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Autore: | Mulderink Earl F |
Titolo: | New Bedford's Civil War / / Earl F. Mulderink III |
Pubblicazione: | New York, : Fordham University Press, 2012 |
Edizione: | 1st ed. |
Descrizione fisica: | xii, 306 p. : ill |
Disciplina: | 974.4/85 |
Soggetto geografico: | New Bedford (Mass.) History 19th century |
Massachusetts History Civil War, 1861-1865 Social aspects | |
New Bedford (Mass.) History, Military 19th century | |
New Bedford (Mass.) Social life and customs 19th century | |
United States History Civil War, 1861-1865 Social aspects | |
Note generali: | Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Nota di contenuto: | "A burning and shining light": prosperity and enlightened governance in antebellum New Bedford -- "The nearest approach to freedom and equality": African Americans in antebellum New Bedford -- "Suppression of an unholy rebellion": wartime mobilization on the home front -- "Citizen-soldiers of Massachusetts": New Bedford's volunteers in the Civil War -- "Boys, I only did my duty": New Bedford's black soldiers in the fifty-fourth Massachusetts -- "Worthy recipients": New Bedford's black veterans and the web of social welfare -- "Business is extremely dull": whaling and manufacturing in wartime New Bedford -- "The position of our city has materially changed": public costs and municipal governance during the Civil War -- "The great hope for the future": New Bedford in the postbellum era -- "On the altar of our common country": contested commemorations of the Civil War. |
Sommario/riassunto: | This book examines the social, political, economic, and military history of New Bedford, Massachusetts, in the nineteenth century, with a focus on the Civil War homefront from 1861 to 1865 and on the city's black community, soldiers, and veterans. |
Titolo autorizzato: | New Bedford's Civil War |
ISBN: | 0-8232-4338-9 |
0-8232-4337-0 | |
0-8232-4667-1 | |
Formato: | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
Record Nr.: | 9910816246303321 |
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