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Two Years Before the Paddlewheel
. Ed(S): Allardice, Bruce S.; Wolf, Wayne L.
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Paperback. Editor(s): Allardice, Bruce S.; Wolf, Wayne L. Num Pages: 350 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 508.
Charles F. Gunther is a Yankee ice peddlar who is trapped in the South at the outbreak of the war. Presented here are two years of diaries of Gunther's experiences working on the steamboat Rose Douglas, ferrying Confederate troops and supplies.
After the war, Gunther makes a fortune in the candy business across the street from Marshal Field's in Chicago, becomes a premier collector and preserver of Civil War artifacts and Lincoln memorabilia, endows the Chicago history Museum with its Civil War collection, and goes on to hold political office as an alderman and City Treasurer of Chicago.
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Charles F. Gunther is a Yankee ice peddlar who is trapped in the South at the outbreak of the war. Presented here are two years of diaries of Gunther's experiences working on the steamboat Rose Douglas, ferrying Confederate troops and supplies.
After the war, Gunther makes a fortune in the candy business across the street from Marshal Field's in Chicago, becomes a premier collector and preserver of Civil War artifacts and Lincoln memorabilia, endows the Chicago history Museum with its Civil War collection, and goes on to hold political office as an alderman and City Treasurer of Chicago.
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Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
State House Press United States
Number of pages
350
Condition
New
Number of Pages
350
Place of Publication
Abilene, United States
ISBN
9781933337524
SKU
V9781933337524
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About . Ed(S): Allardice, Bruce S.; Wolf, Wayne L.
Bruce S. Allardice is Professor of History at South Suburban College in Illinois, USA. He is a past president of the Civil War Round Table of Chicago. Allardice has authored or coauthored six books and numerous articles on the Civil War. His book More Generals in Gray was a selection of the History Book Club. Wayne L. Wolf is ... Read more
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