Spectacle of Grief: Public Funerals and Memory in the Civil War Era

by Sarah J. Purcell

Book Overview

This illuminating book examines how the public funerals of major figures from the Civil War era shaped public memories of the war and allowed a diverse set of people to contribute to changing American national identities. These funerals featured lengthy processions that sometimes crossed multiple state lines, burial ceremonies open to the public, and other cultural productions of commemoration such as oration and song. As Sarah J. Purcell reveals,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1469668335
• ISBN13: 9781469668338
• Release Date: April 2022
• Publisher: University of North Carolina Press
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.2" x 9.3"