History Buff's Guide to the Civil War

by ThomasR.Flagel (Author)

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  Paperback
  2010

  $3.24

  Including: Antebellum: Investigates the critical years before the war, in particular the growing crises, extremists, and slavery. Politics: Contrasts the respective presidents and constitutions of the Union and Confederacy, the most prominent politicians, and the most volatile issues of the times. Military Life: Insights into the world of the common soldiers, how they fought, what they ate, how they were organized, what they saw, how they lived, and how they died. The Home Front: Looks at the growing field in research, including immigration, societal changes, hardships and shortages, dissent, and violence far from the firing lines. In Retrospect: Ranks the heroes, heroines, greatest victories, failures, firsts and worsts. Pursuing the War: Summarizes Civil War study today, including films, battlefield sites, books, genealogy, re-enactments, restoration, preservation, and other ventures.