The Children's Civil War by James Marten

The Children's Civil War by James Marten

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This volume explores childhood during the American Civil War. The author describes how the war changed the schoolbooks published for children, how it affected children's relationships with absent fathers and brothers, and how the responsibilities on children shortened their childhoods.

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The Children's Civil War by James Marten

This volume explores childhood during the American Civil War. The author describes how the war changed the schoolbooks published for children, how it affected children's relationships with absent fathers and brothers, and how the responsibilities on children shortened their childhoods.
James Marten is professor of history at Marquette University in Milwaukee. He is director of the Children in Urban America Project: A Digital Archive.
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ISBN 13 9780807849040
ISBN 10 0807849049
Title The Children's Civil War
Author James Marten
Series Civil War America
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher The University of North Carolina Press
Year published 2000-10-31
Number of pages 368
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