social aspects

Discusses the daily life of people at home during the Civil War, including the lives of women and African Americans, the differences of life in the North and South, discussing the economy and politics of both the North and the South.

Explores the changes wrought by America's bloodiest conflict. Focuses on the numerous and in many cases pivotal precedents established during the Civil War, tying in many of the familiar figures of the era and introducing some fascinating new personalities as well.

Presents an examination of the daily life of the people living in the colonies at the time of the American Revolutionary War, from 1775-1783, and includes information on the civilians, Patriots, Native Americans, British Loyalists, and women.

Recounts events at Valley Forge during the American Revolution. Focuses on a nine-month campaign that started with British General Sir William Howe's invasion of Pennsylvania in the autumn of 1777.

Photographs and excerpts from the memoirs, letters, and journals of soldiers who fought in the Civil War provide a look at the lives of ordinary soldiers, from what they wore and ate to their leisure activities..

Discusses slavery as the cause of the Civil War in the United States, and looks at how the conflict affected people in the North and in the South.

Chronicles the experiences of women living in the South in the years leading up to the Civil War.