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"Old Slow Town" : Detroit during the Civil War /
Overview: Though it was located far away from Southern battlefields, Detroit churned with unrest during the American Civil War. The city's population, including a large German and Irish immigrant community, mostly aligned with anti-war Democrats while the rest of the state stood with the pro-Li...
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Detroit :
Wayne State University Press,
[2013]
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| Colección: | Book collections on Project MUSE.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- "A pleasant Protestant, no smell of Irish about her but respectable German": the ethnic and commercial development of Detroit, 1815-60
- "Truly an old fashioned 4th of July scene": a city, state, and nation initially united for union
- "Every ... day laborer ... will find a rival in a Negro": fear and suspicion of "secret societies" and Blacks
- "One of the most melancholy spectacles it was ever our lot to witness": anxiety over the draft and its consequences in Detroit
- "In all the shops ... everything has become so expensive": gender issues, labor strife, and economic ills confront wartime Detroit
- "There is no department of our work that has afforded more satisfaction": Detroit responds to its soldiers' needs
- "Our people are now fully warned": the war almost hits home
- "Three cheers for the ladies!": celebration and remembrance.