Civil War America: Voices from the Home Front (American Voices From--)

Civil War America: Voices from the Home Front КНИГИ ;ВОЕННАЯ ИСТОРИЯ Издательство: ABC-CLIOАвтор(ы): James MartenЯзык: EnglishГод издания: 2003Количество страниц: 361ISBN: 1-57607-237-1Формат: pdf (e-book)Размер: 6,63 mbThe author of an acclaimed account of the lives of children in the Civil War, Marten here provides a more comprehensive introduction to the civilian history of the Civil War. Concise, vividly written chapters describe the home front through the lives of individuals and the histories of events and institutions in the North and South. The stories are organized around five broad themes: the Northern home front, the Southern home front, children, African Americans, and the war aftermath. The case studies feature voices of the famous, like Edmund Riffin and Booker T. Washington, but more often they offer the testimony of ordinary men, women, and children. A superb blend of traditional narrative, case studies, and individual stories, Civil War America is a valuable resource for students and their teachers seeking to understand the many ways in which the Civil War was truly a people war. RAPIDили IFOLDER 0 Out Of The Three Million Who Fought, Six Hundred Thousand Died. The U.s. Civil War Affected Not Only The Soldiers Who Fought, But Everyone. It Was A War That Forever Altered The Lives Of Countless Men, Women, And Children. Diaries, Letters, Journal Entries, And Newspaper Articles Recount The Stories, Feelings, And Actions Of People Who Experienced The War Firsthand. In Addition, This Illuminating Collection: Brings Together In One Source Information And Experiences From The North And South, Black And White, Young And Old, Male And Female; Includes The Writings Of George Templeton Strong, Louisa May Alcott, Walt Whitman, And Ambrose Bierce; Gives Firsthand Accounts Of Key Events Like The Draft Riots In New York City And The Siege Of Vicksburg; And Conveys The Complexity Of Relationships Between Soldiers And Civilians, Northerners And Southern African Americans, Union Men And Southern Women. Civil War America: Voices From The Home Front Recounts The Personal Experiences Of Slaves, Slave Owners, Refugees, Dissenters, Journalists, Veterans, Widows, And Orphans Alike. Civil War Buffs, Students, Scholars, And General Readers Will Read Stories Of The War Never Told Before.--jacket. Pt. 1. Southern Civilians Under Siege. The Last Fire-eater : Edmund Ruffin -- Times To Try A Woman's Soul -- A Miserable, Frightened Life : Southern Refugees -- A Species Of Passionate Insanity : Women Of Vicksburg -- Culture Clash : Invaders And Rebels In The Occupied South -- A Lukewarm People : Home Front Dissenters In The Confederacy -- I Ain't Ashamed Of Nuthin : Bill Arp Explains The Confederate Home Front -- Pt. 2. Northern Society At War. George Templeton Strong And The Serious Job Of Journalizing -- Reporting The War : Civil War Journalism In The North -- Literary Nurses : Louisa May Alcott And Walt Whitman -- Thinking Big : Love And Advice From Civil War Fathers -- A Record Of Munificence : Supporting The Troops -- The Bloody Week : The New York City Draft Riots -- Pt. 3. The Children's Civil War. Rabid Partisans Among Their Playmates -- What A Difference A War Makes -- A Northern Boy And A Southern Girl -- Playing Soldier : Phip Flaxen And The Watermelon War -- Oliver Optic's Civil War : Northern Children And The Literary War For The Union -- Pt. 4. African Americans And The War. Havens And Hellholes : Challenges And Opportunities In The Contraband Camps -- Testing The Boundaries : Slave Lives In The Confederacy -- Free To Learn : Educating Freedpeople -- Pt. 5. Aftermaths. That Such A Thing Could Ever Happen : The Death Of A President -- Out At The Soldiers' Home : Union Veterans -- Children Of The Battlefield : Soldiers' Orphans -- Up From Slavery : African Americans After The War -- True Soldiers Of The Southern Cross : Confederate Women And The Lost Cause -- The Devil's Civil War : The Stories Of Ambrose Bierce. James Marten. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 329-334) And Index. Civil War America......Page 0 Contents......Page 8 Acknowledgments......Page 10 Introduction: “A People’s War”......Page 12 Part I Southern Civilians under Siege......Page 16 1 The Last Fire-Eater: Edmund Ruffin......Page 18 2 Times to Try a Woman’s Soul......Page 32 3 A Miserable, Frightened Life: Southern Refugees......Page 42 4 “A Species of Passionate Insanity”: Women of Vicksburg......Page 56 5 Culture Clash: Invaders and Rebels in the Occupied South......Page 68 6 A Lukewarm People: Home Front Dissenters in the Confederacy......Page 80 7 “I Ain’t Ashamed of Nuthin”: Bill Arp Explains the Confederate Home Front......Page 90 Part II Northern Society at War......Page 100 8 George Templeton Strong and the Serious Job of Journalizing......Page 102 9 Reporting the War: Civil War Journalism in the North......Page 114 10 Literary Nurses: Louisa May Alcott and Walt Whitman......Page 128 11 Thinking Big: Love and Advice from Civil War Fathers......Page 140 12 A Record of Munificence: Supporting the Troops......Page 150 13 “The Bloody Week”: The New York City Draft Riots......Page 162 Part III The Children's Civil War......Page 174 14 Rabid Partisans among Their Playmates......Page 176 15 What a Difference a War Makes: A Northern Boy and a Southern Girl......Page 186 16 Playing Soldier: Phip Flaxen and the Watermelon War......Page 196 17 Oliver Optic’s Civil War: Northern Children and the Literary War for the Union......Page 208 Part IV African Americans and the War......Page 222 18 Havens