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Children and youth during the Civil War era

Marten, James Alan

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\"The Civil War is a much plumbed area of scholarship, so much so that at times it seems there is no further work to be done in the field. However, the experience of children and youth during that tumultuous time remains a relatively unexplored facet of the conflict. Children and Youth during the Civil War Era seeks a deeper investigation into the historical record by and giving voice and context to their struggles and victories during this critical period in American history. Prominent historians and rising scholars explore issues important to both the Civil War era and to the history of children and youth, including the experience of orphans, drummer boys, and young soldiers on the front lines, and even the impact of the war on the games children played in this collection. Each essay places the history of children and youth in the context of the sectional conflict, while in turn shedding new light on the sectional conflict by viewing it through the lens of children and youth. A much needed, multi-faceted historical account, Children and Youth during the Civil War Era touches on some of the most important historiographical issues with which historians of children and youth and of the Civil War home front have grappled over the last few years\"--Provided by publisher.

• Publisher: New York University Press
• Subject: Children and war United States History 19th century. / Children and war Confederate States of America. / HISTORY / United States / 20th Century / United States History Civil War, 1861-1865 Children.
• ISBN: 9780814796078, 0814796079, 9780814796085, 0814796087, 9780814763391, 0814763391

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Call Number	Copies	Material	Location
E540.C47 C45 2012	1	BOOK	AUTOSTORE