Intimate strategies of the Civil War military commanders and their wives

The wives of Civil War commanders had widely divergent roles in their marriages before, during, and after the war - some wives changed their roles as their husbands gained prominence. Most of the wives of military commanders in this collection sought to have some influence over their husband's...

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Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford Oxford University Press 2001, 2001
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Collection: Oxford University Press - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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Summary:The wives of Civil War commanders had widely divergent roles in their marriages before, during, and after the war - some wives changed their roles as their husbands gained prominence. Most of the wives of military commanders in this collection sought to have some influence over their husband's professional career with mixed success
Physical Description:xxiii, 292 p. ill
ISBN:9780199851393