Spectacle of grief : public funerals and memory in the Civil War era /

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"This illuminating book examines how the public funerals of major figures from the Civil War era shaped public memories of the war and allowed a diverse set of people to contribute to changing American national identities. These funerals featured lengthy processions that sometimes crossed multi...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Purcell, Sarah J. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Chapel Hill : The University of North Carolina Press, [2022]
Colección:Civil War America (Series)
Temas:
1800-1899
Funeral rites and ceremonies > United States > History > 19th century.
Death > Social aspects > United States > History > 19th century.
Collective memory > United States.
Funérailles > Rites et cérémonies > États-Unis > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Mort > Aspect social > États-Unis > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Mémoire collective > États-Unis.
HISTORY / United States / Civil War Period (1850-1877)
Public opinion.
Funeral rites and ceremonies.
Death > Social aspects.
Collective memory.
United States > History > 19th century.
United States > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Public opinion.
États-Unis > Histoire > 19e siècle.
États-Unis > Histoire > 1861-1865 (Guerre de Sécession) > Opinion publique.
United States.
History.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • George Peabody, Robert E. Lee, and the boundaries of reconciliation
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  • Extraordinary demonstrations of respect: Frederick Douglass, Winnie Davis, and standards of public grief.

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