4 American Civil War Books - Bruce Catton & Davis

4 American Civil War Books - Bruce Catton & Davis The American Civil War, or War Between the States was a bloody struggle for Independendence (from the Southern perspective) and the struggle to keep the union of the United States together (on the northern perspective). The civil war was a civil-war, in that it was not just the north against the south, but brother against brother, kin fighting kin, towns and regions within the various states fighting each other. In most areas of the country, there was strife and friction among many families, truly a civil war. Aside from the human struggle, ever consider what happened to the trees during the civil war? During the mid-1800's, really before the industrial revolution and introduction of fossil fuels, trees were the mainstay of energy consumption. Tree were used not just for heating, but for making ships, weapons, forts and defensive positions, railroad ties, chemicals like resins, farms that cleared the trees out, and certainly fruit-bearing types. Amazing to look at the old civil war pictures, such as on the civil war battlefields, to see denuded hills and farms, and compare those same civil war battelfields and other areas today. Amazing how in most places the trees have come back full and lush. We like trees, thats what we do - grow trees. And as we are learning more about our American history, the American Civil War in particular, we think about the role the trees had during the war. Although really unrelated to our interest and profession in trees, these four books about the American Civil War are quite interesting. Three were written by Bruce Catton, a popular author about the civil war, and the fourth was written by Burke Davis. We have read them, found them to be full of information about the civil war, and now we have made them available on our ebay store. We hope you find the civil war as fascinating as we do... after all, it was a big part of our American history. ========== Written by Empire National Nursery, Your North Carolina Source for Fast Growing Trees.