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The Gentlemen and the Roughs : Violence, Honor, and Manhood in the Union Army.

During the Civil War, the Union army--like the society from which it sprang--appeared cohesive enough to withstand four years of grueling war against the Confederates and to claim victory in 1865. But fractiousness bubbled below the surface of the North's presumably united front. Internal fissu...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Foote, Lorien
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : NYU Press, 2010.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Acknowledgments; Introduction: The Contested Terms of Manhood; 1 "A Good Moral Regiment": Conduct Unbecoming a Gentleman; 2 "The Model of the Gentleman": Gentility and Self-Control; 3 "A Regular Old-Fashioned Free Fight": Physical Prowess and Honor; 4 "If You Will Go with Me outside the Lines": Dueling and the Degenerate Affair of Honor; 5 "The Thick-Fingered Clowns": Social Status and Discipline; 6 "The Shoulder-Strap Gentry": Officers, Privates, and Equal Manhood; Conclusion: The War for Manhood; Appendix: Note on Method and Sources; Notes; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G.
  • HI; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; About the Author.