Jewish Soldiers in the Civil War: The Union Army - Hardcover
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Language:EnglishPublisher:New York University PressISBN-13:9781479812233ISBN-10:1479812234UPC:9781479812233Book Category:History, Social ScienceBook Subcategory:Jewish, United States, Jewish StudiesBook Topic:Civil War Period (1850-1877)Size:10.10 x 7.00 x 1.00 inchesWeight:2.2024Product ID:SC9353PGJG
Offers an engaging account of the experiences of Jewish soldiers in the Union Army during the Civil War
What was it like to be a Jew in Lincoln's armies? The Union army was as diverse as the embattled nation it sought to preserve, a unique mixture of ethnicities, religions, and identities. Almost one Union soldier in four was born abroad, and natives and newcomers fought side-by-side, sometimes...Language:EnglishPublisher:New York University PressISBN-13:9781479812233ISBN-10:1479812234UPC:9781479812233Book Category:History, Social ScienceBook Subcategory:Jewish, United States, Jewish StudiesBook Topic:Civil War Period (1850-1877)Size:10.10 x 7.00 x 1.00 inchesWeight:2.2024Product ID:SC9353PGJG
Adam D. Mendelsohn is Associate Professor of History and Director of the Kaplan Centre for Jewish Studies at the University of Cape Town. He is the author of The Rag Race: How Jews Sewed Their Way to Success in America and the British Empire and co-editor of Jews and the Civil War: A Reader and Transnational Traditions: New Perspectives on American Jewish History.
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