| Confederate State of Richmond: A Biography of the Capital Contributor(s): Thomas, Emory M. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0807123196 ISBN-13: 9780807123195 Publisher: LSU Press OUR PRICE: $19.76 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 1998 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - Civil War Period (1850-1877) - Social Science | Customs & Traditions |
| Dewey: 975.523 |
| LCCN: 98027396 |
| Series: Biography of the Capital |
| Physical Information: 0.56" H x 5.96" W x 8.9" (0.79 lbs) 264 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1851-1899 - Cultural Region - South Atlantic - Cultural Region - Southeast U.S. - Cultural Region - South - Geographic Orientation - Virginia - Topical - Civil War |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In this, his first book, originally published in 1971, noted historian Emory M. Thomas offers an astute analysis of Civil War Richmond that remains unchallenged to this day. Blending official documents and city council minutes with personal diaries and newspaper accounts, Thomas vividly recounts the military, political, social, and economic experiences of the Confederate capital, providing a compelling drama of home-front war that, in Richmond's case, rivaled the spectacular events on the battlefield. One of the first studies in southern urban history, The Confederate State of Richmonddeftly demonstrates how Richmond responded to the intense demands of war and became a great capital city. |
