Bücher von James Marten

This volume explores childhood during the American Civil War. The author describes how the war changed the schoolbooks published for children, how it affected children's relationships with absent fathers and brothers, and how the responsibilities on children shortened their childhoods.

Sing Not War: The Lives of Union and Confederate Veterans in Gilded Age America

Provides a comprehensive introduction to the civilian history of the Civil War. This book describes the home front through the lives of individuals and the histories of events and institutions in the North and South.