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Awaiting the heavenly country : the Civil War and America's culture of death / Mark S. Schantz.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Schantz, Mark S. (Mark Saunders), 1955-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- War and society.
- History.
- Death--Social aspects.
- Social aspects.
- United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Casualties--Social aspects.
- Death--Social aspects--United States--History--19th century.
- War and society--United States--History--19th century.
- United States.
- Physical Description:
- xv, 245 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Ithaca : Cornell University Press, 2008.
- Contents:
- "Emblems of mortality"
- "The heavenly country"
- "Melancholy pleasure"
- "A voice from the ruins"
- "Better to die free, than to live slaves"
- "The court of death".
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 211-236) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780801437618
- 080143761X
- OCLC:
- 181602143
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