Living by Inches. The Smells, Sounds, Tastes, and Feeling of Captivity in Civil War Prisons, Paperback - Evan A. Kutzler

From battlefields, boxcars, and forgotten warehouses to notorious prison camps, prisoners seemed to be everywhere during the American Civil War. Li...

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This groundbreaking study, sitting at the intersection of cultural and military history, examines the formal and informal uses of music in all thre...

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Publisher: Sounds True IncAuthor(s): Kristen WixtedNumber of pages: 248Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 236 x 160 x 27Cover type: HardbackRedescop...

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