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While Father Is Away : The Civil War Letters of William H. Bradbury by Jennifer Cain Bohrnstedt (2014, Trade Paperback)

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Publisher: University Press of Kentucky. Weight: 1.31 lbs. Number of Pages: 400. ISBN10: 0813156203. Publication Date: 2014-07-15. ISBN13: 9780813156200.

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While Father is Away reveals the intimate story of a British-American's role in the American Civil War. William Bradbury's letters home provide a rare window on the unique relationships among husband, wife, and children while a father was away at war. Yorkshire attorney turned Union volunteer soldier Bradbury became a "privileged private" with extraordinary access to powerful Union generals including Daniel Butterfield, future president Benjamin Harrison, and Clinton B. Fisk, the region's admini

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University Press of Kentucky
ISBN-10
0813156203
ISBN-13
9780813156200
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Author
Jennifer Cain Bohrnstedt
Publication Name
While Father Is Away : the Civil War Letters of William H. Bradbury
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Trade Paperback
Language
English
Publication Year
2014
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Textbook
Number of Pages
400 Pages

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A fascinating journey into the life of Bradbury. Combines an intimate look into the lives of a soldier and family and a broad glimpse of mid-19th-century America., Jennifer Cain Bohrnstedt opens a window on the social history of Civil War America by assembling the numerous wartime letters of William H. Bradbury. This thirty-three-year-old clerk enlisted in the Union army and served as a private and clerk throughout the war without ever firing a gun. His mastery of contemporary shorthand made him too valuable to risk in battle. He sank into posthumous obscurity until Bohrnstedt revived him through comprehensive, imaginative, and insightful editing. He has much to share about headquarters gossip, land speculation, and domestic affection., The bracing frankness of his concern with his own safety and his family's economic well-being--he writes virtually nothing about the Union cause, slavery, or even military campaigns--makes this a unique set of letters., "Not just another collection of Civil War letters... it develops several areas rarely explored in such collections and not always well understood." -- Civil War News, Thankfully, the Bradbury correspondence did not suffer the fate of most letters.... The value of the collection is not simply a matter of survival. It is extensive in both its length and depth., "The bracing frankness of his concern with his own safety and his family's economic well-being -- he writes virtually nothing about the Union cause, slavery, or even military campaigns -- makes this a unique set of letters." -- Journal of Southern History, "Thankfully, the Bradbury correspondence did not suffer the fate of most letters.... The value of the collection is not simply a matter of survival. It is extensive in both its length and depth." -- Andrew Cayton, "A fascinating journey into the life of Bradbury. Combines an intimate look into the lives of a soldier and family and a broad glimpse of mid-19th-century America." -- Blue Ridge Country, Not just another collection of Civil War letters... it develops several areas rarely explored in such collections and not always well understood., "Jennifer Cain Bohrnstedt opens a window on the social history of Civil War America by assembling the numerous wartime letters of William H. Bradbury. This thirty-three-year-old clerk enlisted in the Union army and served as a private and clerk throughout the war without ever firing a gun. His mastery of contemporary shorthand made him too valuable to risk in battle. He sank into posthumous obscurity until Bohrnstedt revived him through comprehensive, imaginative, and insightful editing. He has much to share about headquarters gossip, land speculation, and domestic affection." -- John Y. Simon
Topic
Editors, Journalists, Publishers, Parenting / Fatherhood, Letters, United States / Civil War Period (1850-1877), Military / United States, Anthropology / Cultural & Social, Military, Business
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Scholarly & Professional
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Yes
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Biography & Autobiography, Family & Relationships, History, Literary Collections, Social Science

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