{"product_id":"intensely-human-margaret-humphreys-9780801886966","title":"Intensely Human: The Health of the Black Soldier in the American Civil War","description":"\u003cp\u003eBlack soldiers in the American Civil War were far more likely to die of disease than were white soldiers. In \u003ci\u003eIntensely Human\u003c\/i\u003e, historian Margaret Humphreys explores why this uneven mortality occurred and how it was interpreted at the time. In doing so, she uncovers the perspectives of mid-nineteenth-century physicians and others who were eager to implicate the so-called innate inferiority of the black body. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the archival collections of the U.S. Sanitary Commission, Humphreys found evidence that the high death rate among black soldiers resulted from malnourishment, inadequate shelter and clothing, inferior medical attention, and assignments to hazardous environments. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhile some observant physicians of the day attributed the black soldiers' high mortality rate to these circumstances, few medical professionals--on either side of the conflict--were prepared to challenge the \"biological evidence\" of white superiority. Humphreys shows how, despite sympathetic and responsible physicians' efforts to expose the truth, the stereotype of black biological inferiority prevailed during the war and after.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Margaret Humphreys\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0801886961\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780801886966\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Johns Hopkins University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/01\/2008\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.87lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.61h x 6.27w x 0.78d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eReference and Research Bk News\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/01\/2008 pg. 76\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/2009","brand":"Margaret Humphreys","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43926141665535,"sku":"9780801886966","price":47.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_a527b2aa-07bd-4597-bfea-8487618bba49.jpg?v=1681081432","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/intensely-human-margaret-humphreys-9780801886966","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}