Nature's Civil War : common soldiers and the environment in 1862 Virginia /
Using soldiers' letters, diaries and memoirs, plus a wealth of additional personal accounts, medical sources, newspapers and government documents, Meier reveals how soldiers strove to maintain their physical and mental health by combating their deadliest enemy - nature.
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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Chapel Hill :
The University of North Carolina Press,
2013.
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Colección: | Civil War America.
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Health and the American populace before 1862
- At war with nature
- Soldiers and official military health care
- Becoming a seasoned soldier
- Straggling and the limits of self-care
- Conclusion: self-care beyond 1862.