Defend This Old Town: Williamsburg During the Civil War Contributor(s): Dubbs, Carol Kettenburg (Author) |
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ISBN: 0807130176 ISBN-13: 9780807130179 Publisher: LSU Press OUR PRICE: $26.06 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 2004 Annotation: Defend This Old Town is a riveting war epic of local scale and human dimensions. Taking its title from the cry raised in Williamsburg as the Federal army approached in 1862, Carol Dubbs's narrative sweeps us into the lives of residents of this small historic city from the secession of Virginia in 1861 to Lee's surrender four years later. Williamsburg's Civil War ordeal has never before been told in such depth. |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - History | United States - Civil War Period (1850-1877) - History | United States - 19th Century |
Dewey: 973.732 |
LCCN: 2002001863 |
Physical Information: 1.25" H x 6.48" W x 8.86" (1.31 lbs) 424 pages |
Themes: - Chronological Period - 1851-1899 - Topical - Civil War - Chronological Period - 19th Century - Cultural Region - South - Geographic Orientation - Virginia - Cultural Region - South Atlantic - Cultural Region - Southeast U.S. |
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Publisher Description: Defend This Old Town is a riveting war epic of local scale and human dimensions. Taking its title from the cry raised in Williamsburg as the Federal army approached in 1862, Carol Dubbs's narrative sweeps us into the lives of residents of this small historic city from the secession of Virginia in 1861 to Lee's surrender four years later. Williamsburg's Civil War ordeal has never before been told in such depth. |