Mastering wartime :
a social history of Philadelphia during the Civil War /
J. Matthew Gallman.
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| Summary: | "Mastering wartime is the first study of a Northern city during the Civil War. J. Matthey Gallman argues that although the war posed numerous challenges to Philadelphia and its citizens, the city?s institutions and traditions proved to be sufficiently malleable to adjust to the crisis without substantial alteration"--Jacket. |
| In collection: | Stephen Griffin Collection |
| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge [England] ; New York :
Cambridge University Press,
1990.
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| Series: | Interdisciplinary perspectives on modern history.
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| Notes: | "Began as a dissertation at Brandeis University"--Preface. Includes bibliographical references (pages 344-349). The author examines the military and economic impact of the war upon the city, arguing that, although the war posed numerous challenges to Philadelphia and its citizens, the city's institutions and traditions were able to adjust to the crisis without substantial alteration. Physical description: xiv, 354 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. more |
| ISBN: | 052137474X 9780521374743 |
Table of Contents:
Filling the ranks
Kinfolk at war : Philadelphians' response to death and separation
Old rituals for new causes : civil celebrations at war
Help from the home front : wartime voluntarism in Philadelphia
The Great Sanitary Fair of 1864 : exercise in civil volunteerism
Preserving the peace : order and disorder
Soldiers and the city : the military challenge to public order
Philadelphia's workers in wartime
The fortunes of war : the Civil War and Philadelphia's manufacturing development
The economic life of wartime Philadelphia
Winners and losers : the R.G. Dun credit reports
Conclusion : towards the centennial city.
Filling the ranks
Kinfolk at war : Philadelphians' response to death and separation
Old rituals for new causes : civil celebrations at war
Help from the home front : wartime voluntarism in Philadelphia
The Great Sanitary Fair of 1864 : exercise in civil volunteerism
Preserving the peace : order and disorder
Soldiers and the city : the military challenge to public order
Philadelphia's workers in wartime
The fortunes of war : the Civil War and Philadelphia's manufacturing development
The economic life of wartime Philadelphia
Winners and losers : the R.G. Dun credit reports
Conclusion : towards the centennial city.