The American Civil War: A Multicultural Encyclopedia

ISBN-10: 0717273431
ISBN-13: 9780717273430
Series: The American Civil War
Pages: 207
Language: English
Published: 1994
Publisher: Grolier Educational Corporation
Author: Civil War Society

Description

Written for middle-schoolers and up, this seven-volume set illustrates in more than 300 entries the major battles, important military figures, and fundamental concepts of a key event in American history. The unique feature of this work is its multicultural emphasis, with entries on the participation in the war of various racial, religious, and ethnic groups: for example, African, French, Irish, Italian, Jewish, Mormon, Native, and Scandinavian Americans. The set was compiled by the Civil War Society, an association of scholars, students, writers, collectors, and reenactors with a mission of furthering historical research and preserving historic sites...from amazon.com.