New Bedford's Civil War

by Earl F Mulderink III and Earl F. Mulderink III

Book Overview

New Bedford's Civil War examines the social, political, economic, and military history of New Bedford, Massachusetts, in the nineteenth century, with a focus on the Civil War homefront from 1861 to 1865 and on the city's black community, soldiers, and veterans.

Earl Mulderink's engaging work contributes to the growing body of Civil War studies that analyzes the "war at home" by focusing on the bustling center of the world's whaling...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0823261662
• ISBN13: 9780823261666
• Release Date: June 2014
• Publisher: Fordham University Press
• Length: 318 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.8" x 8.6"