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Record Nr.

UNINA9910777446903321

Autore

Johnson Russell L (Russell Lee), <1960->

Titolo

Warriors into workers [[electronic resource] ] : the Civil War and the formation of urban-industrial society in a northern city / / Russell L. Johnson

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Fordham University Press, 2003

ISBN

0-8232-4864-X

1-4175-3413-3

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (402 p.)

Collana

North's Civil War, , 1089-8719 ; ; no. 24

Disciplina

977.7/39

Soggetti

Industrialization - Iowa - Dubuque - History - 19th century

Soldiers - Iowa - Dubuque - History - 19th century

Dubuque (Iowa) History, Military 19th century

Dubuque (Iowa) Social conditions 19th century

Dubuque (Iowa) Economic conditions 19th century

Iowa History Civil War, 1861-1865 Social aspects

Iowa History Civil War, 1861-1865 Economic aspects

United States History Civil War, 1861-1865 Social aspects

United States History Civil War, 1861-1865 Economic aspects

United States History Civil War, 1861-1865 Influence

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

The key city : Dubuque before the Civil War -- "Volunteer while you may" : mobilization for the war -- Independent soldiers and soldier-sons : the social origins of enlistees -- "The boys all stood to the work manfully" : the army as an industrial workplace -- Ten thousand men in shebangs : the army as an urban working-class environment -- "A duty of the hour" : the home front in Dubuque -- The Civil War generation : military service and social mobility -- Conclusion : Hawkeyes in blue.