New Bedford's Civil War [[electronic resource] /] / Earl F. Mulderink III
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| Autore: |
Mulderink Earl F
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| Titolo: |
New Bedford's Civil War [[electronic resource] /] / Earl F. Mulderink III
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| 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 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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North's Civil War.