Virginia's Private War: Feeding Body and Soul in the Confederacy, 1861-1865

by William Blair

Book Overview

This book tells the story of how Confederate civilians in the Old Dominion struggled to feed not only their stomachs but also their souls. Although demonstrating the ways in which the war created many problems within southern communities, Virginia's Private War: Feeding Body and Soul in the Confederacy, 1861-1865 does not support scholars who claim that internal dissent caused the Confederacy's downfall. Instead, it offers a study of the Virginia...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195118642
• ISBN13: 9780195118643
• Release Date: September 1998
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 216 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.8" x 8.5"