Amy Murrell Taylor

(Author)

Embattled Freedom: Journeys Through the Civil War's Slave Refugee CampsPaperback, 1 August 2020

Embattled Freedom: Journeys Through the Civil War's Slave Refugee Camps
Qty
1
Turbo
Ships in 2 - 3 days
In Stock
Free Delivery
Cash on Delivery
15 Days
Free Returns
Secure Checkout
Buy More, Save More
Turbo Shipping
Part of Series
Civil War America
Print Length
368 pages
Language
English
Publisher
University of North Carolina Press
Date Published
1 Aug 2020
ISBN-10
1469661594
ISBN-13
9781469661599

Description

The Civil War was just days old when the first enslaved men, women, and children began fleeing their plantations to seek refuge inside the lines of the Union army as it moved deep into the heart of the Confederacy. In the years that followed, hundreds of thousands more followed in a mass exodus from slavery that would destroy the system once and for all. Drawing on an extraordinary survey of slave refugee camps throughout the country, Embattled Freedom reveals as never before the everyday experiences of these refugees from slavery as they made their way through the vast landscape of army-supervised camps that emerged during the war. Amy Murrell Taylor vividly reconstructs the human world of wartime emancipation, taking readers inside military-issued tents and makeshift towns, through commissary warehouses and active combat, and into the realities of individuals and families struggling to survive physically as well as spiritually. Narrating their journeys in and out of the confines of the camps, Taylor shows in often gripping detail how the most basic necessities of life were elemental to a former slave's quest for freedom and full citizenship.

The stories of individuals--storekeepers, a laundress, and a minister among them--anchor this ambitious and wide-ranging history and demonstrate with new clarity how contingent the slaves' pursuit of freedom was on the rhythms and culture of military life. Taylor brings new insight into the enormous risks taken by formerly enslaved people to find freedom in the midst of the nation's most destructive war.

Product Details

Author:
Amy Murrell Taylor
Book Format:
Paperback
Country of Origin:
US
Date Published:
1 August 2020
Dimensions:
23.39 x 15.6 x 2.08 cm
ISBN-10:
1469661594
ISBN-13:
9781469661599
Language:
English
Location:
Chapel Hill
Pages:
368
Weight:
562.45 gm

Related Categories


Need Help?
+971 6 731 0280
support@gzb.ae

About UsContact UsPayment MethodsFAQsShipping PolicyRefund and ReturnTerms of UsePrivacy PolicyCookie Notice

VisaMastercardCash on Delivery

© 2024 White Lion General Trading LLC. All rights reserved.