Capital dames : the Civil War and the women of Washington, 1848-1868
(Large Print Book)
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New York, NY : HarperLuxe, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2015].
Format
Large Print Book
Edition
First HarperLuxe edition.
Physical Desc
737 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
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Location | Call Number | Note | Status |
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Rockingham Free Public Library - Large Print | LP 920 ROB | On Shelf | |
Varnum Memorial Library - Adult Non-Fiction | LP 973.7 ROB | Large Print | On Shelf |
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LC Subjects
Politicians' spouses -- Washington (D.C.) -- Biography.
Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877) -- Biography.
United States -- History -- 1815-1861 -- Biography.
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Biography.
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Women.
Washington (D.C.) -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865.
Women -- Political activity -- United States -- History -- 19th century.
Women -- United States -- History -- 19th century.
Women -- Washington (D.C.) -- Biography.
Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877) -- Biography.
United States -- History -- 1815-1861 -- Biography.
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Biography.
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Women.
Washington (D.C.) -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865.
Women -- Political activity -- United States -- History -- 19th century.
Women -- United States -- History -- 19th century.
Women -- Washington (D.C.) -- Biography.
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Published
New York, NY : HarperLuxe, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2015].
Edition
First HarperLuxe edition.
Language
English
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 715-737).
Description
With the outbreak of the Civil War, the small, social Southern town of Washington, D.C. found itself caught between warring sides in a four-year battle that would determine the future of the United States. After the declaration of secession, many fascinating Southern women left the city, leaving their friends -- such as Adele Cutts Douglas and Elizabeth Blair Lee -- to grapple with questions of safety and sanitation as the capital was transformed into an immense Union army camp and later a
hospital. With their husbands, brothers, and fathers marching off to war, either on the battlefield or in the halls of Congress, the women of Washington joined the cause as well. And more women went to the Capital City to enlist as nurses, supply organizers, relief workers, and journalists. Many risked their lives making munitions in a highly flammable arsenal, toiled at the Treasury Department printing greenbacks to finance the war, and plied their needlework skills at The Navy Yard -- once the
sole province of men -- to sew canvas gunpowder bags for the troops. Sifting through newspaper articles, government records, and private letters and diaries -- many never before published -- Roberts brings the war-torn capital into focus through the lives of its formidable women.
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Roberts, C. (2015). Capital dames: the Civil War and the women of Washington, 1848-1868 (First HarperLuxe edition.). HarperLuxe, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Roberts, Cokie. 2015. Capital Dames: The Civil War and the Women of Washington, 1848-1868. HarperLuxe, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Roberts, Cokie. Capital Dames: The Civil War and the Women of Washington, 1848-1868 HarperLuxe, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, 2015.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Roberts, Cokie. Capital Dames: The Civil War and the Women of Washington, 1848-1868 First HarperLuxe edition., HarperLuxe, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, 2015.
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