I'll Pass For Your Comrade: Women Soldiers in the Civil War

图书标准信息

• 作者 Anita Silvey 著
• 出版社 Clarion Books
• 出版时间 2008-12
• 版次 1
• ISBN 9780618574919
• 定价 142.90元
• 装帧 精装
• 开本 其他
• 纸张 其他
• 页数 128页
• 正文语种 英语

【内容简介】

TheCivilWarhasbeenstudied,writtenabout,evensunaboutforgenerations.MostpeopleknowthatitwasaconflictbetweenNorthandSouth,Unionistsandrebels,blueandgray.WerecognizethenamesofJeffersonDavis,UlyssesS.Grant,andRobertE.Lee.ManypeopleknowaboutClaraBarton,thenursewhodidsomuchtosavesoldiers'lives.ButfewhaveheardofSarahEmmaEdmonds,RosettaWakeman,orMaryGalloway.Theywereamongthehundredsofwomenwhoassumedmaleidentities,putonuniforms,enlistedintheUnionorConfederateArmy,andwentintobattlealongsidetheirmalecomrades.Inthiscompellingbook,AnitaSilveyexploresthefascinatingsecretworldofwomensoldiers:whotheywere,whytheywenttowar,howtheymanagedtheirmasquerade.Afewleftmemoirs,diaries,orletters.Newspaperstories,pensionrecords,andregimentalaccountsyieldedadditionalinformation,asdidthewritingsofmalesoldierswhobecameawareofthewomenintheranks.Undoubtedly,therewerewomensoldierswhosetrueidentitywasneverdiscoveredorrevealed.Accessible,accurate,andengaging,I'llPassforYourComradeinvitesreaderstoviewtheCivilWarfromanuncommonperspectiveandexploresanoftenoverlookedaspectofourhistory.

【作者简介】

AnitaSilveyhasspentmorethanthirtyyearsinthechildren'sbookfield,includingseveralyearsastheVicePresidentandPublisherofChildrensBooksforHoughtonMifflinCompany,andelevenyearsaseditor-in-chiefattheHornBookMagazine,duringwhichtimeshelaunchedthebi-annualpublicationoftheHornBookGuide.SheistheeditorofChildren'sBooksandTheirCreators.