The world of the Civil War : a daily life encyclopedia
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- ISBN: 9781440829789
- ISBN: 9781440829796
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Physical Description:
1 online resource (2 volumes (xxx, 743 pages)) : illustrations.
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access - Publisher: Santa Barbara, California : Greenwood, an imprint of ABC-CLIO, LLC, [2015]
- Copyright: ©2015
Content descriptions
Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Formatted Contents Note: | volume 1. Arts to family life and gender roles -- volume 2. Housing and community to science and technology. |
Source of Description Note: | Description based on print version record. |
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Subject: | United States Social life and customs 1783-1865 Encyclopedias United States History Civil War, 1861-1865 Social aspects Encyclopedias |
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The World of the Civil War : A Daily Life Encyclopedia [2 Volumes]
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The World of the Civil War : A Daily Life Encyclopedia [2 Volumes]
Covering everything from the arts to food and drink, religion, social customs, and technology, this two-volume set provides an in-depth, accessible look at the social, cultural, economic, and political aspects of the American Civil War. The American Civil War caused dramatic changes in every aspect of life and society, affecting combatants and noncombatants at all levels of the socioeconomic scale. The World of the Civil War: A Daily Life Encyclopedia offers an accessible and reliable reference for the major topics that defined American life during the nation's most tumultuous era. Taking a blended approach to history, this book covers the military and political history of the era and examines the social and human experiences of the war, thereby offering a comprehensive look at the Civil War era's most significant events, people, places, and experiences.The thematic organization of this encyclopedia helps readers to more readily explore related topics. The subject matter explored in some 250 entries includes religious beliefs and practices; rites of passage; soldiers' lives and experiences; rural and urban life; social structure of the Civil War era--aristocrats, landowners, and slaves; men's and women's roles and responsibilities; holidays, festivals, and other celebrations; tools, machinery, and inventions; and justice and punishment. Readers will come away with an understanding of many aspects of daily life during the Civil War era and gain appreciation for the vast differences between life today and 150 years ago.