Hider Anna - Badass Civil War Beards

JOHN F. BLAIR, PUBLISHER 1406 Plaza Drive Winston-Salem, North Carolina 27103 www.blairpub.com Copyright 2014 by Anna Hider and Julia Hider All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced in any form or by any electronic or mechanical means, including information storage and retrieval systems, without permission in writing from the publisher, except by a reviewer, who may quote brief passages in a review. For information, address John F. Blair, Publisher, Subsidiary Rights Department, 1406 Plaza Drive, Winston-Salem, North Carolina 27103. Printed in Canada Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Hider, Anna.

Badass civil war beards / by Anna Hider and Julia Hider. pages cm Includes bibliographical references. ISBN 978-0-89587-637-9 (alk. paper) ISBN 978-0-89587-638-6 (ebook) 1. BeardsPictorial works. 2.

BeardsHumor. 3. SoldiersUnited StatesHistory19th centuryPictorial works. 4. United StatesHistoryCivil War, 1861-1865Pictorial works. I.

Hider, Julia. II. Title. GT2320.H55 2014 391.5dc23 2014019017 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 DESIGN BY DEBRA LONG HAMPTON COVER FONT IMAGEX To our family and friends for being (literal and metaphorical) boys.

Four score and seven beards ago Okay, maybe more like 150 years ago, the Civil War tore America apart. Metaphorically (and sometimes literally), it was brother against brother. It was kind of a big deal at the time and it still is today.

America wasnt quite the same afterwardsbut everyone knows all about that already. What most history books fail to mention is the peculiar rise in popularity of ridiculously absurd facial hair. Were talking about completely preposterous, totally out-there stuff. The cause of this phenomenon is still a mystery. Maybe it made the soldiers feel more badass. Perhaps they felt freer to take facial hair risks when they werent around women.

Or did they grow manly beards to strike fear into the hearts of the enemies? Whatever the reason, the trend reached just about everyoneNortherners and Southerners alike sprouted beard, mustache and sideburn styles unlike anything history had ever seen. It was totally awesome. Its unfortunate that the two sides of this conflict could only see what divided them instead of the facial hair that unified them. But now, weve had a century and a half to reflect on the war, learn from the past, and rediscover this magical Golden Age of Facial Hair.

We probably couldnt have written this book without the help and support of some very awesome people, whom we want to acknowledge right now. First and foremost, we want to thank our familyespecially Jim, Jill, Alex (for being a boy), and all of our aunts, uncles, and cousins.

Our friends deserve credit as well (especially Katie for her invaluable input on the intro)! We also really, really appreciate everything that everyone at John F. Blair, Publisher, has done for usTrisina Dickerson, Carolyn Sakowski, Steve Kirk, Debbie Hampton, and everyone else that worked on this book. Additionally, we want to give a shoutout to the people at the Library of Congress for making the process of getting pictures and researching photo permissions so simple. And, last but certainly not least, we want to acknowledge all of our blogs followers and fanswe just want to give a big thanks to each and every one of these beardos for their support.

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