This republic of suffering death and the American Civil War
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- ISBN: 9780307268587 (electronic bk. : Adobe Digital Editions)
- ISBN: 0307268586 (electronic bk. : Adobe Digital Editions)
- ISBN: 9780307268587 (electronic bk. : Mobipocket Reader)
- ISBN: 0307268586 (electronic bk. : Mobipocket Reader)
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346 p. : ill. ; 25 cm. - Edition: 1st ed.
- Publisher: New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2008.
Content descriptions
Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (p. [273]-322) and index. |
Formatted Contents Note: | The work of death -- Dying: "to lay down my life" -- Killing: "the harder courage" -- Burying: "new lessons caring for the dead" -- Naming: "the significant word UNKNOWN" -- Realizing: civilians and the work of mourning -- Believing and doubting: "what means this carnage?" -- Accounting: "our obligations to the dead" -- Numbering: "how many? how many?" -- Epilogue: Surviving. |
Reproduction Note: | Electronic reproduction. New York : Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group, 2008. Requires Adobe Digital Editions (file size: 5469 KB) or Mobipocket Reader (file size: 3269 KB). |
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