Lincoln's Mercenaries - Economic Motivation Among Union Soldiers During the Civil War

Informationen zum Autor William Marvel , author of numerous books about the American Civil War including Lincoln's Autocrat: The Life of Edwin Stanton, is a past recipient of the Richard Barksdale Harwell Book Award, the Lincoln Prize, the Douglas Southall Freeman Award, and the Bell Award. Klappentext Considers whether poor northern men bore the highest burden of military service during the American Civil War. Examining data on median family wealth from the 1860 United States Census, Marvel reveals the economic conditions of the earliest volunteers from each northern state during the seven major recruitment and conscription periods of the war. Zusammenfassung Considers whether poor northern men bore the highest burden of military service during the American Civil War. Examining data on median family wealth from the 1860 United States Census, Marvel reveals the economic conditions of the earliest volunteers from each northern state during the seven major recruitment and conscription periods of the war.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: William Marvel
• Editore: Louisiana state univ pr
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 30.11.2018
• EAN: 9780807169520
• ISBN: 978-0-8071-6952-0
• Pagine: 360
• Serie: Conflicting Worlds: New Dimens; Conflicting Worlds: New Dimens; Conflicting Worlds: New Dimensions of the American Civil War
• Categorie: Saggistica > Storia > Altro; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Storia > Storia dei paesi e delle regioni