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Record Nr.

UNINA9910786636103321

Autore

Warren Craig Andrew

Titolo

The rebel yell : a cultural history / / Craig A. Warren

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Tuscaloosa, Alabama : , : The University Alabama Press, , 2014

©2014

ISBN

0-8173-8780-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (237 p.)

Disciplina

973.7/13

Soggetti

Battle-cries

United States History Civil War, 1861-1865 Miscellanea

Southern States Civilization

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

"A very peculiar sound": 1861-1865 -- Yelling in print: veterans remember -- The birth of a scream: the contested origins of the rebel yell -- Culture wars: the rebel yell in a reunited nation -- The civil rights era and the myth of the lost rebel yell -- "More, more, more": the rebel yell in popular culture.

Sommario/riassunto

No aspect of Civil War military lore has received less scholarly attention than the battle cry of the Southern soldier. In TheRebel Yell, Craig A. Warren brings together soldiers' memoirs, little-known articles, and recordings to create a fascinating and exhaustive exploration of the facts and myths about the "             Southern screech."                            Through close readings of numerous accounts, Warren demonstrates that the Rebel yell was not a single, unchanging call, but rather it varied from place to place, evolved over time, and expressed nuanced