{"product_id":"voices-of-civil-war-america-lawrence-a-jr-kreiser-9780313377402","title":"Voices of Civil War America: Contemporary Accounts of Daily Life","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLetting ordinary people speak for themselves, this book uses primary documents to highlight daily life among Americans--Union and Confederate, black and white, soldier and civilian--during the Civil War and Reconstruction.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFocusing on routines as basic as going to school and cooking and cleaning, \u003ci\u003eVoices of Civil War America: Contemporary Accounts of Daily Life\u003c\/i\u003e explores the lives of ordinary Americans during one of the nation's most tumultuous eras. The book emphasizes the ordinary rather than the momentous to help students achieve a true understanding of mid-19th-century American culture and society. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRecognizing that there is no better way to learn history than to allow those who lived it to speak for themselves, the authors utilize primary documents to depict various aspects of daily life, including politics, the military, economics, domestic life, material culture, religion, intellectual life, and leisure. Each of the documents is augmented by an introduction and aftermath, as well as lists of topics to consider and questions to ask.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Lawrence A. Jr. Kreiser\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0313377405\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780313377402\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Greenwood\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/13\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 260\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 11.00h x 8.50w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2012 pg. 132\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/2012 pg. 80\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eReference and Research Bk News\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/01\/2011 pg. 40","brand":"Lawrence A. Jr. Kreiser","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":46685596516607,"sku":"9780313377402","price":115.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_ca5603c4-8fae-407c-ad74-e5ae5e52bf63.jpg?v=1741726198","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/voices-of-civil-war-america-lawrence-a-jr-kreiser-9780313377402","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}