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The language of the Civil War / John D. Wright.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Wright, John D., 1938-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Soldiers.
- History.
- Social aspects.
- United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Language--Dictionaries.
- United States.
- United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Social aspects--Dictionaries.
- Soldiers--United States--Language--Dictionaries.
- English language--United States--Usage--Dictionaries.
- English language.
- Americanisms--Dictionaries.
- Americanisms.
- Genre:
- Dictionaries.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xxxvii, 377 pages) : illustrations
- Place of Publication:
- Westport, Conn. : Oryx Press, 2001.
- System Details:
- text file
- Summary:
- America's language changed, along with its history, because of the Civil War. Nowhere is that point more riveting than in The Language of the Civil War. This is a unique compilation of slang, nicknames, military jargon and terminology, idioms, colloquialisms, and other words and expressions used (and often originating) during the American Civil War. Organized like a standard dictionary, this volume contains approximately 4,000 entries that focus primarily on everyday camp life, military hardware, and military organization. This one-of-a-kind reference work will make it easy for readers to learn the origin and meaning of such Civil War terms as Buttermilk Rangers, jackstraws, Nassau bacon, pumpkin slinger, and stand the gaff.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 335-336) and index.
- Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI Available via World Wide Web.
- Description based on print version record.
- Other Format:
- Online version: Wright, John D., 1938- Language of the Civil War.
- ISBN:
- 9780313017308
- 0313017301
- Publisher Number:
- 99990106706
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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