Webb Garrison's Civil War Dictionary - An Illustrated Guide to the Everyday Language or Soldiers and

Informationen zum Autor WEB GARRISON was a best-selling author of more than fifty books on the Civil War, which include A Treasury of Civil War Tales, Civil War Curiosities, The Lincoln No One Knows, Amazing Women of the Civil War, Friendly Fire in the Civil War, and The Unknown Civil War. Work on this book was completed shortly before the author's death in 2000. CHERYL L. GARRISON is a writer and editor who lives in Clyde, North Carolina. Klappentext In the 140-plus years since the American Civil War, the American language has changed dramatically. As the meanings of many words have become obscure or lost, links with the vibrant language of the Civil War era have dissolved, and much of that which had meaning to our forefathers no longer retains the same meaning to us. What did it mean "to cross the bar"? What was a soldier's "big ticket"? What did it mean "to see the elephant" or "to go South"? Why did the armies have so-called ninety-day men and hundred-day men? What were soldiers supposed to do when they heard the commander shout, "Let her go, Gallagher"? How did one "pay tribute to Neptune"? What was a "picket pin"? Could you make a passable meal out of "possum beer" and "secession bread"? How did one "vibrate the lines," and why would anyone want to attempt such a maneuver? From Webb Garrison's more than thirty years of research and study from original sources, he has produced a dictionary of words and phrases (including nicknames and slang) commonly used during the war. Where appropriate, examples and anecdotes are included to illustrate meanings. Often overlooked naval terms and esoteric formal and informal military expressions are addressed, as well as short descriptions of oceangoing vessels and river craft. More than 2,500 entries and 250 illustrations explain the terms, equipment, and organization of the three million soldiers who fought in the war. Zusammenfassung In the more than 140 years since the end of the American Civil War, the American language has changed considerably. The meanings of many words and phrases that were in common use at the time have become obscure or lost completely. Featuring over 2,500 entries, this title lets you discover the vibrant and colourful lingo of the American Civil War....

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Webb Garrison, Webb B Garrison, Webb B. Garrison, Garrison Webb B.
• Verlag: Cumberland house
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Taschenbuch
• Erschienen: 10.09.2008
• EAN: 9781581826753
• ISBN: 978-1-58182-675-3
• Seiten: 350
• Abmessung: 133 mm x 210 mm x 25 mm
• Mitarbeit: Cheryl Garrison
• Themen: Geisteswissenschaften, Kunst, Musik > Geschichte > Regional- und Ländergeschichte; Sachbuch > Lexika, Nachschlagewerke > Fremdsprachige Wörterbücher; REFERENCE / Dictionaries, HISTORY / United States / Civil War Period (1850-1877), HISTORY / Military / United States, HISTORY / United States / 19th Century, HISTORY / Reference, United States of America, USA, Historical & comparative linguistics, History of the Americas, Dictionaries, Early modern warfare (including gunpowder warfare), c 1860 to c 1869, Civil wars, Historical and comparative linguistics, HISTORY / Military / Early Modern Warfare (1500-1800)