What They Didn't Teach You About the Civil War

What They Didn't Teach You About the Civil War
Author: Mike Wright
Publisher: Presidio Press
Total Pages: 349
Release: 2009-02-04
Genre: History
ISBN: 0307549151


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Instant coffee was invented during the Civil War for use by Union troops, who hated it; holding races between lice was a popular pastime for both Johnny Reb and Billy Yank; 13% of the Confederate Army deserted during the conflict. These are three of the hundreds of bits of knowledge that Mike Wright makes available in his informative and entertaining What They Didn't Teach You About the Civil War, which focuses on the lives and ways of ordinary soldiers and of those they left behind.


What They Didn't Teach You About the Civil War
Language: en
Pages: 349
Authors: Mike Wright
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2009-02-04 - Publisher: Presidio Press

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