Death at the Edges of Empire: Fallen Soldiers, Cultural Memory, and the Making of an American Nation, 1863-1921 Contributor(s): Bontrager, Shannon (Author) |
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ISBN: 1496201841 ISBN-13: 9781496201843 Publisher: University of Nebraska Press
Binding Type: Hardcover - See All Available Formats & Editions Published: February 2020 Click for more in this series: Studies in War, Society, and the Military |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - History | United States - Civil War Period (1850-1877) - History | United States - 20th Century - Social Science | Death & Dying |
Dewey: 303.66 |
LCCN: 2019015608 |
Series: Studies in War, Society, and the Military |
Physical Information: 1.13" H x 6" W x 9" L (1.73 lbs) 432 pages |
Themes: - Chronological Period - 1851-1899 - Topical - Civil War - Chronological Period - 20th Century - Topical - Death/Dying |
Features: Bibliography, Dust Cover, Index, Price on Product |
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Publisher Description: Hundreds of thousands of individuals perished in the epic conflict of the American Civil War. As battles raged and the specter of death and dying hung over the divided nation, the living worked not only to bury their dead but also to commemorate them. President Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address perhaps best voiced the public yearning to memorialize the war dead. His address marked the beginning of a new tradition of commemorating American soldiers and also signaled a transformation in the relationship between the government and the citizenry through an embedded promise and obligation for the living to remember the dead. |
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