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Civil War Boston: Home Front and Battlefield
Civil War Boston Home Front and Battlefield Author:Thomas H. O'Connor 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... more » 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.« less