Ruin nation : destruction and the American Civil War /

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During the Civil War, cities, houses, forests, and soldiers' bodies were transformed into "dead heaps of ruins," novel sights in the southern landscape. How did this happen, and why? And what did Americans--northern and southern, black and white, male and female--make of this prolifer...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Nelson, Megan Kate, 1972-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Athens : University of Georgia Press, ©2012.
Series:Uncivil wars.
Subjects:
1861-1865
HISTORY > United States > Civil War Period (1850-1877)
HISTORY > Historical Geography.
Battle casualties
Destruction and pillage
Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.)
Psychological aspects
Social aspects
Sezessionskrieg.
Zerstörung
Zerstörung.
Gewalt.
Amerikanska inbördeskriget 1861-1865.
United States > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Destruction and pillage.
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 > Casualties.
United States > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Influence.
États-Unis > Histoire > 1861-1865 (Guerre de Sécession) > Aspect social.
États-Unis > Histoire > 1861-1865 (Guerre de Sécession) > Aspect psychologique.
United States
History
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction. American ruins
  • Our own Pompeii: ruined cities
  • Lone chimneys: domestic ruins
  • Battle logs: ruined forests
  • Empty sleeves and government legs: the ruins of men
  • Conclusion. The ruins of history.

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