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Fighting in the Shadows - The Untold Story of Deaf People in the Civil War (Hardcover)
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Fighting in the Shadows - The Untold Story of Deaf People in the Civil War (Hardcover)
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This visually rich volume presents Harry G. Lang's groundbreaking
study of deaf people's experiences in the Civil War. Based on
meticulous archival research, Fighting in the Shadows reveals the
stories of both ordinary and extraordinary deaf soldiers and
civilians who lived during this transformative period in American
history. Lang documents the participation of deaf soldiers in the
war, whose personal tests of fortitude and perseverance have not
been previously explored. There were also many deaf people in
noncombat roles whose stories have not yet been told clerks and
cooks, nurses and spies, tradespeople supporting the armies,
farmers supplying food to soldiers, and landowners who assisted (or
resisted) troops during battles. Deaf writers, diarists, and
artists documented the war. Even deaf children contributed actively
to the war efforts. Lang pieces together hundreds of stories,
accompanied by numerous historical images, to reveal a powerful new
perspective on the Civil War. These soldiers and civilians were not
"disabled" by their deafness. On the contrary, despite the
marginalization and paternalism they experienced in society, they
were able to apply their skills and knowledge to support the causes
in which they ardently believed. Fighting in the Shadows is a story
of how deaf civilians and soldiers put aside personal concerns
about deafness, in spite of the discrimination they faced daily, in
order to pursue a cause larger than themselves. Yet their stories
have remained in the shadows, leaving most Americans, hearing and
deaf, largely unaware of the deaf people who made significant
contributions to the events that changed the course of our nation's
history. This book provides new insights into Deaf history as well
as into mainstream interpretations of the Civil War.
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