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The better angels : five women who changed Civil War America /

This multilayered biography examines five remarkable women who made important contributions to the Union cause at various stages before, during and following the defining years of the American Civil War.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Plumb, Robert C. (Author)
Other Authors:	Griffith, Elisabeth (author of foreword.)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Lincoln : Potomac Books, an imprint of University of Nebraska Press, [2020]
Subjects:	United States > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Women > Biography. United States > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Women. Women and war > United States > History > 19th century.

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