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This war ain't over fighting the Civil War in New Deal America

Title
This war ain't over [electronic resource] : fighting the Civil War in New Deal America / Nina Silber.
Author
Silber, Nina.
Publication
Chapel Hill : The University of North Carolina Press, [2018]

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Description
1 online resource (xii, 232 pages) : illustrations.
Summary
"The New Deal era witnessed a surprising surge in popular engagement with the history and memory of the Civil War era. From the omnipresent book and film 'Gone with the Wind' and the scores of popular theater productions to Aaron Copeland's 'A Lincoln Portrait,' it was hard to miss America's fascination with the war in the 1930s and 1940s. Nina Silber ... examines the often conflicting and politically contentious ways in which Americans remembered the Civil War era during the years of the Depression, the New Deal, and World War II. In doing so, she reveals how the debates and events of that earlier period resonated so profoundly with New Deal rhetoric about state power, emerging civil rights activism, labor organizing and trade unionism, and popular culture in wartime"--
Uniform Title
This war ain't over (Online)
Alternative Title
  • This war ain't over (Online)
  • This was is not over
Subject
  • Politics and culture > United States > History > 20th century
  • New Deal, 1933-1939
  • Memory > Political aspects > History > United States > 20th century
  • Memory > Social aspects > History > United States > 20th century
  • United States > History > Public opinion. > Civil War, 1861-1865
  • United States > History > Influence. > Civil War, 1861-1865
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (pages 207-222) and index.
Access (note)
  • Access restricted to authorized users.
Contents
The Civil War at the dawn of the Great Depression -- Stories retold, memories remade -- Slaves of the Depression -- A passionate addiction to Lincoln -- Look away! Dixie's landed! -- You must remember this.
LCCN
2018020839
OCLC
ssj0002060417
Author
Silber, Nina.
Title
This war ain't over [electronic resource] : fighting the Civil War in New Deal America / Nina Silber.
Imprint
Chapel Hill : The University of North Carolina Press, [2018]
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 207-222) and index.
Access
Access restricted to authorized users.
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