Product Description: James E. Hanger was wounded at Philippi, Virginia on June 3, 1861 and became the first amputee of the American Civil War. He hated the Yankee peg leg his Union doctor gave him. Instead, he used his ingenuity and engineering background to invent an artificial leg with a joint at the knee and a hinge at the ankle...read more

Product Description: On June 20, 1863, West Virginia became the 35th state. Most people think the statehood movement was a result of the majority of those who lived in western Virginia were pro-Union and came out of the decision of Virginia to secede from the Union...read more

Product Description: The Return of Catesby is a sequel to Catesby: Eyewitness to the Civil War published in 2008. In this account, Catesby, a former slave, becomes the first colored teacher at Storer College in Harpers Ferry, WV. Storer was one of the first schools in the country to be established for the purpose of educating former slaves...read more

Product Description: Period historians who have read about the Culp family and have knowledge of some of Bob OConnors characters will find this book intriguing and exciting. OConnor shows us how a familys inner struggle resembled our national conflict in a very readable fashion...read more

Product Description: This book was written by Ward Hill Lamon- Abraham Lincoln's personal bodyguard. Lamon was one of Mr. Lincoln's closest and probably his most trusted friend - a friendship that spanned nineteen years. It is a follow-up to another book The Life of Abraham Lincoln: From his Birth to his Inauguration published in 1872 that also lists Ward Hill Lamon as the author...read more

Product Description: The brave and heroic U. S. Colored soldiers who endured incarceration at the infamous Andersonville Prison in Georgia are honored in this non-fiction book. And its about time.

Product Description: “There is something here for anyone who wants to coach or have a better understanding of the game. . . . It fills the gaps in many areas that aficionados may not even think about.”--Jon Gruden, Super Bowl winning coach of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers If you're new to football or share the couch with a die-hard fan, this is the book that tackles your toughest questions about what's happening on the field...read more

Product Description: Follow Catesby, a colored blacksmith, in his never ending quest for freedom. Learn from his viewpoint what is happening in the long drawn out war. His journey is unforgettable.

Product Description: President Lincoln's trusted friend, former law partner and heavily armed bodyguard, Ward Hill Lamon, is the subject of this new historical novel. Lamon snuck Lincoln into Washington prior to the Inauguration when detective Allan Pinkerton uncovered a plot to assassinate Lincoln when his train passed through Baltimore...read more

Presents a guide to soccer injuries and their prevention, diagnosis, and treatment. This book is useful to trainers and coaches, and the later chapters are of interest to medical personnel and on the field first aid practitioners.

Product Description: This historical novel provides eye-witness accounts of the John Brown insurrection from famous people like Robert E. Lee, from John Brown’s family, and from ordinary citizens like Margarette Brown and Christine Fouke. The information has been gathered by two of the raiders who escaped and live to tell about it -- Owen Brown, one of John Brown’s sons, and Osborne Anderson, a colored man...read more

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Product Description: The text presents drills and coaching suggestions for every position on the field while emphasizing that youth football's main objective is fun. Safety, agility, line stance and pass rush fundamentals are also included.