{"product_id":"civil-war-hospital-newspapers-ira-spar-9781476665603","title":"Civil War Hospital Newspapers: Histories and Excerpts of Nine Union Publications","description":"\u003cp\u003e Nine of the 192 Union military hospitals during the Civil War circulated newspapers edited and printed by convalescents. The horrors of wound infection and amputation were reported in the words of surgeons, nurses and patients. Sermons cautioned against drink, tobacco and profanity while stressing patriotic sacrifice. Those who experienced the war wrote about it in simple narratives, and these are extensively quoted.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Convalescent life was painful and terrifying. Bedridden for months with fever and festering wounds, disabled veterans wondered who would respond to their needs. Who would hire them? Who would marry them?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e This book covers the founding and development of nine hospital newspapers, each fully explored for such topics as patriotism, politics, religion, satire, romance and marriage, battlefield experience and treatment of prisoners of war.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ira Spar\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1476665605\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781476665603\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e McFarland \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/30\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 252\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.90h x 6.80w x 0.50d","brand":"Ira Spar","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44052844347647,"sku":"9781476665603","price":39.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_29e460b7-db0b-4c8b-815c-3be153d2518b.jpg?v=1685021035","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/civil-war-hospital-newspapers-ira-spar-9781476665603","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}