Creating a national home : building the veterans' welfare state, 1860-1900
After the American Civil War many soldiers returned to civilian life still battling the lifelong effects of combat, and looked to the federal government for help. This text explores the origins of the National Home within the political culture of the US state formation, and the effects of war.
History
viii, 250 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
9780674175600, 0674175603
1170192860
Introduction The Law of Local Sympathy From Voluntarism to Statism Establishing a Federal Entitlement The Other Republic The National Home and the Experience of the State Notes Index