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| Genre/Form: | History Sources |
|---|---|
| Document Type: | Book |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Ira Berlin |
| ISBN: | 0785808043 9780785808046 |
| OCLC Number: | 36655892 |
| Notes: | Reprint. Originally published: New York : New Press, 1992. |
| Description: | xxxiii, 571 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm |
| Contents: | Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Editorial Method -- Short Titles -- Chronology -- Chapter 1-A War for the Union -- Chapter 2-A War for Freedom -- Chapter 3-Life and Labor Within Union Lines -- Chapter 4-Free Labor in Midst of War -- Chapter 5-Slavery Within the Union -- Chapter 6-soldiers and Citizens -- Notes -- Suggestions for Further Reading-Index. |
| Responsibility: | [edited by] Ira Berlin [and others]. |
Abstract:
Some of the most remarkable letters ever written by Americans -- depicting emancipation in the midst of the nation's bloodiest conflict and conveying the struggle of black men and women to overthrow the slave system. With black-and-white photos and illustrations, this is a touching collection of letters and documents that no Civil War historian should be without. Some of the most remarkable letters ever written by Americans -- depicting emancipation in the midst of the nation's bloodiest conflict and conveying the struggle of black men and women to overthrow the slave system. With black-and-white photos and illustrations.
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