Civil War America, 1850 to 1875 / Richard F. Selcer ; Richard Balkin, general editor.
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TextSeries: Almanacs of American life | Facts on File library of American historyPublication details: New York : Facts On File, c2006.Description: xix, 540 p. : ill., maps ; 29 cmISBN: - 0816038678 (alk. paper)
- 9780816038671 (alk. paper)
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 481-498) and index.
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.
"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."