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November 2012

Do you know why the Union Navy targeted the Outer Banks for its first takeover during the American Civil War? (Hint: It has nothing to do with Captain Jack Sparrow.) Unearth a treasure trove of American history with The Civil War Begins: Opening Clashes, 1861. Read our review in our blog at http://govbooktalk.gpo.gov/2012/11/22/first-blood-year-one-of-the-war-between-the-states/

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