While father is away : the Civil War letters of William H. Bradbury /

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While Father is Away reveals the intimate story of a British-American's role in the American Civil War. William Bradbury's letters home provide a rare window on the unique relationships among husband, wife, and children while a father was away at war. Yorkshire attorney turned Union volunt...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Bradbury, William H., 1829-1900
Otros Autores: Bohrnstedt, Jennifer Cain, Chaney, Kassandra R.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Lexington : University Press of Kentucky, ©2003.
Temas:
Bradbury, William H., > 1829-1900 > Correspondence.
Bradbury, William H., > 1829-1900.
United States. > Army. > Illinois Infantry Regiment, 129th (1862-1865)
United States. > Army > Staffs > Correspondence.
United States. > Army.
1861-1865
British Americans > Correspondence.
Soldiers > United States > Correspondence.
Fathers > United States > Correspondence.
Journalists > United States > Correspondence.
Businessmen > Illinois > Livingston County > Correspondence.
Américains d'origine britannique > Correspondance.
Pères > États-Unis > Correspondance.
Journalistes > États-Unis > Correspondance.
Hommes d'affaires > Illinois > Livingston (Comté) > Correspondance.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Historical.
HISTORY > United States > State & Local > General.
HISTORY > United States > Civil War Period (1850-1877)
Armed Forces > Staffs.
British Americans.
Businessmen.
Fathers.
Journalists.
Soldiers.
Amerikaanse burgeroorlog.
United States > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Personal narratives.
Livingston County (Ill.) > Biography.
États-Unis > Histoire > 1861-1865 (Guerre de Sécession) > Récits personnels.
Illinois > Livingston County.
United States.
Biographies.
History.
Personal narratives.
Personal correspondence.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:While Father is Away reveals the intimate story of a British-American's role in the American Civil War. William Bradbury's letters home provide a rare window on the unique relationships among husband, wife, and children while a father was away at war. Yorkshire attorney turned Union volunteer soldier Bradbury became a ""privileged private"" with extraordinary access to powerful Union generals including Daniel Butterfield, future president Benjamin Harrison, and Clinton B. Fisk, the region's administrator for the Freedmen's Bureau during Reconstruction. The letters also provide an in-depth look
Descripción Física:1 online resource (x, 386 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations, map
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 365-372) and index.
ISBN:9780813157658
081315765X
0813127351
9780813127354

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