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Children for the Union
James Marten
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Description for Children for the Union
Hardback. How children living in the North experienced the Civil War, considered in the larger contexts of economic, political, and cultural developments during the nineteenth century. Mr. Marten opens a new window on the impact of the war and shows that the youngest Americans were inevitable and enthusiastic participants. Series: American Childhoods Series. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 161 x 23. Weight in Grams: 499.
The Civil War influenced virtually every aspect of children's lives, and in turn they eagerly incorporated the experience of war into their daily assumptions and activities. In this new contribution to the American Childhoods series, James A. Marten places the experiences of children living in the North during the Civil War into the larger contexts of economic, political, and cultural developments during the nineteenth century. On the home front, children became almost full-fledged members of their communities in their support of the war effort. They left school to replace absent men on farms and in factories, helped raise funds for ... Read more
The Civil War influenced virtually every aspect of children's lives, and in turn they eagerly incorporated the experience of war into their daily assumptions and activities. In this new contribution to the American Childhoods series, James A. Marten places the experiences of children living in the North during the Civil War into the larger contexts of economic, political, and cultural developments during the nineteenth century. On the home front, children became almost full-fledged members of their communities in their support of the war effort. They left school to replace absent men on farms and in factories, helped raise funds for ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Ivan R Dee, Inc United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
Series
American Childhoods Series
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
Chicago, United States
ISBN
9781566635639
SKU
V9781566635639
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About James Marten
James A. Marten is professor and director of graduate studies in history at Marquette University. He has also written Texas Divided and Chasing Rainbows, and is the editor of Ivan R. Dee's American Childhoods series. He lives in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Reviews for Children for the Union
This work would be a welcome addition for any academic library.
Library Journal
This volume usefully surveys what it was like to be a child in the North during the Civil War. . . . Fluent, jargon-free social history.
Booklist
In this splendid book, James Marten captures the passion and poetry of the children's Civil War. ... Read more
Library Journal
This volume usefully surveys what it was like to be a child in the North during the Civil War. . . . Fluent, jargon-free social history.
Booklist
In this splendid book, James Marten captures the passion and poetry of the children's Civil War. ... Read more