What They Didn't Teach You About the Civil War

Mike Wright

ISBN 10: 0891415963 / ISBN 13: 9780891415961

Edité par Presidio Press, 1996

Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 1.15. N° de réf. du vendeur G0891415963I3N01

Synopsis :

First published 1997. Brings the American Civil War to life concerning itself with the human aspects of the conflict and spotlights how it was to live through the tragedies. Chapters on prisons, escapes, deserters, songs, crimes, mistakes, fighting women looks at the war from an entirely new perspective.

Présentation de l'éditeur: Instant coffee was invented during the Civil War for use by Union troops, who hated it; holding races between lice was a popular pastime for both Johnny Reb and Billy Yank; 13% of the Confederate Army deserted during the conflict. These are three of the hundreds of bits of knowledge that Mike Wright makes available in his informative and entertaining What They Didn't Teach You About the Civil War, which focuses on the lives and ways of ordinary soldiers and of those they left behind.

Détails bibliographiques

Titre : What They Didn't Teach You About the Civil ...
Éditeur : Presidio Press
Date d'édition : 1996
Reliure : Hardcover
Etat : Good
Etat de la jaquette : No Jacket