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Stereo view collectors will be delighted to see this book on the shelves!

The second edition of the most authoritative book on Stereo Views—the only one to offer a detailed price guide—features nearly all new photographs, updated and expanded price listings, as well as new sections on foreign views, Internet dealings, and more!

This book includes an expanded, detailed history of stereo views, photographers and publishers as well as information on collecting, evaluating, and organizing a collection. Also features a special chapter on Tru-Vues, View-Masters, Novelviews, and other modern 3-D visual collectibles, including the newly discovered True-Views of England—not mentioned in any other book.

John Waldsmith is a full-time dealer in antique graphics. He is co-founder and vice president of the National Stereoscopic Association and has written extensively on antique graphics for a variety of periodicals.

• Features more than 500 photographs for easy identification

• Includes a detailed history of this fascinating collecting genre

• More than 3,000 listings of classic stereo views with updated prices and detailed descriptions.
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Thorough, expansive, and meticulously researched, General James B. McPherson: The Star-Crossed Knight of the Union by author and historian Thomas Waldsmith offers the biography of a young general who by his courage, ambition and fortitude rose to command an entire army and whose death was felt deeply by friend and foe alike. First as a brigadier general, then as a Corps commander, and eventually the general of the entire Army of the Tennessee, James B. McPherson was an integral part in the success of Grant's military campaigns. His participation included the battles of Raymond, Jackson, Champion Hill, and Vicksburg. Told through narratives, personal letters, and recorded correspondences from his comrades, military peers, and ordinary soldiers, this definitive and comprehensive guide is broken into twenty-three manageable chapters and shares the story of a great son of the State of Ohio..
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This book is part of the Our Name in History series, a collection of fascinating facts and statistics, alongside short historical commentary, created to tell the story of previous generations who have shared this name. The information in this book is a compendium of research and data pulled from census records, military records, ships' logs, immigrant and port records, as well as other reputable sources. Topics include:

• Name Meaning and Origin
• Immigration Patterns and Census Detail
• Family Lifestyles
• Military Service History
• Comprehensive Source Guide, for future research

Plus, the "Discover Your Family" section provides tools and guidance on how you can get started learning more about your own family history.

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Nearly 300,000 titles are currently available in the Our Name in History series, compiled from Billions of records by the world's largest online resource of family history, Ancestry.com..
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