An uncommon time : the Civil War and the northern home front / edited by Paul A. Cimbala and Randall M. Miller.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Cimbala, Paul A. (Paul Alan), 1951-

Miller, Randall M.

Series:

North's Civil War 1089-8719 ; no. 20.

The North's Civil War, 1089-8719 ; no. 20

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Social conditions.

History, Military.

United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Social aspects.

United States.

History.

Social aspects.

Northeastern States--History, Military--19th century.

Northeastern States.

Northeastern States--Social conditions--19th century.

Physical Description:

xx, 362 pages ; 24 cm.

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : Fordham University Press, 2002.

Contents:

1. A Terrible Fascination: The Portrayal of Combat in the Civil War Media / Earl J. Hess 1

2. A Thrilling Northern War: Gender, Race, and Sensational Popular War Literature / Alice Fahs 27

3. From Necessary Evil to National Blessing: The Northern Protestant Clergy Interpret the Civil War / Peter J. Parish 61

4. Let the Nation Be Your Bank: The Civil War Bond Drives and the Construction of National Patriotism / Melinda Lawson 90

5. Freedom, Union, and Power: The Ideology of the Republican Party during the Civil War / Michael S. Green 120

6. Beyond Politics: Patriotism and Partisanship on the Northern Home Front / Adam I. P. Smith 145

7. A Monstrous Doctrine? Northern Women on Dependency during the Civil War / Rachel Filene Seidman 170

8. Joseph Henry's Smithsonian during the Civil War / Michael F. Conlin 189

9. Civil War Church Trials: Repressing Dissent on the Northern Home Front / Bryon C. Andreasen 214

10. "A White Man's State in New England": Race, Party, and Suffrage in Civil War Connecticut / Lex Renda 243

11. The Confiscation Acts: The North Strikes Back / John Syrett 280

12. Modernization and the Federal System: The Example of Kentucky and Its War Claims against the United States Government / Kyle S. Sinisi 326.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0823221954

OCLC:

49320373