social aspects

Presents forty documents on human rights and citizenship written before and during the French Revolution.

Provides excerpts from letters, books, newspaper articles, speeches, and diaries which express various thoughts about the plight of southern soldiers during the Civil War.

Examines American life from 1763 to 1800, providing information about the climate, natural history, geography, Native Americans, the economy, population, diet and health, religion, government, cities, prominent people, education, culture, and crime during the Revolutionary era.

Provides information about what conditions were like for soldiers who fought on both sides of the Civil War, discussing weapons, food, leaders, and camp life; and includes reproductions of primary source materials such as photographs, and excerpts from letters and diaries.

Provides information about what life was like for women, children, and others left behind when southern men were called to fight for the Confederacy during the Civil War, and includes reproductions of primary source materials such as photographs, and diary and letter excerpts.

Provides information about what life was like for women, children, and others left behind when northern men were called to fight for the Union during the Civil War, and includes reproductions of primary source materials such as photographs, and diary and letter excerpts.

Describes what life was like during the Revolutionary War, focusing on the experiences of wives, children, families, and friends left behind when the men went off to fight, discussing conditions on plantations, small farms, and in the cities, and the roles played by slaves and Native Americans in the conflict.

Presents nearly thirty projects related to each of the four seasons, during the years of the Revolutionary War; examples include New England Indian Pudding and Ben Franklin's Glass Harmonica.

True Crime in the Civil War delves into the conflict's criminal history, profiling 16 cases of misdeeds committed by men and women on both sides of the fight. Very little has been written about the war behind the lines - a war carried out by merciless guerrillas, bloodthirsty mobs, murderous vigilantes, and sinister secret agents.

Reprints diary excerpts, letters, journal entries, and newspaper articles that bring to life the voices of men, women, and children of all ages and races who experienced the Civil War.