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""""Nature's Civil War"" is an insightful study of common soldiers' physical and mental health. With deep research and stories that leap off the page, this fascinating book will change the way we think about Civil War soldiers' lives in wartime. It will make a mark.""--Megan Kate Nelson, Harvard University ""Meier's research is formidable, her writing graceful, and the analysis judicious. She offers a powerful and imaginative argument about the practical strategies of soldier agency that will invigorate scholarly and popular conversation about how Civil War soldiers survived the physical and psychological trauma of military service.""--Peter Carmichael, Fluhrer Professor of History, Gettysburg College ""A captivating 'ethnographic history of soldier health, ' building a strong case for environmental determinism, a phenomenon commonly overshadowed by the 'persistent romanticizing' of the Civil War in popular culture. Recommended to Civil War history buffs and anyone interested in soldiers' adaption and survival in trying environments.""--""Library Journal"" ""By combing through the letters, diaries, and memoirs of 205 soldiers for daily struggles with fouled water, merciless weather, and lice, Kathryn Meier does the near-impossible: adds detail to Bell Wiley's justly revered ""Life of Johnny Reb"" (1943) and ""Life of Billy Yank"" (1952).""--""Virginia Magazine"" ""Offers useful insight into the common soldier's difficult task of maintaining personal health amid the dual stressors of a harsh natural environment and a system of official army care which seemed a disorganized, uncaring, and frequently incompetent bureaucracy to those used to the loving attentions of home and family.""--Civil War Books and Authors blog ""Well written and accessible to undergraduates. . . . Highly recommended. Upper-division undergraduates and above.""--""Choice""

Nature's Civil War is an insightful study of common soldiers' physical and mental health. With deep research and stories that leap off the page, this fascinating book will change the way we think about Civil War soldiers' lives in wartime. It will make a mark. --Megan Kate Nelson, Harvard University Meier's research is formidable, her writing graceful, and the analysis judicious. She offers a powerful and imaginative argument about the practical strategies of soldier agency that will invigorate scholarly and popular conversation about how Civil War soldiers survived the physical and psychological trauma of military service. --Peter Carmichael, Fluhrer Professor of History, Gettysburg College Well written and accessible to undergraduates. . . . Highly recommended. Upper-division undergraduates and above. -- Choice Offers useful insight into the common soldier's difficult task of maintaining personal health amid the dual stressors of a harsh natural environment and a system of official army care which seemed a disorganized, uncaring, and frequently incompetent bureaucracy to those used to the loving attentions of home and family. --Civil War Books and Authors blog By combing through the letters, diaries, and memoirs of 205 soldiers for daily struggles with fouled water, merciless weather, and lice, Kathryn Meier does the near-impossible: adds detail to Bell Wiley's justly revered Life of Johnny Reb (1943) and Life of Billy Yank (1952). -- Virginia Magazine A captivating 'ethnographic history of soldier health, ' building a strong case for environmental determinism, a phenomenon commonly overshadowed by the 'persistent romanticizing' of the Civil War in popular culture. Recommended to Civil War history buffs and anyone interested in soldiers' adaption and survival in trying environments. -- Library Journal

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