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| Plot Summary of The Story the Soldiers Wouldn't Tell: Sex in the Civil War |
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"Lowry presents a surprisingly candid yet good-natured look at some of the less savory activities of our gallant ancestors, including "self-pollution," premarital sex (35 percent of brides were pregnant in 1760, 25 percent during the Civil War), abortion (the end result of perhaps 20 percent of all pregnancies in the 1860s), prostitution, even pornography. One of the most interesting chapters describes the fortunes and heroism of several of the estimated 500 to 1,000 women who served in combat disguised as men -- some never unmasked until their deaths, either in battle or decades after the war!"
David Loftus, Resident Scholar
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Kind Of History
Time of history:
- 19th century
History of military?
Yes
Armed Forces:
- Army
- Navy
Nationality?
- American--General
Specific war?
- Civil War (US)
Subjects of this Historical Account
Ethnicity (if plays a major part)
- European/White
Is the portrayal sympathetic?
- Somewhat sympathetic
From a certain profession/group?
- land soldiers
Setting
United States
Yes
The US:
- Southeast
- Northeast
- Deep South
If applicable, liberal/conservative?
- Historian is moderately liberal
Style
How much gore?
- 4 (a fair amount)
How fast-paced is the book?
- 7 (a good amount)
Accounts of torture and death?
- moderately detailed references to deaths
Book makes you feel...
- thoughtful
How much focus on stories of individuals?
- Focuses on brief history of a lot of players
How much romance?
- 4 (a fair amount)
Is book humorous?
Yes
How much humor?
- 4 (a fair amount)
If humorous, kind of humor
- eccentric personalities
- Dry-cynical
Sex in book?
Yes
What kind of sex:
- vague references
- touching of anatomy
- actual description of sex
- descript. of other female areas
- descript. of male nudity
Minor characters feature lots of:
- doctors
- criminals
- military
- lawyer creatures
- prostitutes
- politicians
- businessmen
- blue collar types
Pictures/Illustrations?
- A handful
Length of book
- 150-200 pages
How much emphasis on small details?
- 7 (a good amount)
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