{"product_id":"army-life-in-a-black-regiment-isbn-9780140436211","title":"Army Life in a Black Regiment","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA stirring account of wartime experiences from the leader of the first regiment of emancipated slaves\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eThomas Wentworth Higginson, a Unitarian minister, was a fervent member of new England's abolitionist movement, an active participant in the Underground Railroad, and part of a group that supplied material aid to John Brown before his ill-fated raid on Harpers Ferry. When the Civil War broke out, Higginson was commissioned as a colonel of the black troops training in the Sea Islands off the coast of the Carolinas.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eShaped by American Romanticism and imbued with Higginson's interest in both man and nature, \u003ci\u003eArmy Life in a Black Regiment\u003c\/i\u003e ranges from detailed reports on daily life to a vivid description of the author's near escape from cannon fire, to sketches that conjure up the beauty and mystery of the Sea Islands. This edition also features a selection of Higginson's essays, including \"\u003ci\u003eNat Turner's Insurrection\" and \"Emily Dickinson's Letters.\u003c\/i\u003e\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.\u003c\/p\u003eIntroduction by R.D. Madison\u003cbr\u003eSuggestions for Further Reading\u003cbr\u003eA Note on the Texts\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eArmy Life in a Black Regiment\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER I. \u003cb\u003eIntroductory\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER II. \u003cb\u003eCamp Diary\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER III. \u003cb\u003eUp the St. Mary's\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER IV. \u003cb\u003eUp the St. John's\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER V. \u003cb\u003eOut on Picket\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER VI. \u003cb\u003eA Night in the Water\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER VII. \u003cb\u003eUp the Edisto\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER VIII. \u003cb\u003eThe Baby of the Regiment\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER IX. \u003cb\u003eNegro Spirituals\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER X. \u003cb\u003eLife at Camp Shaw\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER XI. \u003cb\u003eFlorida Again?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER XII. \u003cb\u003eThe Negro as a Soldier\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER XIII. \u003cb\u003eConclusion\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eAPPENDIX\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA. Roster of Officers\u003cbr\u003eB. The First Black Soldiers\u003cbr\u003eC. General Saxton's Instructions\u003cbr\u003eD. The Struggle for Pay\u003cbr\u003eE. Farewell Address\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eRELATED READINGS\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA Visit to John Brown's Household in 1859\u003cbr\u003eNat Turner's Insurrection\u003cbr\u003eLetter to a Young Contributor\u003cbr\u003eSome War Scenes Revisited\u003cbr\u003eEmily Dickinson's Letters\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eEXPLANATORY NOTES\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eR. D. Madison\u003c\/b\u003e is a professor of English at the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland. He has edited several volumes of military and naval history, including William Bligh and Edward Christian’s \u003cb\u003eThe Bounty Mutiny\u003c\/b\u003e for Penguin Classics.","brand":"Penguin Classics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46305277575397,"sku":"NP9780140436211","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/army-life-in-a-black-regiment-isbn-9780140436211","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}