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A strange and fearful interest : death, mourning, and memory in the American Civil War

Title
A strange and fearful interest : death, mourning, and memory in the American Civil War / Jennifer A. Watts.
Author
Watts, Jennifer A.
Publication
San Marino, CA : Huntington Library Press, [2015]

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Description
175 pages : illustrations; 23 cm
Summary
"A Strange and Fearful Interest explores how photography and other media were used to describe, to explain, and perhaps to come to terms with the national trauma of the American Civil War. The volume focuses on the Battle of Antietam, not only the bloodiest day in the nation's history but also the first in which photographs of American battlefield dead were made; the assassination of Abraham Lincoln, the national mourning that ensued, and the execution of the conspirators; and the establishment of Gettysburg National Monument as part of larger attempts at reconciliation and healing"--Provided by publisher.
Subjects
Contents
Introduction / by Jennifer A. Watts -- Battlefront -- Assassination -- Commemoration.
Call Number
JFD 16-3705
ISBN
  • 9780873282659 (alkaline paper)
  • 0873282655 (alkaline paper)
LCCN
2014020262
OCLC
893557415
Author
Watts, Jennifer A.
Title
A strange and fearful interest : death, mourning, and memory in the American Civil War / Jennifer A. Watts.
Publisher
San Marino, CA : Huntington Library Press, [2015]
Type of Content
text
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
Local Note
DIST. BY D.A.P. EXHIBITION CATALOG. COLOR PICTORIAL. INCLUDES ESSAYS.
Research Call Number
JFD 16-3705
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