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Writing History with Lightning: Cinematic Representations of Nineteenth-Century America
by Catherine Clinton • William L. Andrews • Lesley J. Gordon • John C. Inscoe • Marcus Rediker • John F. Marszalek • John David Smith • Graham Hodges • Matthew Stanley • Diane Miller Sommerville • Michael Burlingame • Joseph Beilein • Matthew C. Hulbert • Brian Rouleau • Tom Lee • Kenneth Greenberg • Jonathon Sarris • Ryan Keating • Donna Barbie • Allison Dorsey • Stephen Whitfield • Nicole Etcheson • Drew Swanson • James Crisp • Kevin Waite • Jacob LeeFilms possess virtually unlimited power for crafting broad interpretations of American history. Nineteenth-century America has proven especially conducive to Hollywood imaginations, producing indelible images like the plight of Davy Crockett and the defenders of the Alamo, Pickett’s doomed charge at... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2019 -
Shades of Green: Irish Regiments, American Soldiers, and Local Communities in the Civil War Era (The North's Civil War)
Drawing on records of about 5,500 soldiers and veterans, Shades of Green traces the organization of Irish regiments from the perspective of local communities in Connecticut, Illinois, and Wisconsin and the relationships between soldiers and the home front. Research on the impact of the Civil War on ... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2017 -
Contested Loyalty: Debates over Patriotism in the Civil War North (The North's Civil War)
by Gary W. Gallagher • Matthew Warshauer • Jonathan W. White • Robert M. Sandow • Kanisorn Wongsrichanalai • Ryan W. Keating • Judith Giesberg • Melinda Lawson • Julie A. Mujic • Timothy J. Orr • Thaddeus M. Romansky • Sean A. ScottSituational and wartime constructions of "Patriotism" and "Loyalty" shaped American discourse and actions throughout the Civil War. While most of the scholarly work on Civil War Era nationalism has focused on southern identity and Confederate nationhood, the essays in this volume examine the variabl... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2018