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UNINA9910807483503321 |
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Autore |
Stanley Matthew E. |
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Titolo |
The Loyal West : Civil War and Reunion in Middle America / / Matthew E. Stanley |
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Urbana, : University of Illinois Press, 2016 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource : illustrations (black and white), map (black and white) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Borderlands - Ohio River Valley - History - 19th century |
Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877) - Ohio River Valley |
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United States History Civil War, 1861-1865 Social aspects |
Ohio History, Local 19th century |
Indiana History, Local 19th century |
Illinois History, Local 19th century |
Ohio River Valley History Civil War, 1861-1865 Social aspects |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Previously issued in print: 2017. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Introduction: the geography embodied: loyal westerners in war and peace -- The progeny of Jamestown: racial construction and western identity on the Dixie frontier -- The boundary between contending nations: border war and restraints on western unity -- The war fattens on the blood of western men: the limits of practical abolitionism on slavery's western border -- The great brotherhood of the west: the demise of the antebellum west and the construction of the loyal west -- Was it for this you fought?: retreat from Reconstruction, the new white supremacy in the loyal west -- Never checked--always victorious: the heyday of the loyal west -- Solely to suppress the rebellion: commemorating conservative unionism in the loyal west -- Epilogue: no more shall the winding rivers be red: reconciliation and the passing of the loyal west. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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'The Loyal West' examines identity and memory among Union soldiers and veterans in the Lower Middle West, a previously overlooked region. |
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