Freedom''s Soldiers - The Black Military Experience in the Civil War

Klappentext When nearly 200,000 black men, most of them former slaves, entered the Union army and navy, they transformed the Civil War into a struggle for liberty and changed the course of American history. Freedom's Soldiers tells the story of those men in their own words and the words of other eyewitnesses. These moving letters, affidavits, and memorials - drawn from the records of the National Archives - reveal the variety and complexity of the African-American experience during the era of emancipation. Zusammenfassung When nearly 200!000 black men! mostly former slaves! entered the Civil War! they transformed it into a struggle for liberty and changed the course of American history. Freedom's Soldiers tells those men's story in their words and those of eyewitnesses. These letters! affidavits! and memorials reveal the variety and complexity of the African-American experience during the era of emancipation. Inhaltsverzeichnis Freedom's soldiers: the Black military experience; Freedom's soldiers: a documentary history.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Ira Berlin, Ira (University of Maryland Berlin, Ira Reidy Berlin, Joseph Patrick Reidy, Reidy Joseph Patrick, Leslie S. Rowland, Rowland Leslie S.
• Con la collaborazione di: Ira Berlin (Editore), Joseph P. Reidy (Editore), Leslie S. Rowland (Editore)
• Editore: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 13.03.1998
• EAN: 9780521632584
• ISBN: 978-0-521-63258-4
• Pagine: 212
• Categorie: Saggistica > Storia > Altro; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Storia > Storia dei paesi e delle regioni; USA, Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900, Ethnic Studies, HISTORY / United States / Civil War Period (1850-1877), HISTORY / Military / United States, HISTORY / United States / 19th Century, c 1800 to c 1900, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, 18th century, c 1700 to c 1799, United States of America, USA, History of the Americas, Black & Asian Studies, Early modern warfare (including gunpowder warfare), c 1860 to c 1869, Civil wars, American Civil War, HISTORY / Military / Early Modern Warfare (1500-1800), SOCIAL SCIENCE / Cultural & Ethnic Studies / General