Best Little Stories of the Blue and Gray Contributor(s): Kelly, C. Brian (Author) |
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ISBN: 1581825021 ISBN-13: 9781581825022 Publisher: Cumberland House OUR PRICE: $19.79 Product Type: Paperback Published: September 2006 Annotation: Drawn from the writings of soldiers, sailors, slaves, politicians, and ordinary citizens as much as from the accomplishments of military leaders, this volume records America's Civil War largely in terms of its human-interest aspects. |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - History | United States - Civil War Period (1850-1877) |
Dewey: 973.709 |
LCCN: 2006016585 |
Series: Best Little Stories |
Physical Information: 0.91" H x 6.06" W x 9.02" (1.03 lbs) 352 pages |
Themes: - Chronological Period - 1851-1899 - Topical - Civil War |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: A journalistic history of America's Civil War, it records the war largely in terms of human-interest aspects. In more than 100 vignettes, the writings of soldiers, sailors, slaves, politicians, and ordinary people are featured. Illustrated. Best Little Stories from the Blue and the Gray is a journalistic history of America's Civil War and the people who fought it. Drawn from the writings of soldiers, sailors, slaves, politicians, and ordinary citizens as much as from the accomplishments of military leaders, it records the war largely in terms of its human-interest aspects. In more than 100 vignettes, it gives voice to the common people -- soldiers and civilians alike -- not just military and political leaders, featuring stories about:
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Contributor Bio(s): Kelly, C. Brian: - C. BRIAN KELLY, a prize-winning journalist, is cofounder of Montpelier Publishing and a former editor for Military History magazine. He is also a lecturer in newswriting at the University of Virginia. Kelly's articles have appeared in Reader's Digest, Friends, Yankee, Rod Serling's Twilight Zone, and other magazines. He is the author of several books on American history and resides in Charlottesville, Virginia. |