by Joan E. Cashin
In this path-breaking work on the American Civil War, Joan
E. Cashin explores the struggle between armies and civilians over the human and
material resources necessary to wage war. This war 'stuff' included the skills
of white Southern civilians, as well as such material resources as food,
timber, and housing. At first, civilians were willing to help Confederate or
Union forces, but the war took such a toll that all civilians, regardless of
politics, began focusing on their own survival. Both armies took whatever they
needed from human beings and the material world, which eventually destroyed the
region's ability to wage war. In this fierce contest between civilians and
armies, the civilian population lost. Cashin draws on a wide range of
documents, as well as the perspectives of environmental history and material
culture studies. This book provides an entirely new perspective on the war era.
About the Author
Joan E. Cashin is
a Professor of History at Ohio State University. An award-winning scholar of
nineteenth-century American history, she is the author or editor of five books,
including First Lady of the Confederacy: Varina Davis's Civil War (2009).
ISBN 978-1108413183, Cambridge University Press, © 2018,
Papberback, 270 pages, End Notes, Works Cited & Index. $24.99. To
purchase this book click HERE.
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