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The Life of Johnny Reb and The Life of Billy Yank (Essential Classics of the Civil War)

Bell Irvin Wiley

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Description:With the publication of The Life of Johnny Reb in 1943 and The Life of Billy Yank in 1952, Bell I. Wiley established the modern study of the Civil War common soldier. Wiley favored eyewitness accounts over regimental histories and preferred the spontaneity of letters and diaries to the afterthoughts of published memoirs. He also drew a distinction between the perspectives of the common soldier and the commander and focused on the previously unheard voices of ordinary people. An ardent collector of neglected source material and a skilled shaper of individual testimonies, Wiley created enduring collective portraits of the Yankee and Confederate armies.--from the front flapThis special Book-of-the-Month Club edition combines Bell I. Wiley's two classics in one edition, The Life of Johnny Reb and The Life of Billy Yank, for the Essential Classics of the Civil War series.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Life of Johnny Reb and The Life of Billy Yank (Essential Classics of the Civil War). To get started finding The Life of Johnny Reb and The Life of Billy Yank (Essential Classics of the Civil War), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Pages: 454

Format: PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition

Publisher: Book-of-the-Month Club

Release: 1994

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Description: With the publication of The Life of Johnny Reb in 1943 and The Life of Billy Yank in 1952, Bell I. Wiley established the modern study of the Civil War common soldier. Wiley favored eyewitness accounts over regimental histories and preferred the spontaneity of letters and diaries to the afterthoughts of published memoirs. He also drew a distinction between the perspectives of the common soldier and the commander and focused on the previously unheard voices of ordinary people. An ardent collector of neglected source material and a skilled shaper of individual testimonies, Wiley created enduring collective portraits of the Yankee and Confederate armies.--from the front flapThis special Book-of-the-Month Club edition combines Bell I. Wiley's two classics in one edition, The Life of Johnny Reb and The Life of Billy Yank, for the Essential Classics of the Civil War series.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Life of Johnny Reb and The Life of Billy Yank (Essential Classics of the Civil War). To get started finding The Life of Johnny Reb and The Life of Billy Yank (Essential Classics of the Civil War), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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