{"product_id":"a-civil-life-in-an-uncivil-time-julia-wilburs-struggle-for-purpose-paperback","title":"A Civil Life in an Uncivil Time: Julia Wilbur's Struggle for Purpose - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePaula Tarnapol Whitacre\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the fall of 1862 Julia Wilbur left her family's farm near Rochester, New York, and boarded a train to Washington, DC. As an ardent abolitionist, the forty-seven-year-old Wilbur left a sad but stable life, headed toward the chaos of the Civil War, and spent the next several years in Alexandria, Virginia, devising ways to aid recently escaped slaves and hospitalized Union soldiers. \u003ci\u003eA Civil Life in an Uncivil Time\u003c\/i\u003e shapes Wilbur's diaries and other primary sources into a historical narrative of a woman who was alternately brave, self-pitying, foresighted, and myopic. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Paula Tarnapol Whitacre describes Wilbur's experiences against the backdrop of Alexandria, a southern town held by the Union from 1861 to 1865; of Washington, DC, where Wilbur became active in the women's suffrage movement; and of Rochester, New York, where she began a lifelong association with Frederick Douglass and Susan B. Anthony. \u003cbr\u003e Harriet Jacobs, author of \u003ci\u003eIncidents of a Slave Girl\u003c\/i\u003e, became Wilbur's friend and ally. Together, the two women, black and white, fought social convention to improve the lives of African Americans escaping slavery by coming across Union lines. In doing so, they faced the challenge to achieve racial and gender equality that continues today. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Civil Life in an Uncivil Time\u003c\/i\u003e is the captivating story of a woman who remade herself at midlife during a period of massive social upheaval. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePaula Tarnapol Whitacre\u003c\/b\u003e is a professional writer and editor for organizations including the National Institutes of Health and the National Academy of Sciences. A graduate of Johns Hopkins University, she is a former U.S. Foreign Service officer and staff writer for the \u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e. Visit her website paulawhitacre.com.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 324\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.72 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 01, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48150046900472,"sku":"9781640123113","price":22.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0698\/5629\/7208\/files\/MXI2Y3J6cEhmRDJiRnEycTVLMFZkQT09.webp?v=1774687750","url":"https:\/\/barneysbooksellers.com\/products\/a-civil-life-in-an-uncivil-time-julia-wilburs-struggle-for-purpose-paperback","provider":"Barney's Book Sellers","version":"1.0","type":"link"}