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Genre/Form: | Electronic books History Sources |
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Additional Physical Format: | Print version: Civil War Chicago : eyewitness to history. Athens, Ohio : Ohio University Press, ©2014 xvi, 308 pages |
Material Type: | Document, Internet resource |
Document Type: | Internet Resource, Computer File |
All Authors / Contributors: |
Theodore J Karamanski; Eileen M McMahon |
ISBN: | 9780821444818 0821444816 |
OCLC Number: | 889304464 |
Language Note: | English. |
Notes: | Includes index. |
Description: | 1 online resource (325 pages) : illustrations |
Contents: | Illustrations; Editors' Note; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1: A Divided City; 2:The War Spirit; 3:Ties between the Home Front and the Battlefield; 4: Confined Confederates; 5: The Politics of War; 6: The Business and Politics of War; 7: The War in the Wards; 8: The Long Shadow of War; 9: A Guide to Civil War Chicago Sites; Notes; Index. |
Responsibility: | edited by Theodore J. Karamanski and Eileen M. McMahon. |
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"This book promises to be an outstanding contribution to the literature on the history of Chicago and its role in the Civil War. The editors have assembled a terrific collection of sources that document the economic rise of the Windy City in the mid-nineteenth century and reveal the ethnic, racial, and political themes that shaped the metropolis in this crucial period. This will become a 'must read' for anyone interested in Chicago's past." -- Mark Hubbard, Eastern Illinois University, editor of Illinois's War: The Civil War in Documents "The Civil War was a pivotal period for Chicago and the American city. It ended with triumph of free labor, industrial capitalism, and urbanization. The documents collected and expertly interpreted in Civil War Chicago: Eyewitness to History tell the riveting story of the impact of war on the city that became the great Emporium of the West as told through the words of participants in the momentous events of the times. " -- Dominic A. Pacyga, author of Chicago: A Biography "Ohio University Press's Civil War in the Great Interior series does fine work in presenting readers with all-embracing selections of published and unpublished Civil War documents on a state by state basis, the whole accompanied by expert editing. From the same publisher and similar in presentation style, Civil War Chicago: Eyewitness to History, edited by Theodore J. Karamanski and Eileen M. McMahon, narrows the documentary subject focus even further....This is a really impressive documentary immersion project. With no shortage of Midwestern candidates, perhaps Civil War Chicago can be the first title in a new city series." -- Civil War Books and Authors "Compilations of primary sources are always a welcome addition to the Civil War bookshelf. These editors have dug deep and have provided a wealth of detailed accounts about the Civil War era in one of the most important cities in the United States. The introductory essays are informing and provide a good introduction to the primary text." "A remarkable portrait of Chicago during the Civil War through the eyes of those who lived it." -- Ann Keating, co-editor of The Encyclopedia of Chicago and author of Rising Up from the Indian Country: The Battle of Fort Dearborn and the Birth of Chicago Read more...


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- Chicago (Ill.) -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Sources.
- HISTORY -- United States -- State & Local -- General.
- HISTORY -- United States -- State & Local -- Midwest (IA, IL, IN, KS, MI, MN, MO, ND, NE, OH, SD, WI)
- Chicago (Ill.) -- Civil War, 1861-1865. -- History.
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