Daily life in Civil War America / Dorothy Denneen Volo and James M. Volo
| Author(s): | Volo, Dorothy Denneen, 1949- |
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| Subjects: | United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Social aspects United States--Social life and customs--1783-1865 |
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| Material Type: | Books |
| Language: | English |
| Audience: | Unspecified |
| Published: | Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, 1998 |
| Series: | Greenwood Press "Daily life through history" series |
| LC Classification: | E |
| Table of Contents: | Introduction Chronology Pt. I. History, Politics, and Slavery 1. The Historians' War 3 2. Politics: The National Hobby 15 3. The American Zion 31 4. On Behalf of Southern Independence 49 5. The Peculiar Institution: Slavery 61 6. Abolition 81 Pt. II. Soldiers' Lives 7. Billy Yank and Johnny Reb 97 8. Hardtack and Coffee 115 9. Tenting Tonight: The Soldier's Life 133 10. Tactics and Strategy 149 11. Seeing the Elephant: The Realities of Life in Battle 173 Pt. III. Civilians' Lives 12. Be It Ever So Humble 191 13. Leisure Time 203 14. Feast or Famine: Food and Cooking 225 15. The Look: Fashion and Women's Clothing 237 16. Dressed for the Part: Men's, Children's, and Slaves' Clothing 257 17. Elevating and Expanding the Young Mind 271 18. Till the Mournful Night Is Gone: Death and Dying 283 Bibliography 301 Index 309 |
| Additional Authors: | Volo, James, 1947- |
| Notes: | LCCN: 98017486 ISBN: 0313305161 (alk. paper) Includes bibliographical references (p. [301]-307) and index |
| Physical Description: | xviii, 321 p. : ill., map ; 25 cm |
| OCLC Number: | 38828075 |
| ISBN/ISSN: | 0313305161 1080-4749 |