The Language of the Civil War

by John D. Wright and Henry Rasof

America's language changed, along with its history, because of the Civil War. Nowhere is the point more riveting than in The Language of the Civil War. This is a unique compilation of slang, nicknames, military jargon and terminology, idioms, colloquialisms, and other words are expressions used (and often originating) during the American Civil War. Organized like a standard dictionary, this volume contains approximately 4,000 entries that focus...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1573561355
• ISBN13: 9781573561358
• Release Date: August 2001
• Publisher: Greenwood
• Length: 416 Pages
• Weight: 2.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 7.3" x 10.4"