Selcer, Richard F. creator text New York Facts On File c2006 monographic xix, 540 p. : ill., maps ; 29 cm. "Covers American history during the Civil War and Reconstruction. Numerous statistical tables, charts, maps, photographs, and illustrations reveal the diverse aspects of everyday life in Civil War America - from record-keeping and the gathering of statistics to the overhaul of the nation's financial structure." Climate, natural history, and historical geography -- Disasters, natural and human-made -- Native American life -- Chronology, 1850-1875 -- The economy -- Transportation -- Population -- Religion -- Government and politics -- The Civil War -- States and territories -- Major cities -- Representative Americans -- Education -- Arts, letters, music, and theater -- Architecture and design -- Science and technology -- Medicine and psychiatry -- Popular culture -- Crime, vice, and violence -- Selected documents. Richard F. Selcer ; Richard Balkin, general editor. Includes bibliographical references (p. 481-498) and index. Almanacs, American 973.6 0816038678 (alk. paper) 9780816038671 (alk. paper) 2006020068 20181127184426.0 7810