Author: Kate Havelin
Publisher: Twenty-First Century Books
ISBN: 0761358897
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 68
Book Description
Looks at the different modes of dress in America during the Civil War, from the garments and accessories worn by slaves, soldiers, and common people to the fashion of the upper classes and the beginnings of high fashion.
Hoopskirts, Union Blues, and Confederate Grays
Author: Kate Havelin
Publisher: Twenty-First Century Books
ISBN: 0761358897
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 68
Book Description
Looks at the different modes of dress in America during the Civil War, from the garments and accessories worn by slaves, soldiers, and common people to the fashion of the upper classes and the beginnings of high fashion.
Publisher: Twenty-First Century Books
ISBN: 0761358897
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 68
Book Description
Looks at the different modes of dress in America during the Civil War, from the garments and accessories worn by slaves, soldiers, and common people to the fashion of the upper classes and the beginnings of high fashion.
The World of the Civil War [2 volumes]
Author: Lisa . Tendrich Frank
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN: 1440829799
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 794
Book Description
Covering everything from the arts to food and drink, religion, social customs, and technology, this two-volume set provides an in-depth, accessible look at the social, cultural, economic, and political aspects of the American Civil War. The American Civil War caused dramatic changes in every aspect of life and society, affecting combatants and noncombatants at all levels of the socioeconomic scale. The World of the Civil War: A Daily Life Encyclopedia offers an accessible and reliable reference for the major topics that defined American life during the nation's most tumultuous era. Taking a blended approach to history, this book covers the military and political history of the era and examines the social and human experiences of the war, thereby offering a comprehensive look at the Civil War era's most significant events, people, places, and experiences. The thematic organization of this encyclopedia helps readers to more readily explore related topics. The subject matter explored in some 250 entries includes religious beliefs and practices; rites of passage; soldiers' lives and experiences; rural and urban life; social structure of the Civil War era—aristocrats, landowners, and slaves; men's and women's roles and responsibilities; holidays, festivals, and other celebrations; tools, machinery, and inventions; and justice and punishment. Readers will come away with an understanding of many aspects of daily life during the Civil War era and gain appreciation for the vast differences between life today and 150 years ago.
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN: 1440829799
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 794
Book Description
Covering everything from the arts to food and drink, religion, social customs, and technology, this two-volume set provides an in-depth, accessible look at the social, cultural, economic, and political aspects of the American Civil War. The American Civil War caused dramatic changes in every aspect of life and society, affecting combatants and noncombatants at all levels of the socioeconomic scale. The World of the Civil War: A Daily Life Encyclopedia offers an accessible and reliable reference for the major topics that defined American life during the nation's most tumultuous era. Taking a blended approach to history, this book covers the military and political history of the era and examines the social and human experiences of the war, thereby offering a comprehensive look at the Civil War era's most significant events, people, places, and experiences. The thematic organization of this encyclopedia helps readers to more readily explore related topics. The subject matter explored in some 250 entries includes religious beliefs and practices; rites of passage; soldiers' lives and experiences; rural and urban life; social structure of the Civil War era—aristocrats, landowners, and slaves; men's and women's roles and responsibilities; holidays, festivals, and other celebrations; tools, machinery, and inventions; and justice and punishment. Readers will come away with an understanding of many aspects of daily life during the Civil War era and gain appreciation for the vast differences between life today and 150 years ago.
Mary Edwards Walker
Author: Alison Gaines
Publisher: Cavendish Square Publishing, LLC
ISBN: 1502627450
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 130
Book Description
A doctor in a time when female physicians were rare, Mary Edwards Walker volunteered for the Union Army during the Civil War. An alleged spy, prisoner of war, activist and groundbreaker, Walker made an impact in the military and beyond. This book explores the life and times of one of Americas fascinating historical figures and the only woman to receive the Medal of Honor.
Publisher: Cavendish Square Publishing, LLC
ISBN: 1502627450
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 130
Book Description
A doctor in a time when female physicians were rare, Mary Edwards Walker volunteered for the Union Army during the Civil War. An alleged spy, prisoner of war, activist and groundbreaker, Walker made an impact in the military and beyond. This book explores the life and times of one of Americas fascinating historical figures and the only woman to receive the Medal of Honor.
Calico Dresses and Buffalo Robes
Author: Katherine Krohn
Publisher: Twenty-First Century Books
ISBN: 0761358900
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 68
Book Description
Looks at the different modes of dress in the American West from the 1840s to the 1890s, examining the clothing and accessories of Native Americans, early pioneers, and the men and women of different social classes.
Publisher: Twenty-First Century Books
ISBN: 0761358900
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 68
Book Description
Looks at the different modes of dress in the American West from the 1840s to the 1890s, examining the clothing and accessories of Native Americans, early pioneers, and the men and women of different social classes.
The Little Black Dress and Zoot Suits
Author: Alison Behnke
Publisher: Twenty-First Century Books
ISBN: 0761358927
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 68
Book Description
Looks at the different modes of dress in America in the mid twentieth century, from every day clothes to high fashion.
