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Women during the Civil War: An Encyclopedia
By Judith E. Harper
500 pages
FREE for a limited time
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- Routledge
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- New York
- Publication year:
- 2003
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Synopsis
For more information, including a full list of entries, a generous selection of sample entries, and more, visit the Women During the Civil War website.Women During the Civil War: An Encyclopedia is the first A-Z reference work to offer a panoramic presentation of the contributions, achievements, and personal stories of American women during one of the most turbulent eras of the nation's history. Incorporating the most recent scholarship as well as excerpts from diaries, letters, newspapers, and ...
For more information, including a full list of entries, a generous selection of sample entries, and more, visit the Women During the Civil War website.Women During the Civil War: An Encyclopedia is the first A-Z reference work to offer a panoramic presentation of the contributions, achievements, and personal stories of American women during one of the most turbulent eras of the nation's history. Incorporating the most recent scholarship as well as excerpts from diaries, letters, newspapers, and other primary source documents, this Encyclopedia encompasses the wartime experiences of famous and lesser-known women of all ethnic groups and social backgrounds throughout the United States during the Civil War era.
Table of contents
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- Title Page iii
- Contents v
- Foreword vii
- Introduction ix
- Acknowledgments xiii
- List of Entries xvii
- A 1
- B 29
- Selected Readings 47
- C 55
- Selected Readings 70
- Selected Readings 83
- Selected Readings 91
- D 97
- Selected Readings 116
- Selected Readings 121
- Title Page iii
- Contents v
- Foreword vii
- Introduction ix
- Acknowledgments xiii
- List of Entries xvii
- A 1
- B 29
- Selected Readings 47
- C 55
- Selected Readings 70
- Selected Readings 83
- Selected Readings 91
- D 97
- Selected Readings 116
- Selected Readings 121
- E 125
- F 143
- Selected Readings 157
- G 161
- Selected Readings 164
- Selected Readings 174
- H 183
- Selected Reading 196
- I 205
- J 223
- Selected Readings 225
- K 227
- L 235
- Selected Readings 247
- Selected Readings 255
- M 257
- N 279
- P 293
- Selected Reading 300
- R 311
- S 325
- T 367
- U 385
- V 393
- W 401
- Selected Readings 403
- Selected Readings 416
- Z 425
- Glossary 429
- Bibliography 433
- Index 449
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