19th Century

Image of The Thieves of Threadneedle Street: The Incredible True Story of the American Forgers Who Nearly Broke the Bank of England
Author(s):
Nicholas Booth
Genre(s):
True Crime, Biography, Autobiography & Memoir, Criminals, History, British, U.S., 19th Century

The Thieves of Threadneedle Street: The Incredible True Story of the American Forgers Who Nearly Broke the Bank of England

November 7, 2016
Reviewed by: 
Thomas McClung

For those who enjoy reading a well-told tale of historical nonfiction, this could be that story. But be forewarned that it comes with at least two caveats to be explained below.

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Image of This Vast Southern Empire: Slaveholders at the Helm of American Foreign Policy
Author(s):
Matthew Karp
Genre(s):
Black & African American, Slavery, History, U.S., 19th Century, Political

This Vast Southern Empire: Slaveholders at the Helm of American Foreign Policy

September 11, 2016
Reviewed by: 
Thomas McClung

Among historians certainly, it has been axiomatic that control of the authority and power of the Federal government was maintained by the so-called Southern plantation aristocracy for the first 75

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Image of The Civil Wars of Julia Ward Howe: A Biography
Author(s):
Elaine Showalter
Genre(s):
History, U.S., 19th Century, Biography, Autobiography & Memoir, Historical, Social Activists

The Civil Wars of Julia Ward Howe: A Biography

March 27, 2016
Reviewed by: 
Elayne Clift

“[S]he wrote, ‘I do not desire ecstatic, disembodied sainthood . . . I would be human, and American, and a woman.’”

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Image of Picturing Frederick Douglass: An Illustrated Biography of the Nineteenth Century's Most Photographed American
Author(s):
John Stauffer, Zoe Todd, Celeste-Marie Bernier
Genre(s):
Black & African American, History, U.S., 19th Century, Civil War (U.S.)

Picturing Frederick Douglass: An Illustrated Biography of the Nineteenth Century's Most Photographed American

November 18, 2015
Reviewed by: 
Robert S. Davis

History as documented through the image has a short historiography. Until recently, even the nobility lacked multiple images or sometimes any likeness at all.

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Image of Spies, Scouts, and Secrets in the Gettysburg Campaign: How the Critical Role of Intelligence Impacted the Outcome of Lee's Invasion of the North, June-July 1863
Author(s):
Thomas Ryan
Genre(s):
19th Century

Spies, Scouts, and Secrets in the Gettysburg Campaign: How the Critical Role of Intelligence Impacted the Outcome of Lee's Invasion of the North

July 8, 2015
Reviewed by: 
Jerry Lenaburg

“. . . tells an almost unknown side of this well chronicled battle . . .”

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Image of Wondrous Beauty: The Life and Adventures of Elizabeth Patterson Bonaparte
Author(s):
Carol Berkin
Genre(s):
French, 19th Century, 19th Century, French, French, 19th Century

Wondrous Beauty: The Life and Adventures of Elizabeth Patterson Bonaparte

October 24, 2013
Reviewed by: 
William Dietrich

“. . . assured and compelling. . . . fascinating and perceptive . . .”

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Image of March: Book One
Author(s):
John Lewis, Andrew Aydin
Genre(s):
History, Political, 19th Century, Interracial/Multicultural, Interracial/Multicultural, History, Political, 19th Century, History, Political, 19th Century, Interracial/Multicultural, History, Political, 19th Century, Interracial/Multicultural

March Book One

August 20, 2013
Reviewed by: 
Mark Squirek

“. . . a brilliant example of how the format can inspire and educate.”

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Image of Lincoln and Race (Concise Lincoln Library)
Author(s):
Richard Striner
Genre(s):
History, Political, U.S., 19th Century, History, U.S., Political, 19th Century, History, Political, U.S., 19th Century, History, U.S., Political, 19th Century

Lincoln and Race

May 25, 2012
Reviewed by: 
Michael J. Deeb

“. . . very helpful in understanding Lincoln’s attitude as politician and as president toward race.”

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Image of Mr. President: How and Why the Founders Created a Chief Executive
Author(s):
Ray Raphael
Genre(s):
History, Political, U.S., 17th Century, 18th Century, 19th Century, History, U.S., Political, 19th Century, 18th Century, 17th Century, History, Political, U.S., 17th Century, 18th Century, 19th Century

Mr. President: How and Why the Founders Created a Chief Executive

March 20, 2012
Reviewed by: 
Robert Schaefer

“Mr.

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Image of Stealing Secrets: How a Few Daring Women Deceived Generals, Impacted Battles, and Altered the Course of the Civil War
Author(s):
H. Donald Winkler
Genre(s):
Women in History, 19th Century, Civil War (U.S.)

Stealing Secrets: How a Few Daring Women Deceived Generals, Impacted Battles, and Altered the Course of the Civil War

October 1, 2010
Reviewed by: 
JoAn Watson Martin

H. Donald Winkler has researched the lives of nineteen daring women who changed the outcome of Civil War battles.

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