The Resource The slaves' war : the Civil War in the words of former slaves, Andrew Ward
The slaves' war : the Civil War in the words of former slaves, Andrew Ward
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- Summary
- The first narrative history of the Civil War as told by the very people it freed. Historian of nineteenth-century and African-American history Andrew Ward weaves together hundreds of interviews, diaries, letters, and memoirs. Here is the Civil War as seen from slave quarters, kitchens, roadsides, swamps, and fields. Body servants, army cooks and launderers, runaways, teamsters, and gravediggers bring the war to richly detailed life. From slaves' theories about the causes of the Civil War to their frank assessments of major figures; from their searing memories of the carnage of battle to their often startling attitudes toward masters and liberators alike; and from their initial jubilation at the Yankee invasion of the slave South to the crushing disappointment of freedom's promise unfulfilled, this is a transformative vision of America's second revolution.--From publisher description
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- xiv, 386 p., [16] p. of plates
- Isbn
- 9780618634002
- Label
- The slaves' war : the Civil War in the words of former slaves
- Title
- The slaves' war
- Title remainder
- the Civil War in the words of former slaves
- Statement of responsibility
- Andrew Ward
- Subject
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- Freedmen -- United States -- Biography
- Slaves -- Southern States -- Biography
- United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- African Americans
- African Americans -- Biography
- United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Social aspects
- United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- The first narrative history of the Civil War as told by the very people it freed. Historian of nineteenth-century and African-American history Andrew Ward weaves together hundreds of interviews, diaries, letters, and memoirs. Here is the Civil War as seen from slave quarters, kitchens, roadsides, swamps, and fields. Body servants, army cooks and launderers, runaways, teamsters, and gravediggers bring the war to richly detailed life. From slaves' theories about the causes of the Civil War to their frank assessments of major figures; from their searing memories of the carnage of battle to their often startling attitudes toward masters and liberators alike; and from their initial jubilation at the Yankee invasion of the slave South to the crushing disappointment of freedom's promise unfulfilled, this is a transformative vision of America's second revolution.--From publisher description
- Biography type
- contains biographical information
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1946-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Ward, Andrew
- Dewey number
- 973.7/11
- Illustrations
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- illustrations
- plates
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- E464
- LC item number
- .W29 2008
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Slaves
- Freedmen
- African Americans
- United States
- United States
- United States
- Label
- The slaves' war : the Civil War in the words of former slaves, Andrew Ward
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [354]-372) and index
- Control code
- ocn191732263
- Dimensions
- 24 cm.
- Extent
- xiv, 386 p., [16] p. of plates
- Isbn
- 9780618634002
- Lccn
- 2008001532
- Other physical details
- ill.
- Label
- The slaves' war : the Civil War in the words of former slaves, Andrew Ward
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [354]-372) and index
- Control code
- ocn191732263
- Dimensions
- 24 cm.
- Extent
- xiv, 386 p., [16] p. of plates
- Isbn
- 9780618634002
- Lccn
- 2008001532
- Other physical details
- ill.
Subject
- Freedmen -- United States -- Biography
- Slaves -- Southern States -- Biography
- United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- African Americans
- African Americans -- Biography
- United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Social aspects
- United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives
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