Civil War Stories (Jack N. and Addie D. Averitt Lecture Series)
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| Rating | : | 4.17 (576 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0820320285 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 144 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 0000-00-00 |
| Language | : | English |
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Helpful explanatory notes are included. . McCormack, Univ. Throughout, she skillfully contrasts the perceptions of whites and blacks and offers insights into the social, cultural, political, and ideological aspects of the sectional conflict and its often divisive impact on families. From Library Journal In her effort to illustrate the human dimensions of the Civil War, Clinton, an authority on Southern history and American women's history, presents startling narrative essays on the everyday and extraordinary women, men, and children caught up in the turmoil. These essays provide both a base and new di
Two sisters, one a staunch defender of the Union, the other a passionate advocate of the rebel cause, are traumatized by the divide the Civil War imposes. The story of two South Carolina women, one black and one white, illuminates that fires of bitterness raged even after surrender.. Clinton urges us to reconsider this fatherless generation's devastating losses. Thousands of orphans, scattered from Maine to New Orleans, learn the hard lessons of the war at an early age. Civil War Stories is Catherine Clinton's fresh look at some everyday and extraordinary people whose lives were forever transformed by the impact of war. The war's outcome was acrimoniously contested after Appomattox
"Rushed Effort" according to Hannah M. Hurey. This book title seems to imply that the book will be about women/children being impacted by the civil war.what it really is, is a book about women's efforts for the South during the Civil war with a few mentions of children being left behind as orphans. When it did mention the children becoming orphans it was as a passing glance or about how one of these women would try to help find their parents or how someone started an orphanag. Catherine Clinton missed somethingthe Civil War! T. Parry This story, while interesting from a social historian perspective, really has nothing to do with what the title implies. This story of a family divided really has nothing to do with the American Civil War. The family Clinton writes about is supposedly torn apart by the war, but that is simply not the case. Long before the war started, the family was split because the father and mother were incompatible. Though when the war started. "Great for the Civil War buff." according to A Customer. A fascinating way to look at the Civil War. Very approachable. The book looks at some everyday and extraordinary people whose lives were forever transformed by the impact of war. Two sisters, one a staunch defender of the Union, the other a passionate advocate of the rebel cause, are traumatized by the divide the Civil War imposes.
Catherine Clinton is the Douglas Southall Freeman Visiting Professor of History at the University of Richmond. She is the author of several books, including "Tara Revisited."