The smell of battle, the taste of siege : a sensory history of the Civil War / Mark M. Smith.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Smith, Mark M. (Mark Michael), 1968- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Senses and sensation--United States--History--19th century.

Senses and sensation.

United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Social aspects.

United States.

United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Psychological aspects.

United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Personal narratives.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (217 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York, New York : Oxford University Press, 2015.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Historical accounts of major events have almost always relied upon what those who were there witnessed. Nowhere is this truer than in the nerve-shattering chaos of warfare, where sight seems to confer objective truth and acts as the basis of reconstruction. In The Smell of Battle, the Taste of Siege, historian Mark M. Smith considers how all five senses, including sight, shaped the experience of the Civil War and thus its memory, exploring its full sensory impact on everyone from the soldiers on the field to the civilians waiting at home. From the eardrum-shattering barrage of shells announcin

Contents:

Cover; The Smell of Battle, the Taste of Siege; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; List of Figures and Maps; Introduction; Chapter One The Sounds of Secession; Chapter Two Eyeing First Bull Run; Chapter Three Cornelia Hancock's Sense of Smell; Chapter Four The Hollowing of Vicksburg; Chapter Five The Hunley's Impact; Epilogue: Experiencing Total War; Acknowledgments; Note on Sources; Notes; Index

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-19-932263-5

0-19-065852-5

0-19-932262-7

OCLC:

889812847