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I can't wait to call you my wife, African American letters of love and family in the Civil War era, by Rita Roberts

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I can't wait to call you my wife, African American letters of love and family in the Civil War era, by Rita Roberts

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

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contains biographical information

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index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

I can't wait to call you my wife

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

11299298370

Responsibility statement

by Rita Roberts

Sub title

African American letters of love and family in the Civil War era

Summary

"A collection of letters exchanged between African Americans during the Civil War era"--, Provided by publisherAgainst the backdrop of bloody battles and political maneuvering, thousands of African Americans spent the Civil War trying to hold their families together. Whether enslaved or free, they found ways to write to each other against all odds. Their letters reveal humanity's ability to endure extraordinary hardship. Roberts introduces readers to parents who are losing hope; to tender courtship letters, and to long-ignored voices in this collection of letters exchanged between African Americans during the Civil War era. -- adapted from jacket

Table Of Contents

Antebellum -- "I can ashore you I think highly of freedom and would not exchange it for nothing" -- Civil War -- "My children I have not forgot you and be assured that I will have you if it cost me my life" -- In the aftermath of war -- "Send me some of the children's hair."

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African American letters of love, marriage, and family in the Civil War eraI cannot wait to call you my wife

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