" While Father is Away reveals the intimate story of a British-American's role in the American Civil War. William Bradbury's letters home provide a rare window on the unique relationships among husband, wife, and children while a father was away at war. Yorkshire attorney turned Union volunteer soldier Bradbury became a "privileged private" with extraordinary access to powerful Union generals including Daniel Butterfield, future president Benjamin Harrison, and Clinton B. Fisk, the region's admi
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Jennifer Cain Bohrnstedt, board member of the National Coalition of Independent Scholars, is the editor of Soldiering with Sherman: The Civil War Letters of George F. Cram.
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Hardcover. Etat : Fine. 1st Edition. BOOK DESCRIPTION: 8vo, x, 386 pgs, index, notes, biblio, appendix, frontis portrait, illustrations. Stated first printing. CONDITION DESCRIPTION: Minor shelf soiling. Interior is clean and tight. Unclipped DJ in mylar sleeve. CONTENTS DESCRIPTION: The writings of a British immigrant living in Illinois, Private William H. Bradbury of the 129th Illinois Infantry, contribute to many aspects of history, over and above his own legacy as a prolific writer and recorder of the Civil War: immigration history; land speculation and prairie settlement in the mid-19th century; the roles of women left to run domestic and business affairs at home thru this publication of his large collection of letters to his family during the Civil War. Much on the affairs of the family and his land speculation business during the war; both well managed by his wife. Material on the 129th Illinois Infantry is quite scarce. N° de réf. du vendeur 1222014
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Hardcover. Etat : new. Hardcover. While Father is Away reveals the intimate story of a British-American's role in the American Civil War. William Bradbury's letters home provide a rare window on the unique relationships among husband, wife, and children while a father was away at war.Yorkshire attorney turned Union volunteer soldier Bradbury became a "privileged private" with extraordinary access to powerful Union generals including Daniel Butterfield, future president Benjamin Harrison, and Clinton B. Fisk, the region's administrator for the Freedmen's Bureau during Reconstruction.The letters also provide an in-depth look at this driven land speculator and manager for the Atchison Topeka Santa Fe Railway. As a reporter for the Chicago Tribune and the Manchester Guardian, Bradbury was both eyewitness to and participant in the shaping of events in the world as it moved west. This work reveals the intimate story of a British-American's role in the American Civil War. William Bradbury's letters home provide a window on the unique relationships among husband, wife, and children while a father was away at war. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. N° de réf. du vendeur 9780813122595
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Etat : New. This work reveals the intimate story of a British-American's role in the American Civil War. William Bradbury's letters home provide a window on the unique relationships among husband, wife, and children while a father was away at war. Num Pages: 408 pages, 21 illustrations, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; BJ; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 29. Weight in Grams: 739. . 2003. First Edition. Hardcover. . . . . N° de réf. du vendeur V9780813122595
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