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Westport CT: Greenwood, Date: 2001. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Hardcover, 296 pp. w/ b7w photos and illustrations. Dictionary format catalog of both colloquial terms and proper names/titles specific to the Civil War period. Hundreds of entries as well as a guide by category of terms. Book Condition : Very Good; gift inscription on front free end paper, otherwise unmarked. Glossy covers, no dust jacket as issued.. 2001. Greenwood ISBN 1573561355 9781573561358 [US]
ISBN10: 1573561355, ISBN13: 9781573561358, [publisher: Greenwood] Hardcover Ex-library with typical library markings/labels. Otherwise, in very good, unmarked condition. Cover like new. except for horizontal indentation across the back. Your purchase benefits the world-wide relief efforts of Mennonite Central Committee. [Harrisonburg, VA, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 2001]
ISBN10: 1573561355, ISBN13: 9781573561358, [publisher: Greenwood, Westport CT] Hardcover Hardcover, 296 pp. w/ b7w photos and illustrations. Dictionary format catalog of both colloquial terms and proper names/titles specific to the Civil War period. Hundreds of entries as well as a guide by category of terms. Book Condition : Very Good; gift inscription on front free end paper, otherwise unmarked. Glossy covers, no dust jacket as issued. [Lancaster, PA, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 2001]
Greenwood 2001 hardcover Fair Ex-library with typical library markings/labels. Otherwise, in very good, unmarked condition. Cover like new. except for horizontal indentation across the back. Your purchase benefits world-wide relief efforts of Mennonite Central Committee.
ISBN10: 1573561355, ISBN13: 9781573561358, [publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc] Hardcover Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages. [Mishawaka, IN, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 2001]
ISBN10: 1573561355, ISBN13: 9781573561358, [publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc] Hardcover Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages. [Mishawaka, IN, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 2001]
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc. Used - Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages. Bloomsbury Publishing Plc ISBN 1573561355 9781573561358 [US]
ISBN10: 1573561355, ISBN13: 9781573561358, [publisher: Greenwood] Hardcover New. Fast Shipping and good customer service [Fayetteville, TX, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 2001]
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Bloomsbury Publishing Plc 1/30/2001 12: 08: 00 AM Hardcover PLEASE NOTE, WE DO NOT SHIP TO DENMARK. New Book. Shipped from UK in 4 to 14 days. Established seller since 2000. Please note we cannot offer an expedited shipping service from the UK.
ISBN10: 1573561355, ISBN13: 9781573561358, [publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, Phoenix AZ] Hardcover Hardcover. America's language changed, along with its history, because of the Civil War. Nowhere is the point more riveting than in The Language of the Civil War. This is a unique compilation of slang, nicknames, military jargon and terminology, idioms, colloquialisms, and other words are expressions used (and often originating) during the American Civil War. Organized like a standard dictionary, this volume contains approximately 4,000 entries that focus primarily on everyday camp life, military hardware, and military organization. This one-of-a-kind reference work will make it easy for readers to learn the origin and meaning of such Civil War terms as Buttermilk Rangers, jackstraws, Nassau bacon, pumpkin slinger, and stand the gaff. Language of the Civil War contains words originating during the American Civil War. Besides explaining terms and phrases no longer in use, the entries also provide the origins of many common expressions or the original meanings of many familiar sayings that have since changed meaning or connotation. Although many of the terms arose from the nature and needs of life in the military camps, others were in common use in civilian society across both the North and the South. Illustrated with 50 photos and drawings, the volume is a unique resource for students, scholars, reference librarians, and Civil War enthusiasts and reenactors. Thi ...
ISBN10: 1573561355, ISBN13: 9781573561358, [publisher: Bloomsbury 3PL] Hardcover nach der Bestellung gedruckt Neuware - Printed after ordering - America's language changed, along with its history, because of the Civil War. Nowhere is the point more riveting than in The Language of the Civil War. This is a unique compilation of slang, nicknames, military jargon and terminology, idioms, colloquialisms, and other words are expressions used (and often originating) during the American Civil War. Organized like a standard dictionary, this volume contains approximately 4,000 entries that focus primarily on everyday camp life, military hardware, and military organization. This one-of-a-kind reference work will make it easy for readers to learn the origin and meaning of such Civil War terms as Buttermilk Rangers, jackstraws, Nassau bacon, pumpkin slinger, and stand the gaff. Language of the Civil War contains words originating during the American Civil War. Besides explaining terms and phrases no longer in use, the entries also provide the origins of many common expressions or the original meanings of many familiar sayings that have since changed meaning or connotation. Although many of the terms arose from the nature and needs of life in the military camps, others were in common use in civilian society across both the North and the South. Illustrated with 50 photos and drawings, the volume is a unique resource for students, scholars, reference librarians, and Civil War e ...
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