The American Civil War caused upheaval and massive private bereavement, but the years 1861-1865 also defined a great nation.This book provides a concise introduction to events from the secession to the end of the war. It focuses on the military progress of the war; Union and Confederate politics; social change - particularly the emancipation of North American slavesThe social history associated with the war is dealt with alongside the familiar military and political events. This inclusive approach allows the reader to consider equally the history of men and women, blacks and whites in the...
The American Civil War caused upheaval and massive private bereavement, but the years 1861-1865 also defined a great nation.This book provides a conci...
With this colorful study, Reid Mitchell takes us to Mardi Gras--to a yearly ritual that sweeps the richly multicultural city of New Orleans into a frenzy of parades, pageantry, dance, drunkenness, music, sexual display, and social and political bombast. In All on a Mardi Gras Day Mitchell tells us some of the most intriguing stories of Carnival since 1804. Woven into his narrative are observations of the meaning and messages of Mardi Gras--themes of unity, exclusion, and elitism course through these tales as they do through the Crescent City.
Moving through the decades,...
With this colorful study, Reid Mitchell takes us to Mardi Gras--to a yearly ritual that sweeps the richly multicultural city of New Orleans into a ...
The soldiers on both sides of the Civil War were united by a common history, and yet the legacy of this past was ambiguous, upholding both rebellion and union. Union and Confederate men went to war as Americans, convinced they fought an un-American, savage enemy. The war they fought was as emotional and catastrophic as any in history, a violent crucible that forged a new national identity. Civil War Soldiersis a fresh and compelling attempt to fathom the war's significance then and now and makes immediate the charged issues and bitter ironies of a nation torn by a conflict over the...
The soldiers on both sides of the Civil War were united by a common history, and yet the legacy of this past was ambiguous, upholding both rebellion a...
The American Civil War caused upheaval and massive private bereavement, but the years 1861-1865 also defined a great nation. This book provides a concise introduction to events from the secession to the end of the war. It focuses on
the military progress of the war
Union and Confederate politics
social change - particularly the emancipation of North American slaves
The social history associated with the war is dealt with alongside the familiar military and political events. This inclusive approach allows the reader to consider equally the...
The American Civil War caused upheaval and massive private bereavement, but the years 1861-1865 also defined a great nation. This book provides...
