The Language of the Civil War
America's language changed, along with its history, because of the Civil War. Nowhere is that point more riveting than in The Language of the Civil War. This is a unique compilation of slang, nicknames, military jargon and terminology, idioms, colloquialisms, and other words and expressions used (and often originating) during the American Civil War. Organized like a standard dictionary, this volume contains approximately 4,000 entries that focus primarily on everyday camp life, military hardware, and military organization. This one-of-a-kind reference work will make it easy for readers to learn the origin and meaning of such Civil War terms a…
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Weitere Autoren: Wright, J. D.
- ISBN: 978-1-57356-135-8
- EAN: 9781573561358
- Produktnummer: 1599637
- Verlag: Oryx Press
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2001
- Seitenangabe: 418 S.
- Masse: H26.0 cm x B18.3 cm x D2.6 cm 979 g
- Abbildungen: HC gerader Rücken kaschiert
- Gewicht: 979
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