Author: Thomas H. O'Connor
Publisher: UPNE
ISBN: 9781555533830
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 340
Book Description
Thomas H. O'Connor's captivating narrative follows the experiences of four distinctive and significant groups of people who formed antebellum Boston-businessmen, Irish Catholic immigrants, African Americans, and women. Interweaving vivid portraits of the Boston community with major political and military events of the Civil War, O'Connor relates how the war forever changed lives, disrupted homes, altered work habits, reshaped political allegiances, and transformed ideas. Rich with colorful anecdotes about local figures, both renowned and long-forgotten, this is a fascinating account that will appeal to Civil War buffs, historians, and general readers alike.