Midnight in America : Darkness, Sleep, and Dreams during the Civil War /

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Jonathan W. White explores what dreams meant to Civil War-era Americans and what their dreams reveal about their experiences during the war. He shows how Americans grappled with their fears, desires, and struggles while they slept, and how their dreams helped them make sense of the confusion, despai...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: White, Jonathan W., 1979- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, [2017]
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Dreams > Social aspects.
Dreams.
HISTORY > United States > Civil War Period (1850-1877)
PSYCHOLOGY > General.
Rêves > États-Unis > Histoire > 19e siecle.
Rêves > Aspect social > États-Unis > Histoire > 19e siecle.
Dreams > United States > History > 19th century.
Dreams > Social aspects > United States > History > 19th century.
United States.
États-Unis > Histoire > 1861-1865 (Guerre de Secession)
United States > History > Civil War, 1861-1865.
History.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:Jonathan W. White explores what dreams meant to Civil War-era Americans and what their dreams reveal about their experiences during the war. He shows how Americans grappled with their fears, desires, and struggles while they slept, and how their dreams helped them make sense of the confusion, despair, and loneliness that engulfed them.
Physical Description:1 online resource (296 pages).
ISBN:9781469632063

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