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Capital dames : the Civil War and the women of Washington, 1848-1868
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- ISBN: 9780062002761
- ISBN: 0062002767
- ISBN: 9780062002778
- ISBN: 0062002775
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x, 494 pages : illustrations, maps, portraits ; 24 cm - Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York, New York : Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, [2015]
- Copyright: ©2015
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| General Note: | Maps on lining papers. |
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages [423]-492). |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Meet the women of Washington, 1848-1856 -- Jessie runs for president but Harriet takes the White House and Mary Jane reports, 1856-1858 -- Varina leads and leaves as Abby drops by, 1859-1861 -- Rose goes to jail, Jessie goes to the White House, Dorothea goes to work, 1861 -- Rose is released, Clara goes to war, Louisa May briefly nurses, 1862 -- Lizzie reports on the action, Janet goes to camp, Louisa takes charge, 1863 -- Anna speaks, Jessie campaigns (again), Sojourner visits, 1864 -- One Mary leaves, one Mary hangs, and Lois writes about it all, 1865 -- Virginia and Varina return, Sara survives, Mary is humiliated, Kate loses, 1866-1868. |
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| Introduction | 1 | (6) | |
| Chapter 1 Meet The Women Of Washington, 1848-1856 | 7 | (16) | |
| Chapter 2 Jessie Runs For President But Harriet Takes The White House And Mary Jane Reports, 1856-1858 | 23 | (28) | |
| Chapter 3 Farina Leads And Leaves As Abby Drops By, 1859-1861 | 51 | (42) | |
| Chapter 4 Rose Goes To Jail, Jessie Goes To The White House, Dorothea Goes To Work, 1861 | 93 | (60) | |
| Chapter 5 Rose Is Released, Clara Goes To War, Louisa May Briefly Nurses, 1862 | 153 | (44) | |
| Chapter 6 Lizzie Reports On The Action, Janet Goes To Camp, Louisa Takes Charge, 1863 | 197 | (44) | |
| Chapter 7 Anna Speaks, Jessie Campaigns (Again), Sojourner Visits, 1864 | 241 | (42) | |
| Chapter 8 One Mary Leaves, One Mary Hangs, And Lois Writes About It All, 1865 | 283 | (64) | |
| Chapter 9 Virginia And Varina Return, Sara Survives, Mary Is Humiliated, Kate Loses, 1866-1868 | 347 | (48) | |
| Epilogue | 395 | (18) | |
| Author's Note And Acknowledgments | 413 | (6) | |
| Cast Of Characters | 419 | (4) | |
| Notes | 423 | (58) | |
| Bibliography | 481 | (12) | |
| Illustration Credits | 493 |
