The slaves' war : the Civil War in the words of former slaves /

Ward, Andrew, 1946-

The slaves' war : the Civil War in the words of former slaves / Andrew Ward. - Boston : Houghton Mifflin Co., 2008. - xiv, 386 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. ; 24 cm

Includes bibliographical references (p. [354]-372) and index.

Interweaving hundreds of interviews with excerpts from diaries, letters, and memoirs, a narrative history of the American Civil War captures the story of the conflict from the perspective of the African-American slaves who played a role.

0618634002 : HRD $28.00 9780618634002

Houghton Mifflin, Attn Trade Order Processing 181 Ballardvale st, Wilmington, MA, USA, 01887 SAN 215-3793

2008001532


Slaves--Southern States--Biography.
Freedmen--United States--Biography.
African Americans--Biography.


United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Personal narratives.
United States--History--African Americans.--Civil War, 1861-1865
United States--History--Social aspects.--Civil War, 1861-1865

E464 / .W29 2008

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