Exploring the American Civil War through 50 historic treasures
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- ISBN: 9781538118559
- ISBN: 1538118556
- ISBN: 9781538118566
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xxxix, 344 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm. - Publisher: Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield, [2021]
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Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 314-328) and index. |
Formatted Contents Note: | Intro -- Contents -- List of Figures -- Preface -- Timeline of Objects -- Timeline of the American Civil War, 1860-1865 -- Introduction -- Acknowledgments -- Part I: Causes -- 1. For Sale-"A Day I'll Never Forgit" -- 2. Good Credit, Good Prices, and Good Profits -- 3. Buy for the Sake of the Slave! -- 4. Striking a Blow for Freedom -- 5. "I will be harsh as truth, and as uncompromising as justice" -- 6. Bleeding Kansas, Bleeding Sumner -- Part II: Politics -- 7. "A Man Kidnapped!" -- 8. "Honest Old Abe Is Bound to Win" -- 9. The Union Is Dissolved! -- 10. "Strike for Your Altars and Your Fires!" -- 11. Securing Alliances -- 12. John Bull Makes a Choice -- Part III: Battlefield -- 13. A Sacred Emblem of the Battle of Glorieta Pass -- 14. Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site -- 15. A Terrible Slaughter -- 16. "We Will Prove Ourselves Men" -- 17. Caring for the Wounded -- 18. "His name was Bidwell Pedley" -- Part IV: Officers -- 19. "Let them surrender and go home" -- 20. Lee's Right Arm -- 21. "The Beast" -- 22. "Father of Black Nationalism" -- Part V: Soldiers -- 23. "Those d-d black hatted fellows" -- 24. Lee's Shock Troops -- 25. "What is to be done with the prisoners?" -- 26. Days of Infamy and Disgrace -- 27. The Evolution of the Union Cavalry -- Part VI: Home Front -- 28. "The Last Thought of a Dying Father" -- 29. "Bread or Blood!" -- 30. "Pounding on the Rock" -- 31. "I Wanted to Be My Own General" -- 32. On Her Own -- Part VII: Symbols -- 33. "The Speechless Agony of the Fettered Slave" -- 34. "The Little Woman Who Made the Great War" -- 35. "If you want my flag, you'll have to take it over my dead body" -- 36. Setting the Beat for War -- Part VIII: Technology -- 37. The Great Locomotive Chase -- 38. A Scientific Foundation for Medical Care -- 39. "A curious marine monster" -- 40. The Silk Dress Balloon -- Part IX: Emancipation -- 41. Freedom's Fort -- 42. An Abolition War -- 43. Troubled Refuge -- 44. A New Birth of Freedom -- 45. Help Me Find My People -- Part X: Legacy -- 46. "I Won't Be Reconstructed" -- 47. Memorializing the Dead -- 48. Reconciliation and Reunion -- 49. The Black Confederate Story -- 50. Stone Mountain -- Afterword -- Notes -- Selected Bibliography -- Index -- About the Author. |
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Kirtland Community College Library | E 464 .H65 2021 | 30775305565682 | General Collection | Available | - |