Awaiting the heavenly country
Subtitle: the Civil War and America's culture of death
By: Mark S. Schantz.
Publisher: Cornell University Press
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Ithaca
Language: eng
Number of pages: 245
ISBN-13: 9780801437618
Subjects: Death -- Social aspects -- United States -- History -- 19th century; War and society -- United States -- History -- 19th century; United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Casualties -- Social aspects
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Emblems of mortality; title: The heavenly country; title: Melancholy pleasure; title: A voice from the ruins; title: Better to die free, than to live slaves; title: The court of death.