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"[A] richly illustrated story of the South's war effort told through one of the world's finest collections of artifacts. . . . This stunning coffee table sized volume shows over 600 of the rarest Confederate artifacts.--Doc Kirby ""Book Bit for WTBF-AM/FM"" Jones, Senior Military Curator of the Atlanta History Center, has proven himself to be one of today's top authorities of Civil War artifacts . . . The full color photographs were taken by master photographer Jack Melton, Jr., and serve this book well, turning a valuable research tool into a work of beauty. Photos are crisp and numerous for most pieces, and are invaluable for anyone from advanced collectors to armchair historians interested in the Confederacy's struggle to provide needed materials to its troops in the field. . . . This book is first rate in [my] opinion, and deserving of a place on every serious Civil War buff or collector's book shelf.--Butch Holcombe ""American Digger"" The Wray collection encompasses some 1,300 artifacts, of which approximately 600 are described in this catalogue. The Wray collection's scope expresses in a material way the saga of the Confederacy, its strengths, innovative creativity, and its ultimate falling short of its goal of Confederate self-sufficiency and independence.--Bruce S. Bazelon ""Blue and Gray Magazine"" There are many, many iconic items that are appealing to the reader. . . . It is a veritable encyclopedia on the arms of the Confederacy and would make for a wonderful addition to the library of the arms collector whether he is interested in the Civil War or the Confederacy.--Frank Graves ""Arms Heritage Magazine"""

There are many, many iconic items that are appealing to the reader. . . . It is a veritable encyclopedia on the arms of the Confederacy and would make for a wonderful addition to the library of the arms collector whether he is interested in the Civil War or the Confederacy.--Frank Graves Arms Heritage Magazine

Jones, Senior Military Curator of the Atlanta History Center, has proven himself to be one of today's top authorities of Civil War artifacts . . . The full color photographs were taken by master photographer Jack Melton, Jr., and serve this book well, turning a valuable research tool into a work of beauty. Photos are crisp and numerous for most pieces, and are invaluable for anyone from advanced collectors to armchair historians interested in the Confederacy's struggle to provide needed materials to its troops in the field. . . . This book is first rate in [my] opinion, and deserving of a place on every serious Civil War buff or collector's book shelf. --Butch Holcombe, American Digger

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Gordon L. Jones is senior military historian and curator at the Atlanta History Center, USA.

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