Life Goes on: The Civil War at Home, 1861-1865

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Looks at life on the home front during the Civil War, examining the experiences of men and women from the North and South who kept farms, factories, hospitals, homes, and other institutions running during the conflict.

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James R. Arnold

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James R. Arnold is the author of more than twenty books, including The First Domino: Eisenhower, the Military, and America's Intervention in Vietnam and Presidents Under Fire: Commanders in Chief in Victory and Defeat. He lives on a farm near Lexington, Virginia.

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Wiener, Roberta (Illustrator)

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Important places: USA
Important events: American Civil War (1861 | 1865)

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Genres: Nonfiction, Tween
DDC/MDS: 973.7 — History & geography History of North America United States Civil War Era (1857-1865)
LCC: E468.9 — History of the United States United States Civil War period, 1861-1865 The Civil War, 1861-1865

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Life Goes on: The Civil War at Home, 1861-1865

by James R. Arnold

Series:The Civil War Series

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