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Autore |
Hooper Candice Shy |
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Titolo |
Lincoln's generals' wives : four women who influenced the Civil War-for better and for worse / / Candice Shy Hooper |
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Kent, Ohio : , : The Kent State University Press, , [2016] |
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ISBN |
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1-63101-199-5 |
1-63101-198-7 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (350 p.) |
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Collana |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Generals' spouses - United States |
United States History Civil War, 1861-1865 Women |
United States History Civil War, 1861-1865 Biography |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 412-419) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Part I. Friendly fire: Jessie Benton FreĢmont -- Part II. Self-inflicted wounds: Mary Ellen Marcy McClellan -- Part III. True faith and allegiance: Eleanor Ewing Sherman -- Part IV. Center of gravity: Julia Dent Grant -- Conclusion: "The woman who is known only through a man is known wrong". |
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