Judkin Browning's Books

An Environmental History of the Civil War

By: Judkin Browning,Timothy Silver

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

An Environmental History of the Civil War

By: Judkin Browning,Timothy Silver

This sweeping new history recognizes that the Civil War was not just a military conflict but also a moment of profound transformation in Americans' relationship to the natural world. To be sure, environmental factors such as topography and weather powerfully shaped the outcomes of battles and campaigns, and the war could not have been fought without the horses, cattle, and other animals that were essential to both armies. But here Judkin Browning and Timothy Silver weave a far richer story, combining military and environmental history to forge a comprehensive new narrative of the war's significance and impact. As they reveal, the conflict created a new disease environment by fostering the spread of microbes among vulnerable soldiers, civilians, and animals; led to large-scale modifications of the landscape across several states; sparked new thinking about the human relationship to the natural world; and demanded a reckoning with disability and death on an ecological scale. And as the guns fell silent, the change continued; Browning and Silver show how the war influenced the future of weather forecasting, veterinary medicine, the birth of the conservation movement, and the establishment of the first national parks. In considering human efforts to find military and political advantage by reshaping the natural world, Browning and Silver show not only that the environment influenced the Civil War's outcome but also that the war was a watershed event in the history of the environment itself.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

272

Publisher

UNC Press Books

Published Date

ISBN 10

146965539X

ISBN 13

9781469655390

Shifting Loyalties

The Union Occupation of Eastern North Carolina

By: Judkin Browning

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Shifting Loyalties

The Union Occupation of Eastern North Carolina

By: Judkin Browning

In the spring of 1862, Union forces marched into neighboring Carteret and Craven Counties in southeastern North Carolina, marking the beginning of an occupation that would continue for the rest of the war. Focusing on a wartime community with divided allegiances, Judkin Browning offers new insights into the effects of war on southerners and the nature of civil-military relations under long-term occupation, especially coastal residents' negotiations with their occupiers and each other as they forged new social, cultural, and political identities. Unlike citizens in the core areas of the Confederacy, many white residents in eastern North Carolina had a strong streak of prewar Unionism and appeared to welcome the Union soldiers when they first arrived. By 1865, however, many of these residents would alter their allegiance, developing a strong sense of southern nationalism. African Americans in the region, on the other hand, utilized the presence of Union soldiers to empower themselves, as they gained their freedom in the face of white hostility. Browning's study ultimately tells the story of Americans trying to define their roles, with varying degrees of success and failure, in a reconfigured country.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

265

Publisher

Univ of North Carolina Press

Published Date

ISBN 10

0807877727

ISBN 13

9780807877722

The Southern Mind Under Union Rule

The Diary of James Rumley, Beaufort, North Carolina, 1862-1865

By: Judkin Browning

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

The Southern Mind Under Union Rule

The Diary of James Rumley, Beaufort, North Carolina, 1862-1865

By: Judkin Browning

James Rumley was nearly fifty years old when the Civil War reached the remote outer banks community of Beaufort, North Carolina. Comfortably employed as clerk of the Superior Court of Carteret County, he could only watch as a Union fleet commanded by General Ambrose Burnside snaked its way up the Neuse River in March 1862 and took control of the area. In response to laws enacted by occupying forces, Rumley took the Oath of Allegiance, stood aside as his beloved courthouse was used for pro-Union rallies, and watched helplessly as friends and neighbors had their property seized and taken away. In public, Rumley appeared calm and cooperative, but behind closed doors he poured all his horror, disgust, and outrage into his diary. Safely hidden from the view of military authority, he explained in rational terms how his pledge of allegiance to the invading forces was not morally binding and expressed his endless worry over seeing former slaves emancipated and empowered. This constantly surprising diary provides a rare window onto the mind of a Confederate sympathizer under the rule of what he considered to be an alien, unlawful, and "pestilent" power.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

315

Publisher

University Press of Florida

Published Date

ISBN 10

0813059011

ISBN 13

9780813059013

Shifting Loyalties

The Union Occupation of Eastern North Carolina

By: Judkin Browning

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Shifting Loyalties

The Union Occupation of Eastern North Carolina

By: Judkin Browning

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

266

Publisher

Univ of North Carolina Press

Published Date

ISBN 10

0807834688

ISBN 13

9780807834688

An Environmental History of the Civil War

By: Judkin Browning,Timothy Silver

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

An Environmental History of the Civil War

By: Judkin Browning,Timothy Silver

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

272

Publisher

UNC Press Books

Published Date

ISBN 10

146965539X

ISBN 13

9781469655390

The Seven Days' Battles

The War Begins Anew

By: Judkin Browning

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

The Seven Days' Battles

The War Begins Anew

By: Judkin Browning

Written in a clear and engaging narrative style, this book analyzes the pivotal campaign in which Robert E. Lee drove the Union Army of the Potomac under George B. McClellan away from the Confederate capital of Richmond, VA, in the summer of 1862. The Seven Days' Battles: The War Begins Anew examines how Lee's Confederate forces squared off against McClellan's Union Army during this week-long struggle, revealing how both sides committed many errors that could have affected the outcome. Indeed, while Lee is often credited with having brilliant battle plans, the author shows how the Confederate commander mismanaged battles, employed too many complicated maneuvers, and overestimated what was possible with the resources he had available. For his part, McClellan of the Union Army failed to commit his troops at key moments, accepted erroneous intelligence, and hindered his campaign by refusing to respect the authority of his civilian superiors. This book presents a synthetic treatment that closely analyzes the military decisions that were made and why they were made, analyzes the successes and failures of the major commanders on both sides, and clearly explains the outcomes of the battles. The work contains sufficient depth of information to serve as a resource for undergraduate American history students while providing enjoyable reading for Civil War enthusiasts as well as general audiences.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

279

Publisher

Bloomsbury Publishing USA

Published Date

ISBN 13

9798216143734

The Southern Mind Under Union Rule

The Diary of James Rumley, Beaufort, North Carolina, 1862-1865

By: Judkin Browning

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

The Southern Mind Under Union Rule

The Diary of James Rumley, Beaufort, North Carolina, 1862-1865

By: Judkin Browning

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

315

Publisher

University Press of Florida

Published Date

ISBN 10

0813059011

ISBN 13

9780813059013

The Southern Mind Under Union Rule

The Diary of James Rumley, Beaufort, North Carolina, 1862-1865

By: James Rumley,Judkin Browning

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

The Southern Mind Under Union Rule

The Diary of James Rumley, Beaufort, North Carolina, 1862-1865

By: James Rumley,Judkin Browning

James Rumley was the 48-year-old, well-educated, Clerk of the Carteret County Court when the Union forces arrived in his hometown of Beaufort on March 25, 1862. He began a diary at the moment of Union occupation and continued to keep the diary until August 1865, when civil authority was returned to local white residents.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

199

Published Date

ISBN 10

0813041775

ISBN 13

9780813041773

Book's by Judkin Browning

An Environmental History of the Civil War

An Environmental History of the Civil War

Shifting Loyalties

Shifting Loyalties

The Southern Mind Under Union Rule

The Southern Mind Under Union Rule

Shifting Loyalties

Shifting Loyalties

An Environmental History of the Civil War

An Environmental History of the Civil War

The Seven Days' Battles

The Seven Days' Battles

The Southern Mind Under Union Rule

The Southern Mind Under Union Rule

The Southern Mind Under Union Rule

The Southern Mind Under Union Rule

Username

Password

Username

Password

Password again

Birthday

Email