Moments of Despair: Suicide, Divorce, and Debt in Civil War Era North Carolina

by David Silkenat

Book Overview

During the Civil War era, black and white North Carolinians were forced to fundamentally reinterpret the morality of suicide, divorce, and debt as these experiences became pressing issues throughout the region and nation. In Moments of Despair, David Silkenat explores these shifting sentiments.

Antebellum white North Carolinians stigmatized suicide, divorce, and debt, but the Civil War undermined these entrenched attitudes, forcing a...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1469615320
• ISBN13: 9781469615325
• Release Date: March 2014
• Publisher: University of North Carolina Press
• Length: 296 Pages
• Weight: 1.01 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.2" x 9.3"