This republic of suffering : death and the American Civil War / Drew Gilpin Faust.
By: Faust, Drew Gilpin.
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BookPublisher: New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2008Edition: 1st ed.Description: xviii, 346 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.ISBN: 9780375404047; 037540404X.Subject(s): United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Social aspects | United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Psychological aspects | United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Influence | Death -- Social aspects -- United States -- History -- 19th century | Death -- United States -- Psychological aspects -- History -- 19th century | Burial -- Social aspects -- United States -- History -- 19th century | Burial -- United States -- Psychological aspects -- History -- 19th century | United States -- History -- 1861-1865, Civil War -- Social aspects | United States -- History -- 1861-1865, Civil War -- Psychological aspects | United States -- History -- 1861-1865, Civil War -- Influence | Death -- United States -- Social aspects -- History | Death -- United States -- Psychological aspects -- History | Burial -- United States -- Social aspects -- History | Burial -- United States -- Psychological aspects -- HistoryDDC classification: 973.7/1 Summary: 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.
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.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [273]-322) and index.
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