Becoming American Under Fire: Irish Americans, African Americans, and the Politics of Citizenship During the Civil War Era

by Christian G. Samito

Book Overview

In Becoming American under Fire, Christian G. Samito provides a rich account of how African American and Irish American soldiers influenced the modern vision of national citizenship that developed during the Civil War era. By bearing arms for the Union, African Americans and Irish Americans exhibited their loyalty to the United States and their capacity to act as citizens; they strengthened their American identity in the process. Members...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0801448468
• ISBN13: 9780801448461
• Release Date: December 2009
• Publisher: Cornell University Press
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.2" x 9.3"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher