8 must-read nonfiction books like Co. Aytch: A Confederate Memoir of the Civil War by Sam R. Watkins

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Co. Aytch: A Confederate Memoir of the Civil War

By: Sam R. Watkins

3.64

Format: 264 pages, Paperback

A classic Civil War memoir,Co. Aytchis the work of a natural storyteller who balances the horror of…

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1. The Killer Angels (The Civil War Trilogy, #2)

By: Michael Shaara

4.33

Format: 345 pages, Mass Market Paperback

In the four most bloody and courageous days of our nation's history, two armies fought for two drea… read more

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  • american history
  • american civil war
  • civil war
"Never let them see you run."

-Michael Shaara, The Killer Angels (The Civil War Trilogy, #2)

"Southern women like their men religious and a little mad."

-Michael Shaara, The Killer Angels (The Civil War Trilogy, #2)

"He was one of those, like Stuart, who looked on war as God's greatest game."

-Michael Shaara, The Killer Angels (The Civil War Trilogy, #2)

"…[W]e have a country here where the past cannot keep a good man in chains, and that's the nature of the war."

-Michael Shaara, The Killer Angels (The Civil War Trilogy, #2)

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2. The Civil War: An Illustrated History

By: Geoffrey C. Ward , Ken Burns , Ric Burns

4.27

Format: 425 pages, Hardcover

"The Civil War defined us as what we are & it opened us to being what we became, good & bad things.… read more

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  • american history
  • history
  • civil war
  • american civil war
  • nonfiction
"Who would not pass on as they did, dead for their country's life, and lighted to burial by the meteors splendor of their native sky"

-Geoffrey C. Ward, The Civil War: An Illustrated History

"I am passionately interested in how my Country works, and if you want to know about this thing called the United States of America, you have to know about the Civil War."

-Geoffrey C. Ward, The Civil War: An Illustrated History

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3. Landscape Turned Red: The Battle of Antietam

By: Stephen W. Sears

4.23

Format: 464 pages, Paperback

Combining brilliant military analysis with rich narrative history, Landscape Turned Red is the defi… read more

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  • american history
  • history
  • civil war
  • american civil war
  • nonfiction
"Even as McClellan conferred with his superiors, sounds of renewed battle came from the direction of Chantilly, a country estate a few miles north of Centreville and on the flank of Pope’s army."

-Stephen W. Sears, Landscape Turned Red: The Battle of Antietam

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4. Mama's Bank Account

By: Kathryn Forbes

4.24

Format: 160 pages, Paperback

The charming adventures of the Mama of an immigrant Norwegian family living in San Francisco. This … read more

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5. Manhunt: The 12-Day Chase for Lincoln's Killer

By: James L. Swanson

3.78

Format: 244 pages, Paperback

A fascinating tale of murder, intrigue, and betrayal. A gripping hour-by-hour account told through … read more

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  • american history
  • history
  • nonfiction
  • civil war
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6. A Blaze of Glory (Civil War: 1861-1865, Western Theater, #1)

By: Jeff Shaara

3.97

Format: 176 pages, Hardcover

In the first novel of a spellbinding new trilogy, New York Times bestselling author Jeff Shaara ret… read more

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  • civil war
  • american civil war
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7. Co. Aytch: A Confederate Memoir of the Civil War

By: Sam R. Watkins

3.64

Format: 264 pages, Paperback

A classic Civil War memoir,Co. Aytchis the work of a natural storyteller who balances the horror of… read more

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  • american history
  • biography
  • memoir
  • history
  • civil war
  • american civil war
  • nonfiction
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8. Guadalcanal Diary

By: Mark Bowden , Richard Tregaskis

3.77

Format: 342 pages,

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  • nonfiction
  • history
  • memoir

9. All for the Union: The Civil War Diary & Letters of Elisha Hunt Rhodes

By: None , None

3.33

Format: 161 pages, Paperback

All for the Union is the eloquent and moving diary of Elisha Hunt Rhodes, who enlisted into the Uni… read more

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10. Humorous Stories and Sketches

By: Mark Twain , Philip Smith

3.82

Format: 295 pages, Paperback

Mark Twain's inimitable blend of humor, satire, and masterly storytelling earned him a secure place… read more

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11. Davy Crockett: His Own Story

By: David Crockett

4.16

Format: 208 pages, Paperback

A Narrative of the Life of David Crockett of the State of Tennessee. Written in 1834, this autobiog… read more

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12. Rebel Yell: The Violence, Passion, and Redemption of Stonewall Jackson

By: S.C. Gwynne

3.33

Format: None pages, Hardcover

From the author of the prizewinning New York Times bestseller Empire of the Summer Mooncomes a thri… read more

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13. Confederates in the Attic: Dispatches from the Unfinished Civil War

By: Tony Horwitz

4.50

Format: None pages,

When prize-winning war correspondent Tony Horwitz leaves the battlefields of Bosnia and the Middle … read more

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14. Up from Slavery

By: Booker T. Washington , Ishmael Reed

3.64

Format: 288 pages, Paperback

Booker T. Washington, the most recognized national leader, orator and educator, emerged from slaver… read more

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15. Shiloh

By: Shelby Foote

3.21

Format: 215 pages, Paperback

This fictional re-creation of the battle of Shiloh in April 1862 fulfills the standard set by his m… read more

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16. In the Hands of Providence: Joshua L. Chamberlain and the American Civil War

By: None

3.81

Format: 75 pages, Paperback

Deserve[s] a place on every Civil War bookshelf.--New York Times Book Review "[Trulock] brings her … read more

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17. War on the Waters: The Union and Confederate Navies, 1861-1865

By: James M. McPherson

4.14

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Although previously undervalued for their strategic impact because the represented only a small per… read more

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18. In His Steps

By: Charles Monroe Sheldon

4.00

Format: 204 pages,

A classic short Christian novel about the events that ensue when a preacher challenges his congrega… read more

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19. The Wide Wide Sea: Imperial Ambition, First Contact and the Fateful Final Voyage of Captain James Cook

By: Hampton Sides

4.51

Format: 408 pages, Hardcover

From New York Times bestselling author Hampton Sides, an epic account of the most momentous voyage … read more

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  • history
  • biography
  • nonfiction
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20. Miracle in the Hills

By: Mary T. Martin Sloop

3.69

Format: 232 pages, Paperback

Dr.Sloop and her husband began their lifelong dedication to the mountain people when they rode hors… read more

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  • history
  • memoir
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21. That Devil Forrest: Life of General Nathan Bedford Forrest

By: John Allan Wyeth

4.14

Format: 586 pages, Kindle Edition

Nathan Bedford Forrest was one of twelve children, born to a poor blacksmith and his wife in Bedfor… read more

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  • biography
  • history
  • civil war
  • american civil war
  • nonfiction

8 Top history books like Co. Aytch: A Confederate Memoir of the Civil War by Sam R. Watkins

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Geoffrey C. Ward , Ken Burns , Ric Burns

4.27

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Stephen W. Sears

4.23

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James L. Swanson

3.78

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Michael Shaara

4.33

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Anton Myrer

4.39

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3.97

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Bernard Cornwell

4.30

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