Catalog

Record Details

Catalog Search



War upon the land : military strategy and the transformation of southern landscapes during the American Civil War  Cover Image Book Book

War upon the land : military strategy and the transformation of southern landscapes during the American Civil War / Lisa M. Brady.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780820329857 (cloth : alk. paper)
  • ISBN: 0820329851 (cloth : alk. paper)
  • ISBN: 9780820342498 (pbk. : alk. paper)
  • ISBN: 0820342491 (pbk. : alk. paper)
  • Physical Description: xix, 187 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.
  • Publisher: Athens : University of Georgia Press, c2012.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 141-177) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
Introduction : nineteenth-century ideas of nature and their role in Civil War strategy -- Hostile territory : Union operations along the Lower Mississippi, 1862-1863 -- Broken country : Union campaigns at and around Vicksburg, 1863 -- Ravaged ground : Sheridan in the Shenandoah Valley, 1864 -- Devoured land : Sherman's Georgia and Carolina campaigns, 1864-1865 -- Conclusion : making a desert and calling it peace.
Subject: United States > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Environmental aspects.
Philosophy of nature > United States > History > 19th century.
Strategy > History > 19th century.
Confederate States of America > History, Military.
United States > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Campaigns.

Available copies

  • 1 of 1 copy available at Kirtland Community College.

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
Show Only Available Copies
Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Kirtland Community College Library E 468.9 .B733 2012 30775305442882 General Collection Available -

Syndetic Solutions - Author Notes for ISBN Number 9780820329857
War upon the Land : Military Strategy and the Transformation of Southern Landscapes During the American Civil War
War upon the Land : Military Strategy and the Transformation of Southern Landscapes During the American Civil War
by Brady, Lisa M.
Rate this title:
vote data
Click an element below to view details:

Author Notes

War upon the Land : Military Strategy and the Transformation of Southern Landscapes During the American Civil War

LISA M. BRADY is an associate professor of history at Boise State University. She is the associate editor for the journal Environmental History .


Additional Resources