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The long reconstruction : the post-Civil War south in history, film, and memory / Frank J. Wetta and Martin A. Novelli.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Wetta, Frank J., 1942- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877)--Social aspects.
- Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877).
- Popular culture--Southern States--History--19th century.
- Popular culture.
- Collective memory--Southern States.
- Collective memory.
- Memory--Social aspects--Southern States.
- Memory.
- United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Motion pictures and the war.
- United States.
- Southern States--Social life and customs--1865-.
- Southern States.
- United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Influence.
- United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Social aspects.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (180 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Routledge, 2014.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- <P>A century and a half after the Civil War, Americans are still dealing with the legacies of the conflict and Reconstruction, including the many myths and legends spawned by these events. <I>The Long Reconstruction: The Post-Civil War South in History, Film, and Memory</I> brings together history and popular culture to explore how the events of this era have been remembered.</P><P></P><P>Looking at popular cinema across the last hundred years, <I>The Long Reconstruction </I>uncovers central themes in the history of Reconstruction, including violence and terrorism; the experiences of African A
- Contents:
- The night they drove old Dixie down: constructing reconstruction history
- Lincoln "unmurdered": reconstruction alternatives and counterfactuals
- "Let's make a start": war and reconstruction on the homefront
- "Sunshine headin' my way": memories of reconstruction in black and white
- Wilkes & Kennedy: the economic consequences of the Civil War
- "I am vengeful and I shall not sleep" : the Civil War and the legacy of violence during reconstruction
- "A gallant soldier and a Christian gentleman": the reconciliation of north and south on the post-Civil War frontier
- "The princess of the moon" : the lost cause, reconstruction, and the unfinished Civil War.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 0-415-89465-4
- 1-136-33185-9
- 0-203-12226-7
- 1-136-33186-7
- 9780203122266
- OCLC:
- 858231077
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