A worse place than hell : how the Civil War Battle of Fredericksburg changed a nation
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Published
New York : W.W. Norton & Company, [2021].
Format
Book
Edition
First edition.
ISBN
9780393247077, 0393247074
Physical Desc
xvii, 510 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, map, portraits; 25 cm cm
Status
Le Sueur Public Library - Adult Nonfiction
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Published
New York : W.W. Norton & Company, [2021].
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
ISBN
9780393247077, 0393247074
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 486-498) and index.
Description
"In December 1862, the Battle of Fredericksburg shattered Union forces and threatened to break apart Abraham Lincoln's government. Five extraordinary individuals experienced Fredericksburg's cataclysmic repercussions -- Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr., Walt Whitman, Louisa May Alcott, John Pelham, and Arthur Fuller. Guided by duty, driven by desire, they moved toward lofty destinies: a young Harvard intellectual steeped in courageous ideals, a gay Brooklyn poet condemned by guardians of propriety, a struggling writer desperate to serve the cause and gain her philosopher father's admiration, a West Point cadet from Alabama excelling in artillery tactics, and a one-eyed minister seeking to prove his manhood. Because of what they saw and suffered, America, too, would never be the same."--,Provided by publisher.
Subjects
LC Subjects
Alcott, Louisa May, -- 1832-1888.
Fredericksburg, Battle of, Fredericksburg, Va., 1862 -- Social aspects.
Fuller, Arthur B. -- (Arthur Buckminster), -- 1822-1862.
Holmes, Oliver Wendell, -- Jr., -- 1841-1935.
Pelham, John, -- 1838-1863.
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Influence.
Whitman, Walt, -- 1819-1892.
Fredericksburg, Battle of, Fredericksburg, Va., 1862 -- Social aspects.
Fuller, Arthur B. -- (Arthur Buckminster), -- 1822-1862.
Holmes, Oliver Wendell, -- Jr., -- 1841-1935.
Pelham, John, -- 1838-1863.
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Influence.
Whitman, Walt, -- 1819-1892.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Matteson, J. (2021). A worse place than hell: how the Civil War Battle of Fredericksburg changed a nation (First edition.). W.W. Norton & Company.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Matteson, John. 2021. A Worse Place Than Hell: How the Civil War Battle of Fredericksburg Changed a Nation. W.W. Norton & Company.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Matteson, John. A Worse Place Than Hell: How the Civil War Battle of Fredericksburg Changed a Nation W.W. Norton & Company, 2021.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Matteson, John. A Worse Place Than Hell: How the Civil War Battle of Fredericksburg Changed a Nation First edition., W.W. Norton & Company, 2021.
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