The Price of Freedom - Slavery and the Civil War, Volume 1-The Demise of Slavery

This anthology focuses on six aspects of the political and military processes through which slavery was abolished: the rise of abolitionism in the North, the recruitment of black troops, their performance in battle, race as a factor in combat, women and the war effort, and black soldiers fighting for the Confederacy.

Summary

This anthology focuses on six aspects of the political and military processes through which slavery was abolished: the rise of abolitionism in the North, the recruitment of black troops, their performance in battle, race as a factor in combat, women and the war effort, and black soldiers fighting for the Confederacy.

Product details

• Authors: Martin Harry Greenberg, Greenberg Martin Harry
• Publisher: Ingram Publishers Services
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 13.07.2000
• EAN: 9781681620855
• ISBN: 978-1-68162-085-5
• No. of pages: 512
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 228 mm x 29 mm
• Weight: 744 g
• Illustrations: Illustrationen, nicht spezifiziert
• Series: Price of Freedom; The Price of Freedom
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; USA, Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Slavery, HISTORY / United States / Civil War Period (1850-1877), HISTORY / United States / 19th Century, c 1800 to c 1900, United States of America, USA, Slavery & abolition of slavery, Slavery and abolition of slavery