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Titre(s) : Civil War Congress and the creation of modern America [Texte imprimé] : a revolution on the home front / edited by Paul Finkelman and Donald R. Kennon
Publication : Athens : Published for the United States Capitol Historical Society by Ohio University
Press, copyright [2018]
Description matérielle : 1 vol. (vi, 226 pages) : illustrations ; 24 cm
Collection : Perspectives on the history of Congress, 1801-1877
Lien à la collection : Perspectives on the history of Congress, 1801-1877
Note(s) : Includes bibliographical references and index
"Most literature on the Civil War focuses on soldiers, battles, and politics. But
for every soldier in the United States Army, there were nine civilians at home. The
war affected those left on the home front in many ways. Westward expansion and land
ownership increased. The draft disrupted families while a shortage of male workers
created opportunities for women that were previously unknown. The war also enlarged
the national government in ways unimagined before 1861. The Homestead Act, the Land
Grant College Act, civil rights legislation, the use of paper currency, and creation
of the Internal Revenue Service to collect taxes to pay for the war all illustrate
how the war fundamentally, and permanently, changed the nation. The essays in this
book, drawn from a wide range of historical expertise and approaching the topic from
a variety of angles, explore the changes in life at home that led to a revolution
in American society and set the stage for the making of modern America. Contributors:
Jean H. Baker, Jenny Bourne, Paul Finkelman, Guy Gugliotta, Daniel W. Stowell, Peter
Wallenstein, Jennifer L. Weber"
Autre(s) auteur(s) : Finkelman, Paul (1949-....). Éditeur scientifique
Kennon, Donald R. (1948-....). Éditeur scientifique
Sujet(s) : Gouvernement fédéral -- États-Unis -- 19e siècle
Changement social -- États-Unis -- 19e siècle
États-Unis -- 1861-1865 (Guerre de Sécession) -- Participation des civils
Etats-Unis. Congress -- 19e siècle
Indice(s) Dewey :
973.7 (23e éd.) = Histoire - États-Unis - 1861-1865
Identifiants, prix et caractéristiques : ISBN 9780821423387. - ISBN 082142338X. - ISBN 9780821446454 (erroné)
Identifiant de la notice : ark:/12148/cb47146339r
Notice n° :
FRBNF47146339
(notice reprise d'un réservoir extérieur)
Table des matières : Introduction : The Congress, the Civil War, and the making of modern America / Paul
Finkelman ; Conscription and the consolidation of federal power during the Civil
War / Jennifer L. Weber ; To slip the surly bonds of states' rights and form a more
perfect (financial) union : one legacy of the Thirty-Seventh Congress / Jenny Bourne
; Abraham Lincoln and "government girls" in wartime Washington / Daniel W. Stowell
; The Morrill Land-Grant College Act of 1862 : seedbed of the American system of public
universities / Peter Wallenstein ; Military conflict on the Minnesota homefront :
Lincoln's humanitarian concerns, political pressures, the Dakota pardons, and the
future of U.S. military law / Paul Finkelman ; Behind the scenes : Abraham Lincoln's
life in the White House / Jean H. Baker ; A national icon comes of age / Guy Gugliotta.
