Voices of Civil War America: Contemporary Accounts of Daily Life

by Lawrence A. Kreiser Jr. and Jr. (Editor) Kreiser, Lawrence A.

Book Overview

Letting ordinary people speak for themselves, this book uses primary documents to highlight daily life among Americans--Union and Confederate, black and white, soldier and civilian--during the Civil War and Reconstruction.

Focusing on routines as basic as going to school and cooking and cleaning, Voices of Civil War America: Contemporary Accounts of Daily Life explores the lives of ordinary Americans during one of the nation's...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0313377405
• ISBN13: 9780313377402
• Release Date: September 2011
• Publisher: Greenwood
• Length: 260 Pages
• Weight: 2.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 8.5" x 11.0"