Ghosts of my old dominion : memory and history from the New South / Greg Bottoms.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bottoms, Greg, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Bottoms, Greg.

Whitman, Walt, 1819-1892--Criticism and interpretation.

Whitman, Walt.

Working class--Virginia--Biography.

Working class.

Virginia--Social conditions.

Virginia.

Virginia--Race relations--History.

United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Influence.

United States.

United States--Race relations--History.

Genre:

Autobiographies

Biographies.

Physical Description:

vi, 136 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Lexington, Kentucky : University Press of Kentucky, [2026]

Summary:

"Ghosts of My Old Dominion stares down the long shadow of the Civil War to reveal how the past haunts the present. Author Greg Bottoms presents fourteen autobiographical tales about his experiences growing up in working-class Virginia during the 1970s and 1980s, followed by a meticulously researched novella that considers the horrors and sorrows Walt Whitman faced while caring for sick and wounded soldiers convalescing at hospitals in Virginia and Washington, DC, from 1862 to 1865. This ingenious blend of memoir, biography, and criticism uncovers not only the ghosts of history but also the ghosts of a life held together despite it all. Bottoms confronts the legacy of racism in the American South, touching on matters of class and religion throughout his formative years and his own family's experience of white flight, and cutting through the noise of our current era to remind us of essential human things. Ghosts of My Old Dominion is a book of stories and a book about stories--and how even the most intimate moments in a life are always bled through with the colors of history."-Amazon.com

"A note to the reader: This volume contains references to suicide, sexual assault, hate crimes, and other sensitive topics. Discretion is advised."-Provided by publisher

Contents:

Part 1. Memory

The local

One summer morning

The construction boss

Getting dressed, 1981

The damage done

On the displeasure of hating

Old teammates

Clothesline

The daredevil

The inheritance

The receiver

Rifle seasons

The mustang

The Confederacy

Part 2. History

Scenes like these (dear Walt)

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9781985903623

1985903628

9781985903630

1985903636

OCLC:

1512919991

Publisher Number:

CIPO000322814