Though it was located far away from Southern battlefields, Detroit churned with unrest during the American Civil War. The citys population, including a large German and Irish immigrant community, mostly aligned with antiwar Democrats while the rest of the state stood with the proLincoln Republicans. The virulently antiLincoln and antiBlack Detroit Free Press fanned the citys flames with provocative coverage of events. In "Old Slow Town" Detroit during the Civil War, awardwinning author Paul Taylor contends that the anger within Detroits diverse political and ethnic communities over questions about the wars purpose and its conduct nearly tore the city in two. Taylor charts Civil Warera Detroits evolution from a quiet but growing industrial city (derisively called "old slow town" by some visitors) to a center of political contention and controversy. In eight chapters, Taylor details topics including the prewar ethnic and commercial development of the city fear and suspicion of "secret societies" issues of race, gender, and economic strife during the war Detroits response to its soldiers needs and celebration and remembrance at the conclusion of the conflict. Taylors use of rarely seen military correspondence from the National Archives, soldier and civilian diaries and letters, period articles and editorials from Detroits Civil Warera newspapers, and his fresh, judicious synthesis of secondary sources results in a captivating depiction of Detroits Civil War history. Until...

Binding: Hardcover;260 pages; Publisher: Wayne State University Press; Classification: HB; Weight: 677 g; Dimensions: 231 x 154 x 25

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