Warriors into workers [electronic resource] : the Civil War and the formation of urban-industrial society in a northern city / Russell L. Johnson.
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TextSeries: North's Civil War ; no. 24Publication details: New York : Fordham University Press, 2003.Edition: 1st edDescription: xii, 388 p. : illSubject(s): - 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
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- F629.D8 J64 2003
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The key city : Dubuque before the Civil War -- "Volunteer while you may" : mobilization for the war -- Independent soldiers and soldier-sons : the social origins of enlistees -- "The boys all stood to the work manfully" : the army as an industrial workplace -- Ten thousand men in shebangs : the army as an urban working-class environment -- "A duty of the hour" : the home front in Dubuque -- The Civil War generation : military service and social mobility -- Conclusion : Hawkeyes in blue.
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