41275 Mechanicsburg, PA: Stackpole Books, (1994.) Hardcover. A study of a topic almost never mentioned in letters home - sex lives of soldiers in the Civil War, based on rare original documents such as letters and journals and on reinterpreting official sources. Discusses the pornographic book and card trade, women who served in the army as men, prostitutes and the origin of the term "hooker," legalized prostitution in Nashville and Memphis, venereal disease, rape, and homosexuality. Illustrated with black and while photographs, bibliography,notes. index. 209 pages. Index. Cover praise from James M. McPherson (who said this "illuminates the underside of the Civil War." and others. Very near fine in a like dustjacket (previous owner's name) HC - ISBN: 0-811715159 $15.00USD
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