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Deserter country : Civil War opposition in the Pennsylvania Appalachians /
During the Civil War, there were throughout the Union explosions of resistance to the war -from the deadly Draft Riots in New York City to other, less well-known outbreaks. In Deserter Country, Robert Sandow explores one of these least known "inner civil wars", the widespread, sometimes vi...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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New York :
Fordham University Press,
2009.
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| Edición: | 1st ed. |
| Colección: | North's Civil War.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | During the Civil War, there were throughout the Union explosions of resistance to the war -from the deadly Draft Riots in New York City to other, less well-known outbreaks. In Deserter Country, Robert Sandow explores one of these least known "inner civil wars", the widespread, sometimes violent opposition in the Appalachian lumber country of Pennsylvania. Sparsely settled, these mountains were home to divided communities that provided safe-haven for opponents of the war. The dissent of mountain folk reflected their own marginality in the face of rapidly increasing exploitation of timb. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xii, 234 pages) : illustrations, maps |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 219-229) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780823240845 0823240843 9780823247219 082324721X 9780823237562 0823237567 1282699032 9781282699038 9786612699030 6612699035 0823230538 9780823230532 |