Hakutulokset: Kirjoja kirjailijalta Roger Pickenpaugh
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McKinley, Murder and the Pan-American Exposition
On September 6, 1901, President William McKinley held a public reception at the Pan-American Exposition in Buffalo, New York. In the receiving line, holding a gun concealed by a …
Captives in Gray
Perhaps no topic is more heated, and the sources more tendentious, than that of Civil War prisons and the treatment of prisoners of war (POWs). Partisans of each side, then and …
Captives in Blue
Captives in Blue, a study of Union prisoners in Confederate prisons, is a companion to Roger Pickenpaugh's earlier groundbreaking book Captives in Gray: The Civil War Prisons of …
Johnson's Island
In 1861, Lt. Col. William Hoffman was appointed to the post of commissary general of prisoners and urged to find a suitable site for the construction of what was expected to be the …
Primary Importance
Prior to 1960, presidential nominees were largely selected in the infamous "smoke filled rooms" of state party conventions. In 1960 two serious contenders for the Democratic …
Primary Importance
Prior to 1960, presidential nominees were largely selected in the infamous "e;smoke filled rooms"e; of state party conventions. In 1960 two serious contenders for the …
Captives in Blue
A study of Union prisoners in Confederate prisonsIn Captives in Blue, Roger Pickenpaugh examines the ways the Confederate army contended with the growing prison population, the …
Camp Chase and the Evolution of Union Prison Policy
Discusses an important yet often misunderstood topic in American History.Camp Chase, located four miles west of Columbus, Ohio, started, as did so many other prisons, as a training …
Johnson’s Island
In 1861, Lt. Col. William Hoffman was appointed to the post of commissary general of prisoners and urged to find a suitable site for the construction of what was expected to be the …
McKinley, Murder and the Pan-American Exposition
On September 6, 1901, President William McKinley held a public reception at the Pan-American Exposition in Buffalo, New York. In the receiving line, holding a gun concealed by a …
America's First Interstate
The story of America's first government-sponsored highway The National Road was the first major improved highway in the United States built by the federal government. Built between …
Captives in Gray
Contemporary reports from prisoners and witnesses humanize the grim realities of the POW camps. Perhaps no topic is more heated, and the sources more tendentious, than that of …