North Carolina Civil War Documentary

by W. Buck Yearns (Editor), John G. Barrett (Editor)

Overview

This collection of primary source material chronicles the Civil War experiences of North Carolinians from the secession crisis to the Confederate surrender at Bennett Place. In contrast to other works on the Civil War, this book focuses not on military events but on the larger issue of the societal costs of such conflicts. Through selections from diaries, newspapers, letters, official records, and other documentary sources, it offers a sober account of the intense human and economic suffering endured by the state and illustrates the complicated political realities of wartime North Carolina.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780807853580
Publisher:	The University of North Carolina Press
Publication date:	02/25/2002
Edition description:	1
Pages:	381
Product dimensions:	6.12(w) x 9.25(h) x 0.90(d)
Lexile:	1460L (what's this?)

About the Author

W. Buck Yearns, whose books include From Richmond to Texas: The 1865 Journey Home of Confederate Senator Williamson S. Oldham, lives in Greensboro, North Carolina.

John G. Barrett, author of The Civil War in North Carolina and Sherman's March through the Carolinas, lives in Lexington, Virginia.

What People are Saying About This

From the Publisher

North Carolina's citizens, students, and scholars will take pleasure in this book. Professors Yearns and Barrett have made an informed and effective selection of documents that illustrate, often powerfully, the many aspects of wartime life in the state. . . . Readers are fortunate to have such a broad and insightful Civil War documentary.— North Carolina Historical Review

An excellent resource for academic libraries, and any other libraries patronized by buffs or scholars of the period.—Library Journal

Editorial Reviews

North Carolina's citizens, students, and scholars will take pleasure in this book. [The editors] have made an informed and effective selection of documents that illustrate, often powerfully, the many aspects of wartime life in the state. Readers are fortunate to have such a broad and insightful Civil War documentary. ("North Carolina Historical Review")

An excellent resource for academic libraries, and any other libraries patronized by buffs or scholars of the period. ("Library Journal")

From the Publisher

North Carolina's citizens, students, and scholars will take pleasure in this book. [The editors] have made an informed and effective selection of documents that illustrate, often powerfully, the many aspects of wartime life in the state. Readers are fortunate to have such a broad and insightful Civil War documentary.

North Carolina Historical Review