This republic of suffering : death and the American Civil War /

This republic of suffering : death and the American Civil War / Drew Gilpin Faust.

An illuminating study of the American struggle to comprehend the meaning and practicalities of death in the face of the unprecedented carnage of the Civil War. During the war, approximately 620,000 soldiers lost their lives. An equivalent proportion of today's population would be six million. T...

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Main Author: Faust, Drew Gilpin.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2008.
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
Death > Social aspects > United States > History > 19th century.
Death > United States > Psychological aspects > History > 19th century.
Burial > Social aspects > United States > History > 19th century.
Burial > United States > Psychological aspects > History > 19th century.
Death > Social aspects > United States > History.
Death > United States > Psychological aspects > History.
United States > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Social aspects.
United States > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Psychological aspects.
United States > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Influence.
United States > History > 1861-1865, Civil War > Social aspects.
United States > History > 1861-1865, Civil War > Psychological aspects.
United States > History > 1861-1865, Civil War > Influence.

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Call Number: E468.9 .F385 2008
Status: Available

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