New York City in the Civil War
$60.73
- Paperback
160 pages
- Release Date
25 February 2025
Summary
New York City’s Crucible: Forging a Nation in the Civil War
New York City was the center of business, commerce, manufacturing, culture, and war spirit in the North during the Civil War. Abraham Lincoln gained an important national audience at the Cooper Institute in February 1860.
Tens of thousands of young men enlisted in the city and marched off to fight. Factories churned out materiel for the soldiers. Black leaders such as Frederick Douglass mobilized Af…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781467161572 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1467161578 |
| Series: | Images of America |
| Author: | Jonathan W. White, Timothy Justin Orr, Harold Holzer |
| Publisher: | Arcadia Publishing (SC) |
| Imprint: | Arcadia Publishing |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 160 |
| Release Date: | 25 February 2025 |
| Weight: | 395g |
| Dimensions: | 228mm x 168mm x 11mm |
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“This book will benefit any reader looking for a greater understanding of Civil War New York, the Civil War North, or the wartime United States as a whole.” – Brian Martin, The Civil War Monitor
About The Author
Jonathan W. White
Acclaimed historians Jonathan W. White and Timothy J. Orr bring New York City’s Civil War story to life through photographs and illustrations drawn from libraries, archives, and private collections around the United States. Foreword author Harold Holzer is the Jonathan F. Fanton Director of the Roosevelt House Public Policy Institute at Hunter College and a leading historian of Lincoln and the Civil War in New York City.
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