General & Local History Books

Civil War in Hampton Roads "1861", WHRO series produced for the Civil War Sesquicentennials.

Lincoln at Cooper Union explores Lincoln's most influential and widely reported pre-presidential address -- an extraordinary appeal by the western politician to the eastern elite that propelled him toward the Republican nomination for president.

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Paperback, 159 Pages. Author: John V. Quarstein.  All Book Sales Are Final.

Hardcover, 160 Pages. Author: Vincent Scott.  All book sales are final.

On March 9, 1862, the USS Monitor and CSS Virginia met in the Battle of Hampton Roads- the first time ironclad vessels would engage each other in combat.

This book of beautiful images and descriptions brings to life the models of August Crabtree.

Noted historian John V. Quarstein recounts the compelling story of this ironclad underdog, providing detailed appendices, including crew member biographies, and a complete chronology of the ship and crew.

This book documents the dramatic history of Civil War ironclads and reveals how warships like the Monitor and Virginia revolutionized naval warfare.

Readers can dive into the world of the Monitor and meet William Flye, George Geer and the rest of the men who risked everything by going to sea in the celebrated "cheesebox on a raft" and became the hope of a nations wrecked by war.

Lavish illustrations complement this informative and highly readable account.

Virginia played an important role during World War 1, supplying the Allied Forces with food, horses, and steel in 1915 and 1916. The author details the state's manifold contributions to the war effort and presents a study of monuments erected after the wa