| Description |
1 online resource (xiv, 338 pages) : illustrations, maps. |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Series |
Civil War America
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Civil War America (Series)
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| 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. |
| Summary |
"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"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Biography |
Sarah J. Purcell is L. F. Parker Professor of History at Grinnell College. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Funeral rites and ceremonies -- United States -- History -- 19th century.
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Funeral rites and ceremonies. |
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United States. |
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History. |
| Chronological Term |
19th century |
| Subject |
Death -- Social aspects -- United States -- History -- 19th century.
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Collective memory -- United States.
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Death -- Social aspects. |
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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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Collective memory. |
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HISTORY / United States / Civil War Period (1850-1877) |
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Public opinion. |
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American Civil War (United States : 1861-1865) |
| Chronological Term |
1800-1899 |
| Genre/Form |
History.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Purcell, Sarah J. Spectacle of grief. Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, [2022] 9781469668321 (DLC) 2021049358 (OCoLC)1266895795 |
| ISBN |
9781469668352 electronic book |
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1469668351 electronic book |
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9781469668345 electronic book |
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1469668343 electronic book |
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9781469668321 hardcover ; alkaline paper |
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1469668327 hardcover ; alkaline paper |
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9781469668338 paperback ; alkaline paper |
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1469668335 paperback ; alkaline paper |
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