{"product_id":"civil-war-america-james-a-marten-9781576072370","title":"Civil War America: Voices from the Home Front","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA revealing compilation of essays documenting the effects of the Civil War and its aftermath on Americans--young and old, black and white, northern and southern.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eCivil War America: Voices from the Homefront\u003c\/i\u003e describes the myriad ways in which the Civil War affected both Northern and Southern civilians. A unique collection of essays that include diary entries, memoirs, letters, and magazine articles chronicle the personal experiences of soldiers and slaves, parents and children, nurses, veterans, and writers. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eExploring such wide-ranging topics as sanitary fairs in the North, illustrated weeklies, children playing soldier, and the care of postwar orphans, most stories communicate some element of change, such as the destruction of old racial relationships, the challenge to Southern whites' complacency, and the expansion of government power. Although some of the subjects are well known--Edmund Ruffin, Louisa May Alcott, Henry Cabot Lodge, Booker T. Washington--most of the witnesses presented in these essays are relatively unknown men, women, and children who help to broaden our understanding of the war and its effects far beyond the front lines.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e James a. Marten\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1576072371\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781576072370\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e ABC-CLIO\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/04\/2003\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 368\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.72lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.37h x 7.31w x 1.02d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/01\/2003 pg. 106\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/01\/2003 pg. 209","brand":"James a. Marten","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48088582947071,"sku":"9781576072370","price":96.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_fd0cfc6a-f617-468c-86b2-bdd82eb6c452.jpg?v=1769105575","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/civil-war-america-james-a-marten-9781576072370","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}