{"product_id":"civil-war-wives-the-lives-times-of-angelina-grimke-weld-varina-howell-davis-julia-dent-grant-paperback","title":"Civil War Wives: The Lives \u0026 Times of Angelina Grimke Weld, Varina Howell Davis \u0026 Julia Dent Grant - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eCarol Berkin\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn these moving stories if Angelina Grimk  Weld, wife of abolitionist Theodore Weld, Varina Howell Davis, wife of Confederate president Jefferson Davis, and Julia Dent grant, wife of Ulysses S. Grant, Carol Berkin reveals how women understood the cataclysmic events of their day. Their stories, taken together, help reconstruct the era of the Civil War with a greater depth and complexity by adding women's experiences and voices to their male counterparts.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCarol Berkin\u003c\/b\u003e received her A.B. from Barnard College and her M.A. and Ph.D. from Columbia University. She taught at Baruch College from 1972 to 2008 and has taught at the Graduate Center of the City University of New York since 1983. She is currently Baruch Presidential Professor of History. Berkin is the author of \u003ci\u003eRevolutionary Mothers: Women in the Struggle for America's Independence\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eA Brilliant Solution: Inventing the American Constitution\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eJonathan Sewall: Odyssey of an American Loyalist\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eFirst Generations: Women in Colonial America, \u003c\/i\u003e and numerous articles and reviews. She lives in New York City and Guilford, Connecticut.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 384\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.76 x 7.96 x 5.29 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 02, 2010\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42169920061575,"sku":"9781400095780","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/798d0f27fb2e8a30f26262c9ea1d31f9.webp?v=1733344557","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/civil-war-wives-the-lives-times-of-angelina-grimke-weld-varina-howell-davis-julia-dent-grant-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}