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"""An empathetic analysis of life, and death, in prisoner-of-war camps. . . . Kutzler's analysis of the sensory experience of imprisonment has enhanced our understanding of life for those soldiers and civilians (Kutzler does include a few civilians in his narrative) unfortunate enough to have spent time in military con&64257;nement during the Civil War.""--H-Net Reviews Living by Inches offers historians and other scholars of the Civil War-era useful insight into the sensory revolution life in captivity often entailed while also remaining attentive to the importance of ""time, place, and culture"" in the processing of those senses.""--New England Quarterly Civil War soldiers wrote voluminously about what they smelled, heard, tasted, and felt. Kutzler has read deeply and empathetically into their letters, diaries, and memoirs to bring to light how imprisoned men perceived their environment through the basic human senses.""--America's Civil War Dozens of books are published every year on the American Civil War; sometimes it seems as if every topic possible has been covered. Kutzler, however, offers a unique take on the conflict with his sensory history of the war as seen, heard, smelled, tasted, and felt by prisoners of war.""--Missouri Historical Review Kutzler has composed a narrative that incorporates all the senses and offers a vivid exploration of the harrowing experience of prisoners during the American Civil War...an innovative and concise survey of individual experiences in Civil War prison camps.""--Arkansas Historical Quarterly Kutzler has performed exhaustive research to put together his contribution to the relatively new field of the history of senses. . . . As part of a broader series on Civil War America put out by UNC Press, this work undoubtedly plays an irreplaceable role.""--Annals of Iowa"

Kutzler has performed exhaustive research to put together his contribution to the relatively new field of the history of senses. . . . As part of a broader series on Civil War America put out by UNC Press, this work undoubtedly plays an irreplaceable role.--The Annals of Iowa Dozens of books are published every year on the American Civil War; sometimes it seems as if every topic possible has been covered. Kutzler, however, offers a unique take on the conflict with his sensory history of the war as seen, heard, smelled, tasted, and felt by prisoners of war.--Missouri Historical Review An empathetic analysis of life, and death, in prisoner-of-war camps. . . . Kutzler's analysis of the sensory experience of imprisonment has enhanced our understanding of life for those soldiers and civilians (Kutzler does include a few civilians in his narrative) unfortunate enough to have spent time in military con&64257;nement during the Civil War.--H-Net Reviews [Civil War] soldiers wrote voluminously about what they smelled, heard, tasted, and felt. Kutzler has read deeply and empathetically into their letters, diaries, and memoirs to bring to light how imprisoned men perceived their environment through the basic human senses.--America's Civil War

Kutzler has composed a narrative that incorporates all the senses and offers a vivid exploration of the harrowing experience of prisoners during the American Civil War...an innovative and concise survey of individual experiences in Civil War prison camps. - Arkansas Historical Quarterly Living by Inches offers historians and other scholars of the Civil War-era useful insight into the sensory revolution life in captivity often entailed while also remaining attentive to the importance of time, place, and culture in the processing of those senses. - New England Quarterly [Civil War] soldiers wrote voluminously about what they smelled, heard, tasted, and felt. Kutzler has read deeply and empathetically into their letters, diaries, and memoirs to bring to light how imprisoned men perceived their environment through the basic human senses.--America's Civil War An empathetic analysis of life, and death, in prisoner-of-war camps. . . . Kutzler's analysis of the sensory experience of imprisonment has enhanced our understanding of life for those soldiers and civilians (Kutzler does include a few civilians in his narrative) unfortunate enough to have spent time in military con&64257;nement during the Civil War.--H-Net Reviews Dozens of books are published every year on the American Civil War; sometimes it seems as if every topic possible has been covered. Kutzler, however, offers a unique take on the conflict with his sensory history of the war as seen, heard, smelled, tasted, and felt by prisoners of war.--Missouri Historical Review Kutzler has performed exhaustive research to put together his contribution to the relatively new field of the history of senses. . . . As part of a broader series on Civil War America put out by UNC Press, this work undoubtedly plays an irreplaceable role.--The Annals of Iowa

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Evan A. Kutzler is assistant professor of history at Georgia Southwestern State University.

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