Rally 'Round the Flag: Chicago and the Civil War

by Theodore Karamanski

In this landmark narrative history of Chicago during the Civil War, Theodore J. Karamanski examines the people and events that formed this critical period in the city's history. Using diaries, letters, and newspapers that survived the Great Fire of 1871, he shows how Chicagoans' opinions evolved from a romantic and patriotic view of the war to recognition of the conflict's brutality. Located a safe distance behind the battle lines and accessible...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0830412956
• ISBN13: 9780830412952
• Release Date: January 1993
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Length: 328 Pages
• Weight: 1.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.2" x 9.3"