In relating the dramatic ways the Civil War affected Bostonians, Thomas O'Connor focuses on four significant groups--businessmen, Irish Catholic immigrants, African Americans, and women. Rich with colorful anecdotes about local figures, both renowned and long-forgotten, this is a fascinating study that will appeal to Civil War buffs, historians, and general readers alike. Illustrations.
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In relating the dramatic ways the Civil War affected Bostonians, Thomas O'Connor focuses on four significant groups--businessmen, Irish Catholic immigrants, African Americans, and women. Rich with colorful anecdotes about local figures, both renowned and long-forgotten, this is a fascinating study that will appeal to Civil War buffs, historians, and general readers alike. Illustrations.
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Add this copy of Civil War Boston-Home Front and Battlefield-Signed to cart. $15.00, very good condition, Sold by Koster's Collectible Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Farmingville, NY, UNITED STATES, published 1997 by Northeastern University Press.
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Very Good, Very Good. 8VO, 313 pgs., Photos & Illus, Hardcover. Hardcover: Signed and inscribed by author on first endpaper. Natural linen-like binding with title on spine in gold. Paste-downs and endpapers are spotless. Frontispiece, title, text, illustrated pages are crisp and clean. Dust jacket is in excellent condition. Illustrated cover. Very attractive/ desirable copy in protective mylar. Thomas H. O'Connor examines the dramatic way in which the Civil War affected Bostonians on the home front and how they in turn contributed to the Union Cause. Four distinctive groups are focused on-Businessmen-Irish Catholic immigrants-African Americans and Women. Illustrated. Nice tight binding.
Add this copy of Civil War Boston: Home Front and Battlefield to cart. $29.98, good condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Hialeah, FL, UNITED STATES, published 1997 by Northeastern Univ Pr.
Add this copy of Civil War Boston: Home Front and Battlefield to cart. $134.27, new condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Hialeah, FL, UNITED STATES, published 1997 by Northeastern Univ Pr.