Civil War Stories (e-bog) af Post, The Washington
Post, The Washington (forfatter)

Civil War Stories e-bog

77,76 DKK (inkl. moms 97,20 DKK)
This fascinating compendium examines the legacy of the War Between the States.   At the Washington Post, the Civil War has held an enduring fascination for both readers and writers. Raging from 1861 to 1865, the War Between the States has left a lasting imprint on the United States’s collective psyche for 150 years. Civil War Stories: A 150th Anniversary Collection aggregates histori...
E-bog 77,76 DKK
Forfattere Post, The Washington (forfatter)
Udgivet 15 januar 2014
Genrer 1KBB
Sprog English
Format epub
Beskyttelse LCP
ISBN 9781626810594
This fascinating compendium examines the legacy of the War Between the States.   At the Washington Post, the Civil War has held an enduring fascination for both readers and writers. Raging from 1861 to 1865, the War Between the States has left a lasting imprint on the United States’s collective psyche for 150 years. Civil War Stories: A 150th Anniversary Collection aggregates historical data with contemporary reflections, as journalists and historians put the bloody war into context:   A timeline of Lincoln’s candidacy—and what may have happened if he had lost the electionAn ode to West Virginia, which abandoned Virginia rather than secede from the UnionThe obstacles faced by emancipated slavesWomen in the federal workforce—and disguised as men on the battlefieldsThe modern anti-slavery crusade of Frederick Douglass’s great-great-great-grandson   Personal stories of tragedy and triumph still resonate today. From biographical histories to examinations of the war’s legacies, Civil War Stories: A 150th Anniversary Collection is a unique compilation of stories of when our nation was divided.