books by Webb Garrison     books:     Webb Garrison      Civil War Curiosities: Strange Stories, Oddities, Events, and Coincidences Webb Garrison Thomas Nelson, 2000 A good read about some of the "not so famous" stories and information about the Civil War. This book is a must have for Civil War buffs. It gives some very interesting stories which you probably wouldn't find anywhere else.             Civil War Trivia and Fact Book: Unusual and Often Overlooked Facts About America's Civil War Webb Garrison Thomas Nelson, 1992 Another Fair Priced Civil War Winner by Webb Garrison! "2000 Questions and Answers About The Civil War" is the revised title of Webb Garrison's paperback "Civil War Trivia and Fact" book. Whereas the paperback was more expensive, "2000 Questions" is now rebound in a plain yet attractive hardbound format with the ...             Strange Battles of the Civil War Webb B. Garrison Cumberland House Publishing, 2002 Not really a great read I found this work to be a little disappointing. Each story seemed to develope slowly and was just not exiciting or interesting. Maybe to someone just beginning to read about this war, it might hold some interest, but not in my case.             Amazing Women of the Civil War: Fascinating True Stories of Women Who Made a Difference Webb Garrison Thomas Nelson, 1999 Very good historical piece!! Very enjoyable!! This was really good. It's about various women that helped shape the Civil War, whether by being Spies, Soldiers, Journalists, Angels of Mercy, or whatever. You'll be surprised how far some of these women went for their cause, and how much they accomplished in that ...             Casual Lex: An Informal Assemblage of Why We Say What We Say Webb Garrison Thomas Nelson, 2005 A mixture of good, dubious, wrong, and "so what?" Do you know where the phrase "Achilles' heel" came from? If you're at least past fourth grade in the U.S., you sure do. Hey, do you know where the word "apocalyptic" came from? Guess what, it's from the Greek! The book is filled with words and figures of speech we ...             Webb Garrison's Civil War Dictionary: An Illustrated Guide to the Everyday Language of Soldiers and Civilians Webb Garrison Sr., Cheryl Garrison Cumberland House Publishing, 2008 In the 140-plus years since the American Civil War, the American language has changed dramatically. As the meanings of many words have become obscure or lost, links with the vibrant language of the Civil War era have dissolved, and much of that which had meaning to our forefathers no longer retains the same meaning to us. What did it mean "to ...             Why You Say It: The Fascinating Stories Behind Over 600 Everyday Words and Phrases Webb Garrison Thomas Nelson, 1992 "Why you say it" is a great trivia resource If you want to know the origins of 'Once in a blue moon' or 'Here mud in your eye' or countless other phases and words, this is the book for you. The book is a very entertaining resource full of the mundane and arcane roots of common phrases. This is truly the stuff in ...             True Tales of the Civil War Webb Garrison Gramercy, 2000 Great condition This book arrived in great condition and while it starts off slow it is a good read.             The Encyclopedia of Civil War Usage: An Illustrated Compendium of the Everyday Language of Soldiers and ... Webb B. Garrison, Cheryl Garrison Cumberland House Publishing, 2002 The Encyclopedia of Civil War usage An invaluable tool to help you understand change in word usage--excellent for reinactors, writers and scholars of the Civil War era.             More Civil War Curiosities: Fascinating Tales, Infamous Characters, and Strange Coincidences Webb Garrison Thomas Nelson, 2000 Interesting and Captivating I have three of Garrison's books: The Amazing Civil War, Civil War Curiosities, and More Civil War Curiosities. I would recommend each and every book to anyone! The facts that Garrison writes about are both interesting and captivating and being a high school American ...             Brady's Civil War: A Collection of Memorable Civil War Images Photographed by Matthew Brady and His Assistants Webb Garrison The Lyons Press, 2008 Excellant Compilation Mr. Webb's compilation of the photographs of Matthew Brady is a fine edition to any Civil War library. The only limitation is one of expectations. In Brady's age the technology of photography was limited when compared to todays standards. The lack of fast film, or ...             Casual Lex: An Informal Assemblage of Why We Say What We Say Webb Garrison Thomas Nelson, 2005             A Treasury of Civil War Tales: Unusual, Interesting Stories of the Turbulent Era When Americans Waged War on ... Webb Garrison Thomas Nelson, 2000 Easy to read history Although the title implies that this might be a collection of short stories, it is more a series of chapters describing historical events. Written in a journalistic style that would hold your interest in a magazine, this book is not fiction but history that is slightly ...             Civil War Hostages: Hostage Taking in the Civil War Webb B. Garrison White Mane Publishing Company, 2000 Interesting take on the Civil War Every so often a book is published that covers an aspect of the Civil War that is not usually discussed in other works. Such a book is this one, by a well-respected Civil War writer. I must confess that I knew absolutely nothing about hostage-taking during that war, ...             A Treasury Of White House Tales Webb Garrison, Beth Wieder Thomas Nelson, 2002 Fun book! This is a great book for reading in those spare moments. For me, it was not the sort of book I'd read in one or two sittings -- just a chapter here and a chapter there while waiting in a doctor's office, or sitting at the Barber shop, or reading a quick chapter before ...          products you might be interested in search for books coincidences, encyclopedia, fascinating, illustrated, interesting, photographed      toavi.com    web we recommend Another Fair Priced Civil War Winner by Webb Garrison! randomly chosen DVD: Empire Records (Remix! Special Fan Edition)