![]() | Deserter Country: Civil War Opposition in the Pennsylvania Appalachians Subjects: Pennsylvania -- History -- Civil War 1861–1865 -- Protest movements; Pennsylvania -- Politics and government -- 1861–1865; Appalachians (People) -- Pennsylvania -- History -- 19th century; Appalachians (People) -- Pennsylvania -- Politics and government; During the Civil War, there were throughout the Union explosions of resistance to the war -from the deadly Draft Riots in New York City to other, less well-known outbreaks. In Deserter Country, Robert Sandow explores one of these least known "inner civil wars", the widespread, sometimes violent opposition in the Appalachian lumber country of Pennsylvania. Sandow Robert M. : Robert M. Sandow is an associate professor of history at Lock Haven University of Pennsylvania. He is the author of Deserter Country: Civil War Opposition in the Pennsylvania Appalachians (Fordham) and has presented numerous articles and conference papers. His recent work addresses issues of political dissent and rural protest on the northern home front. Robert M. Sandow is an associate professor of history at Lock Haven University of Pennsylvania. He is the author of Deserter Country: Civil War Opposition in the Pennsylvania Appalachians (Fordham University Press, 2009) and has presented numerous articles and conference papers. His recent work addresses issues of political dissent and rural protest on the northern home front. |
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