So, what are the lessons that we can learn from reading Twain's memoir detailing his days as a steamboat pilot on the Mississippi River before and after the American Civil War? Well, as the American author and humorist once noted, "A person who won...
What made the study interesting is that the site quickly established itself as an authority with regard to its subject matter, an enigmatic American folk song first published in 1928, but with origins rumored to go back to the Underground Railroad...
The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System http://www.itd.nps.gov/cwss/index.html A searchable database containing very basic facts about servicemen who served on both sides during the Civil War, with other historical resources.
