Warriors into workers
Subtitle: the Civil War and the formation of urban-industrial society in a northern city
By: Russell L. Johnson.
Edition: 1st ed.
Series: North's Civil War,; no. 24
Publisher: Fordham University Press
Published: 2003
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 388
Subjects: Industrialization -- Iowa -- Dubuque -- History -- 19th century; Soldiers -- Iowa -- Dubuque -- History -- 19th century; Dubuque (Iowa) -- History, Military -- 19th century; Dubuque (Iowa) -- Social conditions -- 19th century; Dubuque (Iowa) -- Economic conditions -- 19th century; Iowa -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Social aspects; Iowa -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Economic aspects; United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Social aspects; United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Economic aspects; United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Influence
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [351]-377) and index.
Table of contents: title: The key city : Dubuque before the Civil War; title: "Volunteer while you may" : mobilization for the war; title: Independent soldiers and soldier-sons : the social origins of enlistees; title: "The boys all stood to the work manfully" : the army as an industrial workplace; title: Ten thousand men in shebangs : the army as an urban working-class environment; title: "A duty of the hour" : the home front in Dubuque; title: The Civil War generation : military service and social mobility; title: Conclusion : Hawkeyes in blue.