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The Blessed Place of Freedom

Categorie	Geschiedenis Noord-Amerika
Boeknummer	#377009
Titel	The Blessed Place of Freedom: Europeans in Civil War America
Auteur	Mahin, Dean B.
Boektype	Paperback
Uitgeverij	Washington, DC : Brassey's
Jaar van uitgave	2002
ISBN10	1574885235
ISBN13	9781574885231
Taal	Engels
Beschrijving	Paperback, illustrated with some b/w photographs, 8vo.
Samenvatting	Outlines the contributions of German, Irish, British, French, and other European immigrants to the Union and the Confederacy - Explores the impact European military observers and newspaper correspondents had on American relations with Europe - Features biographic appendixes listing notable immigrant soldiers The Blessed Place of Freedom provides a comprehensive overview of European immigrants' perspectives on the American Civil War and the reactions of immigrant participants and European observers to a wide variety of events. Dean Mahin examines each major immigrant group's population and geographic distribution; the number who served in immigrant-dominated military units, such as the famous Irish Brigade and the Louisiana Zouaves; those who became officers during the war, such as the Union's Carl Schurz (born in Germany) and the Confederacy's Patrick Clebume (born in Ireland); and significant individuals who visited America during the war as volunteers, correspondents, or observers.
Pagina's	299
Conditie	Goed — Black permanent marker line on bottom cut.
Prijs	€ 8,00

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