ISBN:
9781469668338
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9781469668321
Language:
English
Pages:
xiv, 338 Seiten
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Illustrationen, Karten
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24 cm
Series Statement:
Civil War America
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als
DDC:
393.93097309034
Keywords:
Funeral rites and ceremonies / United States / History / 19th century
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Death / Social aspects / United States / History / 19th century
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Collective memory / United States
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United States / History / 19th century
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United States / History / Civil War, 1861-1865 / Public opinion
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Funérailles / Rites et cérémonies / États-Unis / Histoire / 19e siècle
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Mort / Aspect social / États-Unis / Histoire / 19e siècle
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Mémoire collective / États-Unis
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États-Unis / Histoire / 19e siècle
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États-Unis / Histoire / 1861-1865 (Guerre de Sécession) / Opinion publique
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Collective memory
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Death / Social aspects
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Funeral rites and ceremonies
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Public opinion
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United States
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1800-1899
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History
Abstract:
"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 multiple state lines, burial ceremonies open to the public, and other cultural productions of commemoration such as oration and song. As Sarah J. Purcell reveals, Americans' participation in these funeral rites led to contemplation and contestation over the political and social meanings of the war and the roles played by the honored dead"--
Description / Table of Contents:
The death of compromise, Henry Clay's funeral -- The death of union and the martyrdom of Elmer Ellsworth and Stonewall Jackson -- George Peabody, Robert E. Lee, and the boundaries of reconciliation -- Charles Sumner and Joseph E. Johnston: mourning, memory, and forgetting -- Extraordinary demonstrations of respect: Frederick Douglass, Winnie Davis, and standards of public grief
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