{"product_id":"standing-firmly-by-the-flag-9780803240902","title":"Standing Firmly by the Flag","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe first book to fully explore Nebraska's involvement in the Civil War and the war's involvement in Nebraska's evolution from territory to thirty-seventh state\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"Standing by the Flag: Nebraska Territory and the Civil War, 1861-1867 \u003c\/i\u003edeserves a great deal of credit for taking on a subject previously unexamined. In effectively doing so, it significantly enhances our knowledge and understanding the Civil War west of the Mississippi.\"—Andrew Wagenhoffer, \u003ci\u003eCivil War Books and Authors\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Well written, \u003ci\u003eStanding Firmly by the Flag \u003c\/i\u003eis a readable and engaging account of the Civil War in an area hardly ever touched upon by most books on the subject, and will prove rewarding reading for anyone interested in America in the mid-nineteenth century.\"—A. A. Nofi, \u003ci\u003eStrategy Page\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eStanding Firmly by the Flag\u003c\/i\u003e is required reading for anyone who hopes to understand Nebraska's Civil War experience.\"—Kurt Hackemer, \u003ci\u003eAnnals of Iowa\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Meticulously researched, gracefully written, and uniquely valuable in its content, this book is a major contribution that will remain the standard treatment of Nebraska's Civil War history for years to come.\"—Mark Scherer, \u003ci\u003eMontana: The Magazine of Western History\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Potter has written a well-researched work, one that helps carve a wider niche for Nebraska's role in the Civil War while providing context for the development of the Great Plains.\"—Tim McNeese, \u003ci\u003eGreat Plains Quarterly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eStanding Firmly by the Flag\u003c\/i\u003e will likely stand for a long while as the most appealing history of Nebraska's civil war within the Civil War.\"—Christopher Phillips, \u003ci\u003eKansas History\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eList of Illustrations\u003cbr\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgments\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction: Nebraska Territory on the Eve of War\u003cbr\u003e1. 1861: \"Civil War Is upon Us\"\u003cbr\u003e2. 1862: \"Nobly Did the First Nebraska Sustain Its Reputation\"\u003cbr\u003e3. 1863: \"Let Us Battle . . . for 'The Constitution As It Is, and The Union As It Was'\"\u003cbr\u003e4. 1864: \"You May Expect a General Indian Outbreak in All This Western Country\"\u003cbr\u003e5. 1865: \"Peace Will Soon Again Bless the Land\"\u003cbr\u003e6. 1866: \"A Change of Government . . . Is Being Freely Discussed\"\u003cbr\u003e7. 1867: \"Nebraska Has a Singularly Bright and Prosperous Future\"\u003cbr\u003eEpilogue: The New State and the Old Soldiers\u003cbr\u003eNotes\u003cbr\u003eBibliography\u003cbr\u003eIndex","brand":"University of Nebraska Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49405254533463,"sku":"9780803240902","price":22.79,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780803240902.jpg?v=1730489298","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/standing-firmly-by-the-flag-9780803240902","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}