QUARSTEIN, JOHN V. & DENNIS P. MROCZKOWSKI - Fort Monroe: The Key to the South (the CIVIL War History Series)

Charleston, SC, Arcadia. 2000. (ISBN: 073850114X). Paperback, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book, Apparent FIRST EDITION. "..a powerful pictorial portraying the exciting history of the only fort in the Upper South to remain under Union control throughout the Civil War..a Federal bastion within the Confederacy and influenced many of the Civil War's greatest events..quickly became a symbol of freedom and helped to define the wartime objective to end slavery..also played a critical role in the eventual Union victory, serving as a base for amphibious operations against Southern ports as well as staging campaigns against the nearby Confederate capital in Richmond." No marks except owner signature and signature of the author, Quarstein, with inscription, light shelf wear. 127pp. Ships in sturdy cardboard for ultimate protection, no bubble mailers! Also listed with The Civil War on the Virginia Peninsula as book no.10183 as a special. Very Good Plus. Signed by Author with Inscription.