Across the Bloody Chasm : The Culture of Commemoration among Civil War Veterans /

"Long after the Civil War ended, one conflict raged on: the battle to define and shape the war's legacy. Across the Bloody Chasm deftly examines Civil War veterans' commemorative efforts and the concomitant--and sometimes conflicting--movement for reconciliation. Though former soldier...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Harris, M. Keith, 1967-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Baton Rouge : Louisiana State University Press, 2014.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
United States - General.
History & Archaeology.
Regions & Countries - Americas.
War memorials.
Veterans.
Social conflict.
Social aspects.
Memory > Social aspects.
Collective memory.
HISTORY / United States / Civil War Period (1850-1877).
Anciens combattants > États-Unis > Histoire > 19e siecle.
Anciens combattants > États-Unis > Histoire > 20e siecle.
Anciens combattants > États confederes d'Amerique > Histoire.
Monuments aux morts > États-Unis > Histoire.
Memoire collective > États-Unis > Histoire.
Reconciliation > Aspect social > États-Unis > Histoire.
Veterans > United States > History > 19th century.
Veterans > United States > History > 20th century.
Veterans > Confederate States of America > History.
War memorials > United States > History.
Collective memory > United States > History.
Memory > Social aspects > United States > History.
Reconciliation > Social aspects > United States > History.
Social conflict > United States > History.
United States > Confederate States of America.
United States.
États-Unis > Histoire > 1861-1865 (Guerre de Secession) > Anciens combattants.
États-Unis > Histoire > 1861-1865 (Guerre de Secession) > Aspect social.
United States > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Veterans.
United States > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Social aspects.
History.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction: Enemies and Americans
  • The memories of those days
  • "The greatest conspiracy of all times" : Union veterans commemorate the suppression of treason
  • Unrepentant rebels : commemorations and Confederate reconciliation
  • The enduring work of the Republic : commemorating freedom in the era of reconciliation
  • Calumny masquerading as history : rebels' response to the emancipationist cause
  • Epilogue: Legacies under pressure.

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