Love and Lust: Private and Amorous Letters of the Civil War

by Thomas P. Lowry

Tens of thousands of Civil War letters still exist, mostly asking about family health, and telling of long marches, sore feet, bad food, diarrhea, malaria, and the occasional battle. Largely lost are those letters telling of physical love, of the private moments of amorous life. Yet some letters have survived, speaking vividly and unashamedly of pre-war passionate embraces, wartime longings for absent lovers, and hope for blissful reunions in the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1439253048
• ISBN13: 9781439253045
• Release Date: October 2009
• Publisher: Booksurge Publishing
• Length: 230 Pages
• Weight: 0.69 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"