Daydreams and Nightmares A Virginia Family Faces Secession and War |
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| Author:
| Tarter, Brent |
| Series title: | A Nation Divided Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8139-3709-0 |
| Publication Date: | Apr 2015 |
| Publisher: | University of Virginia Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $24.95USD $24.95 |
Book Description:
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The story of secession - the prelude to perhaps the most dramatic chapter in American history - has typically been told on a grand scale. In Daydreams and Nightmares, historian Brent Tarter uses a smaller, more intimate lens, sharing the story of one Virginia family who found themselves in the middle of the secession debate and saw their world torn apart as the states chose sides and went to war.
The story of secession - the prelude to perhaps the most dramatic chapter in American history - has typically been told on a grand scale. In Daydreams and Nightmares, historian Brent Tarter uses a smaller, more intimate lens, sharing the story of one Virginia family who found themselves in the middle of the secession debate and saw their world torn apart as the states chose sides and went to war.