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The Civil War /Megan Kopp.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Uncovering the past: analyzing primary sourcesPublication details: New York : Crabtree Publishing, (c)2018.Description: 1 online resourceContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9781427120915
Genre/Form: LOC classification:
  • E468 .C585 2018
Online resources: Available additional physical forms:
Contents:
Historical sources: types of evidence -- Analyzing evidence: interpretation -- The story uncovered: the Civil War -- Different views: at home and abroad -- Modern examples: history repeated.
Subject: "Using speeches, photos, and paintings of the time, as well as material that addresses historical context, The Civil War guides readers in critically examining primary and secondary source materials. Discussions include how emerging technologies such as photography and the telegraph affected the messages being conveyed, and how ideologies of the era shaped what was seen, as well as whose voices were heard-and whose were not. Readers will gain an understanding of the sad and brutal aspects of a war whose echo continues to have an impact even today."--
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Online Book (LOGIN USING YOUR MY CIU LOGIN AND PASSWORD) Online Book (LOGIN USING YOUR MY CIU LOGIN AND PASSWORD) G. Allen Fleece Library ONLINE Non-fiction E468 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Link to resource Available on1015253378

Includes bibliographies and index.

Introduction: the past comes alive -- Historical sources: types of evidence -- Analyzing evidence: interpretation -- The story uncovered: the Civil War -- Different views: at home and abroad -- Modern examples: history repeated.

"Using speeches, photos, and paintings of the time, as well as material that addresses historical context, The Civil War guides readers in critically examining primary and secondary source materials. Discussions include how emerging technologies such as photography and the telegraph affected the messages being conveyed, and how ideologies of the era shaped what was seen, as well as whose voices were heard-and whose were not. Readers will gain an understanding of the sad and brutal aspects of a war whose echo continues to have an impact even today."--

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