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Sing not war : the lives of Union and Confederate veterans in Gilded Age America  Cover Image Book Book

Sing not war : the lives of Union and Confederate veterans in Gilded Age America / James Marten.

Summary:

In Sing Not War, James Marten explores how the nineteenth century's "Greatest Generation" attempted to blend back into society and how their experiences were treated by non-veterans. --from publisher description

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780807834763 (cloth : alk. paper)
  • ISBN: 0807834769 (cloth : alk. paper)
  • Physical Description: xii, 339 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
  • Publisher: Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, c2011.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 307-331) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
Toil on, heroes -- Melt away ye armies: endings and beginnings -- Maimed darlings: living with disability -- Saner wars: veterans, veteranhood, and commerce -- Regiments so piteous: soldiers' homes, communities, and manhood -- Another gathering army: pensions and preference -- Sad, unnatural shows of war: veterans' identity and distinctiveness.
Subject: United States > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Veterans.
United States > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Social aspects.
Adaptability (Psychology)
Adjustment (Psychology)

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  • 1 of 1 copy available at Kirtland Community College.

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Kirtland Community College Library E 491 .M37 2011 30542296 General Collection Available -


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