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Adira ao LibraryThing para descobrir se irá gostar deste livro. Ainda não há conversas na Discussão sobre este livro. This atlas contains maps along with text about where people and resources were during the Civil War. This atlas also shows how different battles were fought and gives people a good basic view of how the Civil War was fought geographically. This atlas is good for any middle or high school class teaching the Civil War because the atlas provides well drawn pictures to show students where things were. Instead of hearing about how one side was flanked this atlas allows students to see where both armies were. Not only do I concur with Cannon's comments, but let me add as a professional genealogist that this book is an excellent source for genealogists and family historians researching their Civil War ancestors. The maps present not only geographic data about the events of the war, but also social statistics which can help in building a social history of a Civil War ancestor and of the family. As a disclaimer I must reveal that I have been a student of Dr. Sheehan-Dean at the University of North Florida. This is truly a superb little book. Aaron Sheehan-Dean and Oxford UP have put together a collection of fifty-two different maps that cover the major campaigns of the war as well as charting demographic and economic trends, political voting patterns, and even the distribution of wealth, in easy to comprehend graphic representations. Each map has a full page description that contextualizes the information, but most importantly, many of the maps record this information not just on a state level but on a county-by-county level. Variations across the state are easily visualized. In particular, I was highly impressed with the accuracy and level of detail in the maps for my area of expertise. The only errors I have spotted so far are the occasional inclusion of political divisions that occurred after the war—i.e. a county that was created in 1870 appears in a map for 1860, although even here this mistake is not repeated in all the maps. The Concise Historical Atlas has quickly become the go-to “world almanac” of desk references for me, especially for those pesky questions of a comparative nature on demographic and economic information that would otherwise necessitate an hour-long date with the census records. sem críticas | adicionar uma crítica
There are few events as central to the American historical consciousness as the Civil War, which is a fascinating area of interest for students and general readers alike. One of the most efficient ways to study a war is with an atlas; however, most of the atlases devoted to this period focus almost exclusively on military movements and are prohibitively expensive for use in undergraduate courses. Offering a striking and reasonably priced alternative to these books, the Concise Historical Atlas of the U.S. Civil War is the only atlas that includes data maps and covers key issues before and after the war years. It balances military and non-military coverage, presenting maps that deal with political and social changes as well as campaign and battle maps. Laid out chronologically and representing the complexity of the war both visually and textually, Concise Historical Atlas of the U.S. Civil War is an ideal study aid. Through detailed presentation of physical geography, it highlights the role of the landscape in troop movements and in social and demographic developments. Students can follow all the major campaigns of both the eastern and western theaters, examine the tactical movements in the major battles, and explore the geographic patterns behind issues like emancipation, occupation, and internal conflicts. The atlas features maps dealing with such subjects as economic capacity (both agricultural and industrial), enlistment rates, and the movement of escaped slaves. The maps also integrate information on the divisions that existed within the North and the South themselves. Accessible to students with limited geographic knowledge, the maps are clearly labeled, with key features marked. Each map is accompanied by a short narrative that provides helpful contextual information. Featuring uniquely comprehensive coverage, the Concise Historical Atlas of the U.S. Civil War includes several maps situating the conflict in its antebellum origins as well as maps--of politics, sharecropping, and race relations--that extend the story through the end of Reconstruction. Ideal for use in U.S. Civil War History, Civil War and Reconstruction, and Southern History courses, this volume offers both novice and more experienced students new perspectives on the most significant events and circumstances of the era. Não foram encontradas descrições de bibliotecas. |
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