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Portraits of Conflict: A Photographic History of Missouri in the Civil War
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Description for Portraits of Conflict: A Photographic History of Missouri in the Civil War
Hardcover. Rich in resources and manpower, critical politically to both the Union and the Confederacy, Missouri was the scene of conventional battles, river warfare, and cavalry raids. This book covers the origins of the war, its conventional and guerrilla phases, and the experiences of Missourians who served out of state. Editor(s): Piston, William Garrett; Sweeney, Thomas P. Num Pages: 300 pages, 243 photographs, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; AJC; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 279 x 216 x 30. Weight in Grams: 1429.
Brother pursues brother in this heavily fought-over state. A deeply divided border state, heir to the ""Bleeding Kansas"" era, Missouri became the third most fought-over state in the war, following Virginia and Tennessee. Rich in resources and manpower, critical politically to both the Union and the Confederacy, it was the scene of conventional battles, river warfare, and cavalry raids. It saw the first combat by organized units of Native American and African Americans. It was also marked by guerrilla warfare of unparalleled viciousness. This volume, the ninth in the series, includes hundreds of photographs, many of them never before published. ... Read more
Brother pursues brother in this heavily fought-over state. A deeply divided border state, heir to the ""Bleeding Kansas"" era, Missouri became the third most fought-over state in the war, following Virginia and Tennessee. Rich in resources and manpower, critical politically to both the Union and the Confederacy, it was the scene of conventional battles, river warfare, and cavalry raids. It saw the first combat by organized units of Native American and African Americans. It was also marked by guerrilla warfare of unparalleled viciousness. This volume, the ninth in the series, includes hundreds of photographs, many of them never before published. ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of Arkansas Press
Condition
New
Place of Publication
Fayetteville, United States
ISBN
9781557289131
SKU
V9781557289131
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99-15
About
William Garrett Piston, professor of history at Southwest Missouri State University, is author of Lee's Tarnished Lieutenant: James Longstreet and His Place In Southern History. Richard W. Hatcher III is historian at Fort Sumter National Monument.
Reviews for Portraits of Conflict: A Photographic History of Missouri in the Civil War
"This award-winning series is a major contribution and welcome addition to Civil War history." - The Journal of Southern History "[Piston and Sweeney] bring to this work the eyes of a preeminent historian of the Trans-Mississippi and an expert in the photographic legacy of the war years.... [They] have tied photographs and stories to an overall narrative of the Civil ... Read more