Book Review EssayStephen V. Ash, A Year in the South, 1865 The book review essay should be five to six typed, double-spaced pages at least 1500 words. Spelling, grammar and style all count toward your grade, so please proofread your material. Please refer to your grading rubric and writing guidelines pages (see Titanium) for guidance on how you will be assessed. Write a thoughtful essay on two of the following questions, making sure to use evidence from A Year in the South, 1865 to support your arguments. You should refer only to Ashs book for this assignment; outside sources are neither needed nor allowed. 1. What were the relationships between Southernersboth white and black and Yankee soldiers during 1865? How did the end of the war affect the relationships between Yankees and Southerners? Give examples from the four different individuals detailed in the book to support your answer. 2. How did the different backgrounds of John, Cornelia, Lou, and Samuel affect their abilities to adjust to the end of the war? How did the end of the war affect their daily lives? Explain, making sure to support your answer with evidence from the text. 3. What hardships did both black and white Southerners face in the last months of the war and the first months of the post-war era in the South? What hardships were unique to people because of their race, sex, age, or region? Explain, making sure to give evidence from the text to support your answers. 1. Write an essay of at least 5 to 6 pages. Typed, 12pt font, double spaced, numbered, with proper citations. (you may use APA, MLA, or Chicago, etc., formatting, but you must be consistent)
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