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Blood & irony : Southern white women's narratives of the Civil War, 1861-1937 /

During the Civil War and its aftermath, many southern white women turned to writing as a way to make sense of their experiences. Combining historical and literary sources, Sarah Gardner argues that women served as guardians of the collective memory of the war and helped reshape southern identity.

Détails bibliographiques
Cote:Libro Electrónico
Auteur principal: Gardner, Sarah E.
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, ©2003.
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Accès en ligne:Texto completo
Description
Résumé:During the Civil War and its aftermath, many southern white women turned to writing as a way to make sense of their experiences. Combining historical and literary sources, Sarah Gardner argues that women served as guardians of the collective memory of the war and helped reshape southern identity.
Description:Based on the author's doctoral thesis, Emory University.
Description matérielle:1 online resource (x, 341 pages) : illustrations
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references (pages 305-336) and index.
ISBN:0807861561
9780807861561
0807828181
9780807828182