A people at war [[electronic resource] ] : civilians and soldiers in America's Civil War, 1854-1877 / / Scott Reynolds Nelson, Carol Sheriff

• Autore: Nelson Scott Reynolds
• Pubblicazione: New York, : Oxford University Press, 2007
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (385 p.)
• Disciplina: 973.5
• Soggetto topico: Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877)
• Soggetto geografico: United States History 1849-1877; United States History Civil War, 1861-1865 Social aspects; United States History Civil War, 1861-1865 Influence; United States Politics and government 1861-1865
• Altri autori: SheriffCarol
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 349-357) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Contents; Introduction: A People at War; FROM COMPROMISE TO CHAOS: 1854-1861; THE CHANGING FACES OF WAR: 1861-1863; POLITICAL, MILITARY, AND DIPLOMATIC REMEDIES: 1862-1865; THE WAR HITS HOME: 1861-1865; REBUILDING THE NATION: 1865-1877; Acknowledgments; Political Chronology; Military Chronology; Suggestions for Further Reading; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: Introduction: A People at War. FROM COMPROMISE TO CHAOS: 1854-1861. 1. The Road to Bleeding Kansas. 2. From Wigwam to War. THE CHANGING FACES OF WAR: 1861-1863. 3. Friends and Foes: Early Recruits and Freedom's Cause, 1861-1862. 4. Union Occupation and Guerilla Warfare. 5. Facing Death. POLITICAL, MILITARY, AND DILPOMATIC REMEDIES: 1862-1865. 6. Two Governments Go to War: Southern Democracy and Northern Republicanism. 7. Redefining the Rules of War: The Lieber Code. 8. Diplomacy in the Shadows: Cannons, Sailors, and Spies. THE WAR HITS HOME: 1861-1865. 9. We Need Men: Union Struggles over Manp
• Titolo autorizzato: A people at war
• ISBN: 0-19-771534-6; 0-19-988194-4; 1-281-97553-2; 9786611975531; 0-19-972597-7
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910782702003321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II