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The Slaves' War: The Civil War In The Words Of Former Slaves (2008)

by Andrew Ward(Favorite Author)

3.72 of 5 Votes: 2

ISBN

0618634002 (ISBN13: 9780618634002)

languge

English

genre

History & Biography

publisher

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

review 1: A comprehensive look at the war from slaves' perspectives. As an American literature teacher, I'm so grateful to have this resource for my lessons on slavery and the Civil War. The book is about 60% quotes, and Ward's prose is spare, meant only to connect the dots and introduce the ideas.The book focuses unblinkingly on some of the problems faced by slaves during that time. Those who escaped often ended up in disease-ridden "Contraband Camps." Others were "refugeed" away from the front lines to places where they could still be bought and sold.My favorite chapter is the final one, "I Got My Own Again," which describes the efforts of slaves to reunite their families after the war. I've already re-read it twice, and I look forward to many more.
review 2: As a w... morehole the book was very enlightening on role everyone played during the Civil War. I found it somewhat disconcerting because it seemed to jump around. And lets face it. I don't know that much about the Civil War, so it was difficult to follow the threads. I think it might have helped if I read the notes at the end of the book first. They are a must read to fully understand the perspective of the book and the author less

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