Author: Benjamin Albert BotkinPublisher: Amereon Limited
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 656
Book Description
A Civil War Treasury of Tales, Legends and Folklore
Author: Benjamin Albert BotkinPublisher: U of Nebraska Press
ISBN: 9780803261723
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 656
Book Description
Stories of bravery, humor, and faith reflect the emotions and attitudes of freedmen, women, deserters, patriots, and resisters towards the war, as well as their opinions of Abraham Lincoln, Robert E. Lee, and "Stonewall" Jackson.
A Civil War Treasury
Author: Benjamin Albert BotkinPublisher: Booksales
ISBN: 9780890099674
Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 625
Book Description
Culled from a wide variety of contemporary sources--letters, diaries, newspapers, periodicals, pamphlets--this book contains a rich sampling of Civil War storytelling of all types.
A Civil War Treasury of Tales, Legends, and Folklore
Author: Textbook PublishersPublisher:
ISBN: 9780758119117
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 625
Book Description
A Civil War Treasury of Tales, Legends and Folklore
Author: Benjamin Albert BotkinPublisher: Promontory
ISBN: 9780883940495
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 625
Book Description
This book contains a rich sampling of Civil War storytelling of all types, personal narratives, anecdotes, hero tales, etc. culled from a wide variety of contemporary sources of Civil War.
Civil War Myths and Legends
Author: Michael R. BradleyPublisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 1493039776
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 208
Book Description
Experience the Civil War's most eerie occurrences, spooky events, unsolved mysteries, and myths and legends related and debunked. From the legend of the Yankee “human shield” behind Nathan Bedford Forrest’s saddle to the unexplained sinking of the Hunley, Civil WarMyths and Legends makes history fun and pulls back the curtain on some of the most fascinating and compelling stories of the war that almost tore America apart.
Civil War Tales
Author: Gary C. WalkerPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 200
Book Description
Songs and Stories of the Civil War
Author: Jerry SilvermanPublisher: Twenty-First Century Books
ISBN: 9780761323051
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 110
Book Description
Provides a history of the music and lyrics of a dozen Civil War songs, describing the circumstances under which they were created and performed.
A Treasury of Civil War Tales
Author: Webb GarrisonPublisher:
ISBN: 9780783885698
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 458
Book Description
Webb Garrison presents the Civil War in a collection of stories that capture what the war was like for the people who lived through it. Arranged chronologically, the stories begin with the publication of "Uncle Tom's Cabin" and events leading up to the war. They trace the action through five years and conclude with Reconstruction and the presidential election of 1876. Included are stories of the slave Dred Scott, Red Cross founder Clara Barton, suspected spy Mrs. Rose Greenhow, assistant army surgeon Mary Walker, and President Andrew Johnson.
Encyclopedia of American Folklore
Author: Linda WattsPublisher: Infobase Holdings, Inc
ISBN: 1646930002
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 462
Book Description
Folklore has been described as the unwritten literature of a culture: its songs, stories, sayings, games, rituals, beliefs, and ways of life. Encyclopedia of American Folklore helps readers explore topics, terms, themes, figures, and issues related to this popular subject. This comprehensive reference guide addresses the needs of multiple audiences, including high school, college, and public libraries, archive and museum collections, storytellers, and independent researchers. Its content and organization correspond to the ways educators integrate folklore within literacy and wider learning objectives for language arts and cultural studies at the secondary level. This well-rounded resource connects United States folk forms with their cultural origin, historical context, and social function. Appendixes include a bibliography, a category index, and a discussion of starting points for researching American folklore. References and bibliographic material throughout the text highlight recently published and commonly available materials for further study. Coverage includes: Folk heroes and legendary figures, including Paul Bunyan and Yankee Doodle Fables, fairy tales, and myths often featured in American folklore, including "Little Red Riding Hood" and "The Princess and the Pea" American authors who have added to or modified folklore traditions, including Washington Irving Historical events that gave rise to folklore, including the civil rights movement and the Revolutionary War Terms in folklore studies, such as fieldwork and the folklife movement Holidays and observances, such as Christmas and Kwanzaa Topics related to folklore in everyday life, such as sports folklore and courtship/dating folklore Folklore related to cultural groups, such as Appalachian folklore and African-American folklore and more.
Black Sailors in the Civil War
Author: James H. BrunsPublisher: McFarland
ISBN: 1476648395
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 262
Book Description
Thousands of Black sailors served with valor during the Civil War. Yet few histories have highlighted their contributions to the Union's impressive naval victories throughout the war, which prompted Lincoln's Secretary of the Navy, Gideon Welles, to declare that if the army could not win the war, the navy would have to. Drawing on official naval records, personal letters and journals, and oral histories of formerly enslaved Americans, this volume documents the service of fugitive, freemen and freed Black sailors, 1861-1865.