- Hardcover: 300 pages
- Publisher: ABC-CLIO; 1 edition (15 July 2008)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 1598840355
- ISBN-13: 978-1598840353
- Product Dimensions: 25.4 x 17.8 x 2.3 cm
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This volume offers a social historian's view of the Civil War, shifting the focus away from political and military leaders to look at how the war affected, and was affected by, ordinary citizens of all kinds. The Civil War claimed more American lives than the Revolutionary War, World Wars I and II, the War of 1812, and the Vietnam War combined. It involved many different groups of citizens, including women, who dressed as men in order to fight, and Native Americans, some of whom fought their own civil wars at the same time. Their unique perspectives all played a role in shaping a nation struggling to define itself. "Civil War: People and Perspectives" looks at one of the most convulsive events in American history through the eyes of ordinary citizens, examining issues related to the home front and war front across the full spectrum of racial, class, and gender boundaries.Moving away from the traditional focus on famous political and military figures, this insightful volume recounts the experiences of soldiers, women and children, slaves and freed persons, Native Americans, immigrants, and other social groups during a time of extraordinary national upheaval. It is a revealing look at how the lives of everyday people - Northern and Southern, black and white, rich and poor, male and female, enslaved and free - shaped and were shaped by the American Civil War.This series features contributions from experts on each specific era and on the social history approach to historical analysis that is producing dramatic changes to our understanding of the past. It primary sources detail the words and voices of everyday Americans through excerpts from letters, diaries, journalism, and other direct sources.This title features primary source documents provide firsthand accounts of what life was like away from the spotlight of history during the Civil War. Each of its essay contains two biographical sidebars that personalize the experiences discussed in the chapter.This book: presents modern historical scholarship in an accessible and engaging manner; looks at the lives of a wide range of participants to give students and general readers a multifaceted portrait of Civil War America in a single volume; and, includes contributions from highly accomplished social historians specializing in the Civil War era.
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