From freedom fighters and spies to volunteer nurses and patriots on the homefront; women of the North and South served critical and largely unexamined roles in the Civil War. Through a collection of original source documents and the words of the women engaged on both sides of the conflict; Women in the Civil War depicts women's key roles and illuminates what life was like during the historic struggle for the future of the United States. This volume includes excerpts from journals; letters; and other writings of women such as Harriet Beecher Stowe; Confederate spy Belle Boyd; Louisa May Alcott; nurse "Mother" Bickerdyke; and Mary Boykin Chestnut.
#917167 in Books 2014-07-02Original language:EnglishPDF # 1 9.00 x .52 x 6.00l; #File Name: 1929194900228 pages
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405 of 418 people found the following review helpful. It is a book meant for good.By CustomerI want to tell future readers of this book in this way. I read it first when I was 14 or 15. I thought it was a book on how to smartly fight a war. Then I re-read it when I was 28 and it occurred to me that it may be an instruction book on how to navigate an honorable life. Years passed and I recently found it at the bottom of a box in my closet. I read it again at age 56. I realized it has more to offer. If you read this book; you will actively have to replace Sun Tzus' ancient terms and placement of hierarchy and apply them to modern situations and people. Family; bosses; neighbors; employees and the list goes on. It is my belief that this "manual" can help solve minor and major disruptions in life if used correctly. It is a book meant for good.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Success through the agesBy RitacFlipping through it I glean bits and pieces of an organized mind. I can easily understand why this book has existed for more than 2000 years. My intention is to read it a little at a time so that I absorb some of the philosophy. I am not interested in war but I am interested I how men think and plan; this should be an excellent guidebook.2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. GoodBy UnknownOutlines Sun Tzu in plain English. Highly recommended.
