| A fascinating exploration of childhood during our nations greatest crisis. Describes how the war changed the literature and schoolbooks published for children, how it affected childrens relationships with absent fathers and brothers, how the responsibilities forced on northern and especially southern youngsters shortened their childhoods, and how the death and destruction that tore the country apart often cut down children as well as adults. Also explores childrens politicization, their contributions to their homelands war efforts and the lessons they took away from the war. - United States - North Carolina Military - Civil War |
