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The Blessed Place of Freedom: Europeans in Civil War America
Door Dean B. Mahin
Categorie | Geschiedenis Noord-Amerika |
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Boeknummer | #328170-XE13 |
Titel | The Blessed Place of Freedom: Europeans in Civil War America |
Auteur | Mahin, Dean B. |
Boektype | Paperback |
Uitgeverij | Washington, DC : Brassey's |
Jaar van uitgave | 2002 |
ISBN10 | 1574885235 |
ISBN13 | 9781574885231 |
Taal | Engels |
Beschrijving | Paperback, illustrated with some b/w photographs, 8vo. |
Samenvatting | Outlines the contributions of German, Irish, British, French, and other European immigrants to the Union and the Confederacy - Explores the impact European military observers and newspaper correspondents had on American relations with Europe - Features biographic appendixes listing notable immigrant soldiers The Blessed Place of Freedom provides a comprehensive overview of European immigrants' perspectives on the American Civil War and the reactions of immigrant participants and European observers to a wide variety of events. Dean Mahin examines each major immigrant group's population and geographic distribution; the number who served in immigrant-dominated military units, such as the famous Irish Brigade and the Louisiana Zouaves; those who became officers during the war, such as the Unio... (Lees verder)n's Carl Schurz (born in Germany) and the Confederacy's Patrick Clebume (born in Ireland); and significant individuals who visited America during the war as volunteers, correspondents, or observers. |
Pagina's | 299 |
Conditie | Goed — Black permanent marker line on bottom cut. |
Prijs | € 8,00 |
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