| Description |
1 online resource (xii, 306 pages) : illustrations |
| Series |
The North's Civil War |
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North's Civil War.
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| Contents |
"A burning and shining light": prosperity and enlightened governance in antebellum New Bedford -- "The nearest approach to freedom and equality": African Americans in antebellum New Bedford -- "Suppression of an unholy rebellion": wartime mobilization on the home front -- "Citizen-soldiers of Massachusetts": New Bedford's volunteers in the Civil War -- "Boys, I only did my duty": New Bedford's black soldiers in the fifty-fourth Massachusetts -- "Worthy recipients": New Bedford's black veterans and the web of social welfare -- "Business is extremely dull": whaling and manufacturing in wartime New Bedford -- "The position of our city has materially changed": public costs and municipal governance during the Civil War -- "The great hope for the future": New Bedford in the postbellum era -- "On the altar of our common country": contested commemorations of the Civil War |
| Summary |
This book examines the social, political, economic, and military history of New Bedford, Massachusetts, in the nineteenth century, with a focus on the Civil War homefront from 1861 to 1865 and on the city's black community, soldiers, and veterans |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
English |
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HISTORY -- Social History.
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Manners and customs
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Social aspects
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Regions & Countries - Americas.
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History & Archaeology.
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United States Local History.
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| SUBJECT |
New Bedford (Mass.) -- History -- 19th century
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Massachusetts -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Social aspects
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New Bedford (Mass.) -- History, Military -- 19th century
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New Bedford (Mass.) -- Social life and customs -- 19th century
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United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Social aspects
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| Subject |
Massachusetts
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Massachusetts -- New Bedford
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United States
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| Genre/Form |
History
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Military history
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| LC no. |
2011046355 |
| ISBN |
9780823243389 |
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0823243389 |
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9780823246670 |
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0823246671 |
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0823243370 |
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9780823243372 |
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