The Emancipation Proclamation

A hardcover copy of the draft, preliminary, and final versions of Abraham Lincoln's January 1, 1863 Executive Order―the Emancipation Proclamation―which declared the freedom of 3.1 million of the nation's slaves.

Hardcover: 30 pages ISBN-10: 1557094705 ISBN-13:‎ 978-1557094704 Publisher: Applewood Books; Reprint Edition, February 1998 Dimensions: 6.75 x 4.25

Tredegar Iron Works: Richmond's Foundry On The James

One of the most important industrial landmarks in the nation lies in the heart of historic Richmond. The Tredegar Iron Works was the most prodigious ordnance supplier to the Confederacy during the Civil War, as well as an industrial behemoth in its own right. Named for the hometown of the Welsh engineers who built it, Tredegar remained one of Richmond's chief industrial entities for over a century. It produced ordnance during five wars and helped build the railroads that rapidly spread across the nation during the gilded age. Author Nathan Vernon Madison, utilizing a wealth of primary sources and firsthand accounts, chronicles the full history of a Richmond industrial icon. Paperback, 191 pages.

The Gettysburg Address

The Gettysburg Address, by Abraham Lincoln. This hardcover includes the speech, its five known drafts, a transcription of the letter from David Wills inviting Lincoln to participate in the ceremonies at Gettysburg, and contemporary reactions to the speech in newspaper across the country. (28 pages, 6.75 x 4.25, Hardcover)