The Memory of the Civil War in American Culture

by Joan Waugh

Book Overview

The Civil War retains a powerful hold on the American imagination, with each generation since 1865 reassessing its meaning and importance in American life. This volume collects twelve essays by leading Civil War scholars who demonstrate how the meanings of the Civil War have changed over time.

The essays move among a variety of cultural and political arenas--from public monuments to parades to political campaigns; from soldiers' memoirs to...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0807855723
• ISBN13: 9780807855720
• Release Date: October 2004
• Publisher: University of North Carolina Press
• Length: 296 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.2" x 9.3"