social aspects

Presents an examination of the daily life of the people living in the colonies at the time of the American Revolutionary War, from 1775-1783, and includes information on the civilians, Patriots, Native Americans, British Loyalists, and women.

Recounts events at Valley Forge during the American Revolution. Focuses on a nine-month campaign that started with British General Sir William Howe's invasion of Pennsylvania in the autumn of 1777.

Photographs and excerpts from the memoirs, letters, and journals of soldiers who fought in the Civil War provide a look at the lives of ordinary soldiers, from what they wore and ate to their leisure activities..

Explores the material, political, intellectual, and spiritual impact of the enormous loss of life resulting from the Civil War in America, and looks at how military personnel and civilians dealt with the carnage on both practical and spiritual levels.

Discusses slavery as the cause of the Civil War in the United States, and looks at how the conflict affected people in the North and in the South.

Chronicles the experiences of women living in the South in the years leading up to the Civil War.

Presents a history of Washington, D.C., during the Civil War focusing on the patriots, politicians, spies, and con artists, with additional emphasis on women and African Americans.

Republican conservative Pat Buchanan explains why he believes the American way of life is dying, linking the changes in the U.S. and other Western nations to massive immigration and the cultural revolution of the 1960s.