and Hellholes: Challenges and Opportunities in the Contraband Camps......Page 224 19 Testing the Boundaries: Slave Lives in the Confederacy......Page 238 20 Free to Learn: Educating Freedpeople......Page 250 Part V Aftermaths......Page 266 21 “That Such a Thing Could Ever Happen”: The Death of a President......Page 268 22 Out at the Soldiers’ Home: Union Veterans......Page 282 23 Children of the Battlefield: Soldiers’ Orphans......Page 294 24 Up from Slavery: African Americans after the War......Page 306 25 “True Soldiers of the Southern Cross”: Confederate Women and the Lost Cause......Page 318 26 The Devil’s Civil War: The Stories of Ambrose Bierce......Page 332 Bibliographical Essay......Page 344 Index......Page 350 About the Author......Page 361 A revealing compilation of essays documenting the effects of the Civil War and its aftermath on Americans--young and old, black and white, northern and southern. The American Civil War was truly a "people's war," where neighbor fought neighbor and brother fought brother. Families and friends were as painfully divided as North and South. What impact did the bloodiest and mostly costly war in American history have on civilians and their assumptions about race, government, and freedom? Civil War America: Volces from the Home Front describes the myriad ways in which the Civil War affected both Northern and Southern civilians.; Through a unique collection of diary entries, memoirs, letters, and magazine articles, more than two dozen essays chronicle the personal experiences of soldiers and slaves, parents and children, nurses, veterans, and writers. Exploring such wide-ranging topics as Sanitary Fairs in the North, the "illustrated weeklies," children playing soldier, and the care of postwar orphans, most stories communicate some element of change, such as the destruction of old racial relationships, the challenge to Southern whites' complacency, and the expansion of government power. While some of the subjects are well-known-Edmund Ruffin, Louisa May Alcott, Henry Cabot Lodge, Booker T. Washington-most of the witnesses presented in these essays are relatively unknown men, women, and children who help to broaden our understanding of the war and its effects far beyond the home front A revealing compilation of essays documenting the effects of the Civil War and its aftermath on Americans—young and old, black and white, northern and southern.Civil War America: Voices from the Homefront describes the myriad ways in which the Civil War affected both Northern and Southern civilians. A unique collection of essays that include diary entries, memoirs, letters, and magazine articles chronicle the personal experiences of soldiers and slaves, parents and children, nurses, veterans, and writers.Exploring such wide-ranging topics as sanitary fairs in the North, illustrated weeklies, children playing soldier, and the care of postwar orphans, most stories communicate some element of change, such as the destruction of old racial relationships, the challenge to Southern whites'complacency, and the expansion of government power. Although some of the subjects are well known—Edmund Ruffin, Louisa May Alcott, Henry Cabot Lodge, Booker T. Washington—most of the witnesses presented in these essays are relatively unknown men, women, and children who help to broaden our understanding of the war and its effects far beyond the front lines. Civil War America: Voices from the Homefront describes the myriad ways in which the Civil War affected both Northern and Southern civilians. A unique collection of essays that include diary entries, memoirs, letters, and magazine articles chronicle the personal experiences of soldiers and slaves, parents and children, nurses, veterans, and writers.Exploring such wide-ranging topics as sanitary fairs in the North, illustrated weeklies, children playing soldier, and the care of postwar orphans, most stories communicate some element of change, such as the destruction of old racial relationships, the challenge to Southern whites' complacency, and the expansion of government power. Although some of the subjects are well known?€”Edmund Ruffin, Louisa May Alcott, Henry Cabot Lodge, Booker T. Washington?€”most of the witnesses presented in these essays are relatively unknown men, women, and children who help to broaden our understanding of the war and its effects far beyond the front lines. Civil War America: Voices from the Homefront describes the myriad ways in which the Civil War affected both Northern and Southern civilians. A unique collection of essays that include diary entries, memoirs, letters, and magazine articles chronicle the personal experiences of soldiers and slaves, parents and children, nurses, veterans, and writers. Exploring such wide-ranging topics as sanitary fairs in the North, illustrated weeklies, children playing soldier, and the care of postwar orphans, most stories communicate some element of change, such as the destruction of old racial relationships, the challenge to Southern whites' complacency, and the expansion of government power. Although some of the subjects are well known--Edmund Ruffin, Louisa May Alcott, Henry Cabot Lodge, Booker T. Washington--most of the witnesses presented in these essays are relatively unknown men, women, and children who help to broaden our understanding of the war and its effects far beyond the front lines. Tells the stories of civilians from every strata of American life, North and South, in a comprehensive portrait including women, free and enslaved African Americans, orphans of soldiers, draft rioters, politicians, and war correspondents.