During the Civil War, its devastating aftermath, and the decades following, many southern white women turned to writing as a way to make sense of their experiences. Combining varied historical and literary sources, Sarah Gardner argues that women served as guardians of the collective memory of the war and helped define and reshape southern identity.
Gardner considers such well-known authors as Caroline Gordon, Ellen Glasgow, and Margaret Mitchell and also recovers works by lesser...
Over de auteur
Sarah E. Gardner is associate professor of history at Mercer University in Macon, Georgia.
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Taal Engels ● Formaat EPUB ● Pagina’s 352 ● ISBN 9780807861561 ● Bestandsgrootte 3.3 MB ● Uitgeverij The University of North Carolina Press ● Stad Chapel Hill ● Land US ● Gepubliceerd 2004 ● Downloadbare 24 maanden ● Valuta EUR ● ID 5512982 ● Kopieerbeveiliging Adobe DRM
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