A House Divided : The Civil War and Nineteenth-Century America

Wells, Jonathan Daniel

Routledge（2011/11発売）

• 製本 Paperback:紙装版/ペーパーバック版／ページ数 370 p.
• 言語 ENG
• 商品コード 9780415998703
• DDC分類 973.7

基本説明

Provides a short, readable survey of the Civil War and the Reconstruction period afterward.

Full Description

The Civil War is one of the most defining eras of American history, and much has been written on every aspect of the war. The volume of material available is daunting, especially when a student is trying to grasp the overall themes of the period.Jonathan Wells has distilled the war down into understandable, easy-to-read sections, with plenty of maps and illustrations, to help make sense of the battles and social, political, and cultural changes of the era. Presented here is information on:the home frontthe battles, both in the East and the Westthe status of slaveswomen's role in the war and its aftermathliterature and public lifeinternational aspects of the warand much more!Students will also find helpful study aids on the companion website for the book. A House Divided provides a short, readable survey of the Civil War and the Reconstruction period afterward, focusing not only on the battles, but on how Americans lived during a time of great upheaval in the country's history, and what that legacy has meant to the country today.

Contents

Chapter OneChapter Two: America in the 1850sChapter Three: SecessionChapter Four: Early Battles of the WarChapter Five: Lincoln and Northern PoliticsChapter Six: Battles, 1862-1863Chapter Seven: Literary and Intellectual Life during the WarChapter Eight: Life in the South during the WarChapter Nine: Western PerspectivesChapter Ten: Battles, 1863-1864Chapter Eleven: Home frontsChapter Twelve: The War Ends, 1864-1865Chapter Thirteen: Congressional ReconstructionChapter Fourteen: Legacies