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The rhetoric of rebel women : Civil War diaries and Confederate persuasion / by Harrison, Kimberly, 1969-

Table of Contents: “…Dangerous words/domestic spaces: invading union forces and southern women's rhetorical efforts in self-protection -- A ladylike resistance? Finding the time, place, and means for voicing political allegiances -- Guarded tongues/secure communities: rhetorical responsibilities and "everyday" audiences -- Public voices/divine audiences: Confederate women's prayers during the American Civil War -- Audiences victorious, defeated, & free: rhetorical purpose in the immediate postwar south.…”
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Mennonites, Amish, and the American Civil War / by Lehman, James O., Nolt, Steven M., 1968-

Table of Contents: “…Introduction : religion, religious minorities, and the American Civil War -- Politics and peoplehood in a restless republic -- Our country is at war -- Conscription, combat, and Virginia's "war of self-defense," 1861-1862 -- Negotiation and notoriety in Pennsylvania, 1862 -- Patterns of peace and patriotism in the Midwest -- The fighting comes north, 1862-1863 -- Thaddeus Stevens and Pennsylvania Mennonite politics -- Did Jesus Christ teach men war? …”
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