provided the country with a more efficient means of travel. The rail line's construction began on July 4, 1828, and eventually expanded into thirteen states. In 1861 the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad maintained 188 miles in Virginia and independently offered a direct connection to both eastern and western Virginia. The railroad was primarily northern with only a portion of its line in northern Virginia. During the American Civil War (1861-1865), the once-vast and continuous line was broken into sections and was subject to a number of raids by both Union and Confederate forces.…