Social and Industrial Conditions in the North During the Civil War

The first book to examine what was actually going on during the Civil War on the home front — as far as the North was concerned. A scholarly & objective survey of the effects of the Civil War on economic & social life in the North. Describes what the people behind the lines were doing in their occupations & their personal lives, & analyzes industrial & agricultural growth & the effects of the war on all aspects of business & commerce. Examines the degree to which the normal activities of the nation were disrupted; & how far & in what manner they were changed. This remains one of the most reliable studies available on this issue. 1976 reprint.