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"Old Slow Town" : Detroit during the Civil War

text "Old Slow Town" : Detroit during the Civil War

Summary
Overview: Though it was located far away from Southern battlefields, Detroit churned with unrest during the American Civil War. The city's population, including a large German and Irish immigrant community, mostly aligned with anti-war Democrats w... Read more
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"A pleasant Protestant, no smell of Irish about her but respectable German": the ethnic and commercial development of Detroit, 1815-60 -- "Truly an old fashioned 4th of July scene": a city, state, and nation initially united for union -- "Every...... Read more
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x, 248 pages ; 24 cm.
Publisher
2013

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Woodmere (Main Branch) 973.7474 TAY in Adult Non-fiction Available

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