The Seventh Star of the Confederacy - Texas During the Civil War

Informationen zum Autor Kenneth W. Howell is an assistant professor at Prairie View A&M University. He received his Ph.D. in history form Texas A&M University and also taught there as a visiting assistant professor. He is the author of "Texas Confederate," "Reconstruction Governor: James Webb Throckmorton" and coauthor of "The Devil's Triangle: Ben Bickerstaff, Northeast Texans, and the War of Reconstruction in ""Texas" and "Beyond Myths and Legends: ""A"" Narrative History of Texas." Klappentext This new anthology incorporates the latest scholarly research on how Texans experienced the war. Eighteen contributors take us from the battlefront to the home front, from inside a Confederate prison to inside the homes of women and children left to fend for themselves during the war. Also included are the social and cultural aspects of the war, experiences of women, and African Americans. Zusammenfassung Presents research on how Texans experienced Civil war. This book takes you from the battlefront to the home front, ranging from inside the walls of a Confederate prison to inside the homes of women and children left to fend for themselves while their husbands and fathers were away on distant battlefields.

Product details

• Authors: Kenneth W. (EDT) Howell
• Assisted by: Kenneth W. Howell (Editor)
• Publisher: Texas A&M University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 28.03.2011
• EAN: 9781574413120
• ISBN: 978-1-57441-312-0
• No. of pages: 368
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 229 mm x 25 mm
• Series: War and the Southwest; War and the Southwest Series; War and the Southwest
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous