Thrilling Stories of the Great Rebellion: Comprising Heroic Adventures and Hair-Breadth Escapes of Soldiers, Scouts, Spies, and Refugees; Daring Exploits of Smugglers, Guerrillas, Desperadoes, and Others; Tales of Loyal and Disloyal Women; Stories of the Negro, etc. etc. With Incidents of Fun and Merriment in Camp and Field.
Philadelphia: John E. Potter & Co., 1866. Octavo, 494 pages, period quarter leather over blue cloth covered boards. Spine lettered in gilt. Illustrated with color plates.
Thrilling Stories of the Great Rebellion is a vivid and wide-ranging Civil War–era anthology that captures the popular appetite for dramatic wartime storytelling in the immediate aftermath of the conflict. Published in Philadelphia by John E. Potter & Co. in 1866, the book brings together sensational and anecdotal narratives of soldiers, scouts, spies, refugees, guerrillas, and civilians, blending tales of battlefield heroism and peril with lighter episodes from camp life. It also addresses the war’s closing chapters, including the assassination of Abraham Lincoln, the pursuit of the conspirators, and the capture of Jefferson Davis, giving the volume a sense of historical finality. Illustrated and issued in an engaging format intended for a broad readership, the book stands as a representative example of postwar popular history—less a formal chronicle than a lively reflection of how Americans remembered, processed, and dramatized the Civil War in the years immediately following its end. Some slight rubbing and wear, spine sunned and damaged, some occasional discoloration and foxing, else in good + condition. Item #183
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