| Southern Families at War: Loyalty and Conflict in the Civil War South Contributor(s): Clinton, Catherine (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0195136845 ISBN-13: 9780195136845 Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA OUR PRICE: $78.21 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: August 2000 Annotation: Whether it was planter patriarchs struggling to maintain authority, or Jewish families coerced by Christian evangelicalism, or wives and mothers left behind to care for slaves and children, the Civil War took a terrible toll. From the bustling sidewalks of Richmond to the parched plains of the Texas frontier, from the rich Alabama black belt to the Tennessee woodlands, no corner of the South went unscathed. Through the prism of the southern family, this volume of twelve original essays provides fresh insights into this watershed in American history. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - Civil War Period (1850-1877) |
| Dewey: 973.71 |
| LCCN: 99052634 |
| Physical Information: 0.65" H x 6.1" W x 9" (0.88 lbs) 256 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1851-1899 - Cultural Region - South - Topical - Civil War |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Whether it was planter patriarchs struggling to maintain authority, or Jewish families coerced by Christian evangelicalism, or wives and mothers left behind to care for slaves and children, the Civil War took a terrible toll. From the bustling sidewalks of Richmond to the parched plains of the Texas frontier, from the rich Alabama black belt to the Tennessee woodlands, no corner of the South went unscathed. Through the prism of the southern family, this volume of twelve original essays provides fresh insights into this watershed in American history. |