Warriors into Workers : The Civil War and the Formation of the Urban-Industrial Society in a Northern City /

Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Johnson, Russell L. (Russell Lee), 1960-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New York : Fordham University Press, 2003.
Edition:1st ed.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Soldiers > Iowa > Dubuque > History > 19th century.
Industrialization > Iowa > Dubuque > History > 19th century.
United States > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Influence.
United States > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Economic aspects.
United States > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Social aspects.
Iowa > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Economic aspects.
Iowa > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Social aspects.
Dubuque (Iowa) > Economic conditions > 19th century.
Dubuque (Iowa) > Social conditions > 19th century.
Dubuque (Iowa) > History, Military > 19th century.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • The key city : Dubuque before the Civil War
  • "Volunteer while you may" : mobilization for the war
  • Independent soldiers and soldier-sons : the social origins of enlistees
  • "The boys all stood to the work manfully" : the army as an industrial workplace
  • Ten thousand men in shebangs : the army as an urban working-class environment
  • "A duty of the hour" : the home front in Dubuque
  • The Civil War generation : military service and social mobility
  • Conclusion : Hawkeyes in blue.

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