Landmarks of the Civil War (American Landmarks) - Hardcover

Silber, Nina

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0195129202 ISBN 13: 9780195129205

Publisher: Oxford University Press, 2003

Synopsis

Along with explorations of well-known sites of the Civil War -- Fort Sumter, Appomattox, Gettysburg, -- Landmarks of the Civil War takes us on a powerful journey to the places that reveal how the Civil War, perhaps the most devastating event in American history, affected all Americans, such as:
* Port Hudson, Louisiana, where African Americans fought for their freedom on the high bluffs of the Mississippi at the risk on not just capture but enslavement
* Honey Springs, Oklahoma, where Native Americans fought, some supporting the North and others the Confederacy, which further divided a culture already traumatized
* Bull Run in Manassas, Virginia, famous for its disastrous outcome for the North, but also a place where journalists got their baptism in war correspondence and realized the powerful role they could play in events
Nina Silber also takes us to some of the most notorious prisoner-of-war sites, inadequate and make-shift hospitals, weapons and ammunition workshops, and official presidential and legislative settings that evoke the politics of war-making. With numerous personal anecdotes and compelling detail throughout, Landmarks of the Civil War is a fascinating tour through the places where the United States faced its most trying moments as a nation.

Journey to the places where pivotal moments in history occurred with the American Landmarks series as your guide -- exciting fieldtrips in a book! Lively narrative essays that tell what happened at each site and why it is important are accompanied by color and black-and-white photos. Packed with practical information about the sites today, each profile includes a fact box listing key dates, architect/builder/owner, address, website, and summary of significance; sidebars containing primary sources or discussing personalities, objects, or issues associated with the site; a list of related sites; and a map. Published in cooperation with the National Register of Historic Places and National Park Service, the American Landmarks series brings history alive on the spot where it happened.

About this title

About the Author

Nina Silber is at Boston University.

Reviews

Grade 5-8-This well-written book highlights 12 landmarks, including the Cooper Union Building, the site in New York City of Lincoln's 1860 speech on slavery; the White House of the Confederacy in Richmond, VA; the National Museum of American Art and National Portrait Gallery, which served as a hospital during the war; Honey Springs Battlefield, where Native Americans fought on both sides of the conflict; and Arlington House, home of Robert E. Lee. Each chapter contains a main essay, fact box, maps, and information about related historic sites, including addresses, phone numbers, and Web sites. In the section on Gettysburg, part of the text is missing at the bottom of one of the pages. Contemporary and historical photographs, illustrations, and primary-source materials add to the attractive page layout.
Patricia Ann Owens, Wabash Valley College, Mt. Carmel, IL
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Edition details

• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Publication date: 2003
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0195129202
• ISBN 13: 9780195129205
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 144