Love and duty : Confederate widows and the emotional politics of loss / Angela Esco Elder.
| Author/creator |
Elder, Angela Esco author. |
| Format | Book and Print |
| Publication Info | Chapel Hill : The University of North Carolina Press, [2022] |
| Description | 208 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm. |
| Subject(s) |
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| Series | Civil War America Civil War America (Series) ^A325557 |
| Abstract | "Between 1861 and 1865, approximately 200,000 women were widowed by the deaths of Civil War soldiers. They recorded their experiences in diaries, letters, scrapbooks, and pension applications. In Love and Duty, Angela Esco Elder draws on these materials--as well as songs, literary works, and material objects like mourning gowns--to explore white Confederate widows' stories, examining the records of their courtships, marriages, loves, and losses to understand their complicated relationship with the Confederate state. Elder shows how, in losing their husbands, many women acquired significant cultural capital, which positioned them as unlikely actors to gain political influence"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Genre/form | History. |
| LCCN | 2021046313 |
| ISBN | 9781469667737 hardcover |
| ISBN | 1469667738 hardcover |
| ISBN | 9781469667744 paperback |
| ISBN | 1469667746 paperback |
| ISBN | electronic book |
Available Items
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions | |
| Joyner | General Stacks | E628 .E44 2022 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |