{"product_id":"a-great-sacrifice-james-g-mendez-9780823282494","title":"A Great Sacrifice: Northern Black Soldiers, Their Families, and the Experience of Civil War","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Great Sacrifice \u003c\/i\u003eis an in-depth analysis of the effects of the Civil War on northern black families carried out using letters from northern black women--mothers, wives, sisters, and female family friends--addressed to a number of Union military officials. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCollectively, the letters give a voice to the black family members left on the northern homefront. Through their explanations and requests, readers obtain a greater apprehension of the struggles African American families faced during the war, and their conditions as the war progressed. The original letters that were received by government agencies, as well as many of the copies of the letters sent in response, are held by the National Archives in Washington, D.C. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis study is unique because it examines the effects of the war specifically on northern black families. Most other studies on African Americans during the Civil War focused almost exclusively on the soldiers.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e James G. Mendez\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 082328249X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780823282494\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Fordham University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/05\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.94lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.65d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/01\/2019","brand":"James G. Mendez","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43947363303679,"sku":"9780823282494","price":39.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_a7750642-7593-4591-9c4d-90581d04a97b.jpg?v=1681518277","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/a-great-sacrifice-james-g-mendez-9780823282494","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}