The American Civil War: An Anthology of Essential Writings
- ISBN-10
- 0415977444
- ISBN-13
- 9780415977449
- Series
- The American Civil War
- Category
- American literature
- Pages
- 629
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2006
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis
- Author
- Ian Frederick Finseth
Description
This anthology brings together a wide variety of both well-known and more obscure writing from and about the Civil War, along with supplementary appendices to facilitate its use in courses. The selections include short fiction, poetry, public addresses, diary entries, song lyrics, and essays from such figures as Walt Whitman, Ambrose Bierce, Stephen Crane, and Louisa May Alcott, as well as Abraham Lincoln, Frederick Douglass, Jefferson Davis, and Ulysses S. Grant. The writing not only includes those directly involved in the war, but also those writing about the war afterward, to include the perspective of historical memory. This collection makes a perfect addition to any course on Civil War history or literature as well as courses on popular memory.
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- 2002-12-31
- 100 pages
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