Civil War America: Voices from the Home Front (The North's Civil War) - Softcover

James Marten

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0823227944 ISBN 13: 9780823227945

Publisher: Fordham University Press, 2007

Synopsis

The 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’s 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’s war.

About this title

Book Description:

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?

About the Author:

James C. Marten is Professor and Chair of the History Department at Marquette University. Among his books are The Children’s Civil War, Children and War: A Historical Anthology, and Children in Colonial America.

About this edition

• Publisher: Fordham University Press
• Publication date: 2007
• ISBN 10: 0823227944
• ISBN 13: 9780823227945
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 360