Publisher: Twenty-First Century Books
ISBN: 0761358927
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 68
Book Description
Looks at the different modes of dress in America in the mid twentieth century, from every day clothes to high fashion.
Buckskin Dresses and Pumpkin Breeches
Author: Kate Havelin
Publisher: Twenty-First Century Books
ISBN: 0761358870
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 68
Book Description
Looks at the different modes of dress in America in the colonial period, from the garments and accessories worn by different Native American groups to the fashions at the time of the American Revolution.
Publisher: Twenty-First Century Books
ISBN: 0761358870
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 68
Book Description
Looks at the different modes of dress in America in the colonial period, from the garments and accessories worn by different Native American groups to the fashions at the time of the American Revolution.
Petticoats and Frock Coats
Author: Cynthia Overbeck Bix
Publisher: Twenty-First Century Books
ISBN: 0761358889
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 68
Book Description
Looks at the different modes of dress in America from the 1770s to the 1860s, examining the clothing and accessories of the common people and soldiers, as well as the men and women of the upper and middle classes.
Publisher: Twenty-First Century Books
ISBN: 0761358889
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 68
Book Description
Looks at the different modes of dress in America from the 1770s to the 1860s, examining the clothing and accessories of the common people and soldiers, as well as the men and women of the upper and middle classes.
The History of American College Football
Author: Christian K. Anderson
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 100038375X
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 195
Book Description
This volume provides unique insight into how American colleges and universities have been significantly impacted and shaped by college football, and considers how U.S. sports culture more generally has intersected with broader institutional and educational issues. By documenting events from the nineteenth and twentieth centuries including protests, legal battles, and policy reforms which were centred around college sports, this distinctive volume illustrates how football has catalyzed broader controversies and progress relating to race and diversity, commercialization, corruption, and reform in higher education. Relying foremost on primary archival material, chapters illustrate the continued cultural, social, and economic themes and impacts of college athletics on U.S. higher education and campus life today. This text will benefit researchers, graduate students, and academics in the fields of higher education, as well as the history of education and sport more broadly. Those interested in the sociology of education and the politics of sport will also enjoy this volume.
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 100038375X
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 195
Book Description
This volume provides unique insight into how American colleges and universities have been significantly impacted and shaped by college football, and considers how U.S. sports culture more generally has intersected with broader institutional and educational issues. By documenting events from the nineteenth and twentieth centuries including protests, legal battles, and policy reforms which were centred around college sports, this distinctive volume illustrates how football has catalyzed broader controversies and progress relating to race and diversity, commercialization, corruption, and reform in higher education. Relying foremost on primary archival material, chapters illustrate the continued cultural, social, and economic themes and impacts of college athletics on U.S. higher education and campus life today. This text will benefit researchers, graduate students, and academics in the fields of higher education, as well as the history of education and sport more broadly. Those interested in the sociology of education and the politics of sport will also enjoy this volume.
Petticoats and Frock Coats
Author: Cynthia Overbeck Bix
Publisher: Twenty-First Century Books
ISBN: 0761380531
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 68
Book Description
What would you have worn if you lived during the American Revolution or the early 1800s? It depends on who you were! Women wore layers and layers of undergarments, including corsets, chemises, and petticoats, and they accessorized with gloves, hats, parasols, and fans. Men also flaunted plenty of accessories, including neckties, top hats, walking sticks, and pocket watches. Read more about Revolutionary and early 1800s fashions—from pantaloons to silk stockings to tricornered hats—in this fascinating book!
Publisher: Twenty-First Century Books
ISBN: 0761380531
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 68
Book Description
What would you have worn if you lived during the American Revolution or the early 1800s? It depends on who you were! Women wore layers and layers of undergarments, including corsets, chemises, and petticoats, and they accessorized with gloves, hats, parasols, and fans. Men also flaunted plenty of accessories, including neckties, top hats, walking sticks, and pocket watches. Read more about Revolutionary and early 1800s fashions—from pantaloons to silk stockings to tricornered hats—in this fascinating book!
The Deepest South of All
Author: Richard Grant
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1501177842
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 288
Book Description
"Natchez, Mississippi, once had more millionaires per capita than anywhere else in America, and its wealth was built on slavery and cotton. Today it has the greatest concentration of antebellum mansions in the South, and a culture full of unexpected contradictions. Prominent white families dress up in hoopskirts and Confederate uniforms for ritual celebrations of the Old South, yet Natchez is also progressive enough to elect a gay black man for mayor with 91 percent of the vote"--
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1501177842
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 288
Book Description
"Natchez, Mississippi, once had more millionaires per capita than anywhere else in America, and its wealth was built on slavery and cotton. Today it has the greatest concentration of antebellum mansions in the South, and a culture full of unexpected contradictions. Prominent white families dress up in hoopskirts and Confederate uniforms for ritual celebrations of the Old South, yet Natchez is also progressive enough to elect a gay black man for mayor with 91 percent of the vote"--