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DISCOVERING THE CIVIL WAR
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| By: |
National Archives Experience's Exhibition Team, Ken Burns (Foreword) |
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Hardback |
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£29.95 |
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£24.71 |
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| ISBN 10: |
1904832911 |
| ISBN 13: |
9781904832911 |
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| Publisher: |
D GILES LTD |
| Pub. date: |
1 November, 2010 |
| Pages: |
208 |
| Description: |
Includes a Foreword by leading documentary filmmaker, Ken Burns, creator of the award-winning film 'The Civil War'. The highly visual approach makes the reader experience the excitement of finding unusual stories in the Archives. A "must-have" for anyone interested in US history in general and the Civil War in particular. |
| Synopsis: |
'Discovering the Civil War' peels back 150 years of accumulated analysis, interpretation, and opinion to reveal a Civil War that is little-known. Featuring over 250 letters, diaries, photos, maps, petitions, receipts, patents, amendments and proclamations from the incomparable holdings of the National Archives, it takes a fresh look at the Civil War through little-known stories, seldom-seen documents, and unusual perspectives. Grouped into themes such as "Spies and Conspiracies," "Prisoners and Casualties," "Global War," and "Raising Armies," this new book looks beyond the battlefield to the experiences of ordinary people - be they the names of men listed in the "substitute book" who were paid to replace draftees, or firsthand accounts of the Battle of Gettysburg at the Gettysburg veterans 75th anniversary reunion in 1938. Famous documents, such as the 13th Amendment to the Constitution, are juxtaposed with innovative wartime patents, including a multipurpose device that could serve as a tent, knapsack, or blanket, and a message in Chinese script asking for Confederate ships to be barred from Chinese ports - proving that the Civil War became a truly international struggle. |
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185 col, 70 b&w |
| Publication: |
UK |
| Imprint: |
D Giles Ltd |
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Returnable |
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