Charles F. Gunther is a Yankee ice peddlar who is trapped in the South at the outbreak of the war. Presented here are two years of diaries of Gunther's experiences working on the steamboat Rose Douglas; ferrying Confederate troops and supplies. After the war; Gunther makes a fortune in the candy business across the street from Marshal Field's in Chicago; becomes a premier collector and preserver of Civil War artifacts and Lincoln memorabilia; endows the Chicago history Museum with its Civil War collection; and goes on to hold political office as an alderman and City Treasurer of Chicago. In Two Years Before the Paddlewheel; readers can follow the day-by-day survival of an ordinary ice merchant turned Confederate steamboat purser during the Civil War. Gunther's day-by-day account as a civilian in military service illuminates the economic; military; social; and personal side of America's Civil War.
#6084157 in BooksColor: Black 2001-08-01Original language:EnglishPDF # 1 9.02 x .99 x 5.98l; 1.44 #File Name: 1931641137440 pagesISBN13: 9781931641135Condition: NewNotes: BRAND NEW FROM PUBLISHER! 100% Satisfaction Guarantee. Tracking provided on most orders. Buy with Confidence! Millions of books sold!
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. i couldn't recommend this book more highlyBy P.L. Bennettas a retired naval officer and aviator; i couldn't recommend this book more highly. it provides those of us who came along later some insight in to the strength and perseverance of our seniors. naval aviation is the corner stone of our nation being able to project our influence well over the horizon into hostile territory.
