Bodies in Blue. Disability in the Civil War North, Paperback/Sarah Handley-Cousins

In the popular imagination, Civil War disability is synonymous with amputation. But war affects the body in countless ways. Sarah Handley-Cousins expands our understanding of wartime disability by examining a variety of bodies and ailments, ranging from the temporary to the chronic, from disease to injury, and both physical and mental conditions. Publisher: University of Georgia Press Author(s): Sarah Handley-Cousins Number of pages: 204 Collection: UnCivil Wars Series Publication date: 2021 Dimensions: 152 x 227 x 20 Cover type: Paperback / softback