The women's fight : the Civil War's battles for home, freedom, and nation (Littlefield history of the Civil War era)
by Glymph, Thavolia, 1951- (Author)
Summary
"Historians of the Civil War often speak of "wars within a war"--The military fight, wartime struggles on the home front, and the political and moral battle to preserve the Union and end slavery. In this broadly conceived book, Thavolia Glymph provides a comprehensive new history of women's roles an... Full description
Summary: |
"Historians of the Civil War often speak of "wars within a war"--The military fight, wartime struggles on the home front, and the political and moral battle to preserve the Union and end slavery. In this broadly conceived book, Thavolia Glymph provides a comprehensive new history of women's roles and lives in the Civil War--North and South, white and black, slave and free--showing how women were essentially and fully engaged in all three arenas."-- |
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Physical Description: |
379 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm |
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 327-356) and indexes. |
ISBN: |
9781469653631 146965363X 9781469653648 1469653648 |
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