| Wartime Washington: The Civil War Letters of Elizabeth Blair Lee Contributor(s): Lee, Elizabeth Blair (Author), Laas, Virginia Jeans (Editor), Cornish, Dudley T. (Foreword by) |
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ISBN: 0252068599 ISBN-13: 9780252068591 Publisher: University of Illinois Press OUR PRICE: $35.59 Product Type: Paperback Published: August 1999 Annotation: Elizabeth Blair Lee was raised in Washington's political circles, and her husband, Samuel Phillips Lee, third cousin to Robert E. Lee, commanded the North Atlantic Blockading Squadron during the Civil War. When they married, Elizabeth promised to write every day they were apart. Of the hundreds of letters with which she kept her promise, Virginia Jeans Laas has edited a choice selection that illuminates the functioning of a nineteenth-century family and Mrs. Lee's unique perspective on the political and military affairs of the nation's beleaguered capital. |
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| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - Civil War Period (1850-1877) - History | Social History - History | Women |
| Dewey: 973.7 |
| Physical Information: 1.26" H x 5.93" W x 8.88" (1.60 lbs) 592 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1851-1899 - Topical - Civil War |
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| Publisher Description: Elizabeth Blair Lee was raised in Washington's political circles, and her husband, Samuel Phillips Lee, third cousin to Robert E. Lee, commanded the North Atlantic Blockading Squadron during the Civil War. When they married, Elizabeth promised to write every day they were apart. Of the hundreds of letters with which she kept her promise, Virginia Jeans Laas has edited a choice selection that illuminates the functioning of a nineteenth-century family and the Mrs. Lee's unique perspective on the political and military affairs of the nation's beleaguered capital. |
