When first published, Daily Life in Civil War America shifted the spotlight from the conflict's military operations and famous leaders to its affect on day-to-day living. Now this popular, groundbreaking work returns in a thoroughly updated new edition, drawing on an expanded ra…
Provides information about the day-to-day lives of soldiers, civilians, and slaves during the Civil War years.
The primary focus of this work is the period before 1779 when the French had not yet come to the aid of the fledgling American nation, when the Blue Water Patriots confronted the Royal Navy alone.-Dust jacket.
"The purpose of this book is to document the naval operations that took place during the American Revolution. These can be divided into two parts: those that took place before the French intervention of 1778, and those that took place thereafter"--Introduction
Every schoolchild knows that the American Revolution began on Lexington Green in April, 1775. but how many people are aware that in 1764 a Royal Navy cutter, St. John, engaged in the suppression of smuggling and was fired upon by Rhode Islanders; that in 1769, the revenue sloop …
The antebellum period
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The Antebellum Period
by Volo, Dorothy Denneen, Volo, James M.
fromAmerican popular culture through history
The Antebellum Period
by Volo, Dorothy Denneen, Volo, James M.
fromAmerican popular culture through history
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The Antebellum Period
by Volo, Dorothy Denneen, Volo, James M.
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