JAMES M. VOLO is a teacher, historian, and living history enthusiast. He has been an active historic reenactor for more than two decades, participating in a wide range of living history events, including television and screen performance. DOROTHY DENNEEN VOLO is a teacher and historian. She has been an active living history reenactor for 20 years and has been involved in numerous community historical education projects.
"While learning about government, great leaders, and war is
obviously crucial to the study of history, learning about the
everyday life of the regular man and woman is just as important in
gaining a holistic view of the past. Greenwood excels at looking at
history this way....[e]asy to read and informative....[r]ecommended
for high-school, undergraduatem and public libraries. Could just as
well be placed in the circulating collection as in
reference."-Booklist/Reference Books Bulletin
?The wealth of interesting information about life in the nineteenth
century brings the whole period alive and might also invite further
reading from this worthwhile period.?-VOYA
?While learning about government, great leaders, and war is
obviously crucial to the study of history, learning about the
everyday life of the regular man and woman is just as important in
gaining a holistic view of the past. Greenwood excels at looking at
history this way....[e]asy to read and informative....[r]ecommended
for high-school, undergraduatem and public libraries. Could just as
well be placed in the circulating collection as in
reference.?-Booklist/Reference Books Bulletin
"The wealth of interesting information about life in the nineteenth
century brings the whole period alive and might also invite further
reading from this worthwhile period."-VOYA
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