{"product_id":"gaston-county-north-carolina-in-robert-c-carpenter-9781476662442","title":"Gaston County, North Carolina, in the Civil War","description":"\u003cp\u003e Civil War histories typically center on the deeds of generals and sweeping depictions of battle. This unique study of one Southern county's war experience tells of ordinary soldiers and their wives, mothers and children, slaves, farmers, merchants, Unionists and deserters--through an examination of tax records. The recently discovered 1863 Gaston County, North Carolina, tax list provides a detailed economic and social picture of a war-weary community, recording what taxpayers owned, cataloging slaves by name, age and monetary value, and assessing luxury items. Contemporary diaries, letters and other previously unpublished documents complete the picture, describing cotton mill operations, the lives of slaves, political disagreements, rationales for soldiers' enlistments and desertions, and economic struggles on the home front.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Robert C. Carpenter\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1476662444\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781476662442\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 04\/29\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 336\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.30lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.00h x 7.00w x 0.70d","brand":"Robert C. Carpenter","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46465507098879,"sku":"9781476662442","price":39.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_810416b7-f618-4267-aa87-467be86055ba.jpg?v=1736346455","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/gaston-county-north-carolina-in-robert-c-carpenter-9781476662442","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}