Daily Life in Civil War America

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Dorothy Denneen Volo, James M. Volo

Book Code: DCDL0516

344 pages, chronology, maps,

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Publication: 11/30/1998

Media Type: Database

Also Available: Hardcover

Trim Size: 6 1/8 x 9 1/4

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Description: The United States Civil War touched the lives of every American North and South at that time. This informative book makes extensive use of journals, newspapers, and diaries to bring together the experience of the soldier, civilian, and slave in one volume. The experiences of Billy Yank and Johnny Reb are contrasted with activities on the homefront to bring this turbulent era alive for students, teachers and Civil War buffs. This engaging history also provides interesting details such

Table of Contents:

Introduction
Chronology
History, Politics, and Slavery
The Historian's War
Politics: The National Hobby
The American Zion
On Behalf of Southern Independence
The Peculiar Institution: Slavery
Abolition
Soldier's Lives
Billy Yank and Johnny Reb
Hardtack and Coffee
Tenting Tonight: The Soldier's Life
Tactics and Strategy
Seeing the Elephant: The Realities of Life in Battle
Civilians' Lives
Be It Ever So Humble
Leisure Time
Feast or Famine: Food and Cooking
The Look: Fashion and Women's Clothing
Dressed for the Part: Men's, Children's, and Slaves' Clothing
Elevating and Expanding the Young Mind
Till the Mournful Night is Gone: Death and Dying
Bibliography
Index

LC Card Number: 98-17486

LCC Class: E468

Dewey Class: 973


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