| Curiosities of the Confederate Capital: Untold Richmond Stories of the Spectacular, Tragic and Bizarre Contributor(s): Burns, Brian (Author) |
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ISBN: 1609499549 ISBN-13: 9781609499549 Publisher: History Press OUR PRICE: $19.79 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 2013 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - Civil War Period (1850-1877) - History | United States - State & Local - South (al,ar,fl,ga,ky,la,ms,nc,sc,tn,va,wv) - History | Military - Pictorial |
| Dewey: 975.545 |
| LCCN: 2013012846 |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 6" W x 8.9" (0.60 lbs) 160 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1851-1899 - Topical - Civil War |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In the early days of the Civil War, Richmond was declared the capital of the Confederacy, and until now, countless stories from its tenure as the Southern headquarters have remained buried. Mary E. Walker, a Union doctor and feminist, was once held captiv |
Contributor Bio(s): Burns, Brian: - Brian Burns started his career in the 1980s as an advertising art director in North Carolina. In 1987, he moved to Richmond, where he enjoys a simpler life in writing and horticulture. His home is in the Bellevue district, one of the neighborhoods that Lewis Ginter and John Pope pioneered. |