James M. Paradis

African Americans and the Gettysburg Campaign

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

The Sesquicentennial edition of African Americans and the Gettysburg Campaign updates the original 2006 edition, as James M. Paradis introduces readers to the African-American role in this famous Civil War battle. In addition to documenting their contribution to the war effort, it explores the members of the black community in and around the town of Gettysburg and the Underground Railroad activity in the area.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Scarecrow Press
• Seitenzahl: 182
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. Mai 2014
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 10mm
• Gewicht: 273g
• ISBN-13: 9780810883369
• ISBN-10: 0810883368
• Artikelnr.: 34951870

Autorenporträt

James M. Paradis is a former licensed battlefield guide at Gettysburg National Military Park and completed masters and doctoral work at Temple University. He has authored two books on African Americans in the Civil War. He teaches history at Arcadia University in Glenside, Pennsylvania, and is an Upper School Dean at Doane Academy in Burlington, New Jersey, where he has taught history for 25 years.

Inhaltsangabe

List of Maps and Illustrations Foreword Acknowledgments Introduction to the
First Edition Introduction to the Second Edition Chapter 1 Before the Storm
Chapter 2 African Americans in the Civil War Chapter 3 The Great Rebel
Invasion Chapter 4 In the Wake of the Storm Chapter 5 Carrying the Struggle
on to Victory Chapter 6 Little Note Nor Long Remember Appendix A Black
Residents and Points of Interest in the Town of Gettysburg Appendix B
Gettysburg and African Americans: A Tour for Today Appendix C Black
Veterans Attending the 75th Anniversary Reunion in Gettysburg Appendix D
Letter of Frederic Capron Bibliography Index