Description: Voices of Emancipation by Elizabeth A. Regosin, Donald R. Shaffer Estimated delivery 3-12 business days Format Paperback Condition Brand New Description Seeks to recover the lives and words of former slaves in vivid detail Publisher Description Voices of Emancipation seeks to recover the lives and words of former slaves in vivid detail, mining the case files of the U.S. Pension Bureau, which administered a huge pension system for Union veterans and their survivors in the decades following the Civil War. The files contain an invaluable, first-hand perspective of slavery, emancipation, black military service, and freedom. Moreover, as Pension Bureau examiners began interviewing black Union veterans and their families shortly after the Civil War, the files are arguably among the earliest sources of ex-slaves reflecting on their lives, occurring decades before better-known WPA Slave Narratives of the 1930s took place.Voices of Emancipation explores the words of former slaves topically, beginning with recollections of slavery, moving on to experiences of military service in the Civil War, the transition to freedom, and finally to reflections on marriage and family before and after emancipation. With an introduction that places the pension files in context and presents the themes of the book, and historical commentary interwoven throughout the excerpts of the interviews themselves, Elizabeth A. Regosin and Donald R. Shaffer effectively introduce the files and the treasures they contain to students and general readers, but also provide specialists with an indispensable research tool. Author Biography Elizabeth A. Regosin is Associate Professor of History at St. Lawrence University and author of Freedoms Promise: Ex-Slave Families and Citizenship in the Age of Emancipation. Donald R. Shaffer is Assistant Professor of History at Upper Iowa University and author of the award-winning After the Glory: The Struggles of Civil War Veterans. Details ISBN 081477587X ISBN-13 9780814775875 Title Voices of Emancipation Author Elizabeth A. Regosin, Donald R. Shaffer Format Paperback Year 2008 Pages 232 Publisher New York University Press GE_Item_ID:161715722; About Us Grand Eagle Retail is the ideal place for all your shopping needs! With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and over 1,000,000 in stock items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! Shipping & Delivery Times Shipping is FREE to any address in USA. Please view eBay estimated delivery times at the top of the listing. Deliveries are made by either USPS or Courier. We are unable to deliver faster than stated. International deliveries will take 1-6 weeks. NOTE: We are unable to offer combined shipping for multiple items purchased. This is because our items are shipped from different locations. Returns If you wish to return an item, please consult our Returns Policy as below: Please contact Customer Services and request "Return Authorisation" before you send your item back to us. Unauthorised returns will not be accepted. Returns must be postmarked within 4 business days of authorisation and must be in resellable condition. Returns are shipped at the customer's risk. We cannot take responsibility for items which are lost or damaged in transit. For purchases where a shipping charge was paid, there will be no refund of the original shipping charge. Additional Questions If you have any questions please feel free to Contact Us. Categories Baby Books Electronics Fashion Games Health & Beauty Home, Garden & Pets Movies Music Sports & Outdoors Toys
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ISBN-13: 9780814775875
Book Title: Voices of Emancipation
Number of Pages: 232 Pages
Publication Name: Voices of Emancipation : Understanding Slavery, the Civil War, and Reconstruction Through the U. S. Pension Bureau Files
Language: English
Publisher: New York University Press
Subject: Military / Veterans, United States / Civil War Period (1850-1877), Military / United States, American Government / National, United States / General, Ethnic Studies / African American Studies, African American
Item Height: 0.6 in
Publication Year: 2008
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 11.1 Oz
Author: Donald R. Shaffer
Item Length: 8.9 in
Subject Area: Political Science, Social Science, History
Item Width: 5.9 in
Format: Trade Paperback