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by Rebecca D. Larson
$6.95
Softcover, 5.5" x 8.5", 72 pages, ISBN: 0939631466 I
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A fascinating compilation of female spies who were active during the Civil War, this book illustrates the motivational forces and acts of deception of great personal risk to women who chose to take action and protect their beliefs.
(Thomas Publications)
Exile to Sweet
Dixie
The Story of Euphemia Goldsborough,
Confederate Nurse & Smuggler
by Eileen F. Conklin
$18.00 Softcover, 5.5” x 8.5”, 208 pages, ISBN: 1577470443 I want to order this book.
Based on the extensive collection of Euphemia Goldsborough, Confederate nurse and smuggler. This book covers Goldsborough's life with the emphasis on her war activities that range from her service as nurse to Confederate POWS at Gettysburg, through her arrest and exile in 1863, to her lasting connections with the people and soldiers of the Confederacy. Ms. Conklin states, "I have never come across a collection on women's service such as Goldsborough's; to work with this raw history has been both a privilege and a challenge. Researching the original diaries, letters, and manuscripts steeped in the Confederate experience was like touching history and moved me in no small way."
Fanny &
Joshua
The Enigmatic Lives of Frances Caroline
Adams and Joshua Chamberlain
by Diane Monroe Smith
$30.00
Softcover, 6" x 9",
418 pages, ISBN: 157747046X
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While numerous biographies of the legendary Civil War hero Joshua Chamberlain explain that his wife Fanny had a profound, sometimes confounding effect on her husband, none have examined the relationship in enough depth to gain a better understanding of it, nor to learn more about Fanny the woman, not just the wife. After many years of intense research and analysis, Fanny and Joshua remedies these problems bringing Fanny out of the shadows in its consideration of her as a woman, daughter, wife and mother. At the same time the examination of Joshua Chamberlain as a man, son, husband and father proves revealing and insightful.
A Woman of
Honor: Dr.
Mary Walker and the Civil War
by Mercedes Graf
$9.95
Softcover, 5.5" x 8.5", 112 pages, ISBN: 15774700710 I want to
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Throughout the history of our country, more than three thousand Medals of Honor have been awarded, and Dr. Mary Edwards Walker is the only woman to have earned this distinction. Given a contract as an assistant surgeon with the Union army, she was later captured and held for months as a prisoner-of-war until she was exchanged for a Confederate officer. Her story provides a unique view of a female volunteer surgeon who worked with Union forces during the Civil War.
(Thomas Publications)
by Lynda Sudlow
$24.95
Hardcover, 6"x9", 272 pages, 1-57747-049-4 I want to
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A detailed and revealing exploration of the role played by women of Maine and their organizations in the Civil War. Sudlow spent most of a decade gathering the names of virtually every Maine woman involved in the war. The description of women-run organizations for relief is a revealing model for how women from all states endeavored to support the war effort.
(Thomas Publications)
Excerpts from: Rose
Greenhow's My Imprisonment and the First Year of Abolitionist Rule in
Washington
edited by Eileen Conklin
$9.95, one cassette, 64 Minutes I want to
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Rose Greenhow spent most of her life in the Capital and had connections among numerous northern political figures. She circulated freely among social, political, business, and military leaders in the north. Siding with the Confederacy, Greenhow became one of the most valuable agents for the south. She provided important military information to the south until her capture in August, 1861. Incarcerated with her young daughter for ten months, she faced starvation, violence and illness. This book on tape contains excerpts of Greenhow's experiences, written in her own words. What comes to life is an incredible tale of anger, intrigue, and power.
(Thomas Publications)
by Rebecca Larson
$7.95
Softcover, 5.5” x 8.5”, 68 pages, ISBN: 1577470532 I want to
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Historians estimate that more than four hundred women disguised as men fought in the Civil War. Some were discovered easily and returned home; some revealed their gender when husbands were discharged. Many others, however, escaped discovery and served for long periods of time. This is the story of these women.
(Thomas Publications)
White
Roses
Stories of Women Nurses in the Civil
War
by Rebecca D. Larson
$6.95
Softcover, 5.5" x 8.5", 40 pages, ISBN: 1577470117 I want to
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More than 40 short biographies of female nurses who served during the Civil War. (Thomas Publications)
Who Wore
What
Women's Wear, 1861-65
by Juanita Leisch
$29.95
Hardcover, 128 pages, 8.5" x 11", ISBN: 0939631814 I want to
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Very popular in Hollywood and with civilian reenactors, this book explains what was worn, by whom, and in what combinations. With more than 300 photographs, it provides invaluable information on the dress styles and designs of women’s clothing in the 19th century. It also includes descriptions of accessories and construction tips for those involved with reenactments and living history. Now in use extensively in the film industry.
(Thomas Publications)
Women at
Gettysburg,
1863
by Eileen F. Conklin
Hard cover $29.95
430 pages, 8.5" x 11", I want to
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Biographies of 40 women who served, nursed, or aided the soldiers after the Battle of Gettysburg. Participation of women during the war was critical, if not essential to the survival of many men. Without them the number of casualties from the war would have been much greater.
“...an excellent example of the use of archival papers and photographs to re-create a sense of historic moments from the perspective of women participants.” — Feminist Collections
“All Civil War books should be researched this well.” — Civil War News
(Thomas Publications)
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Original material © Copyright Civil War and More, James E. Schmick, 2007
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