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Record Nr.

UNINA9910825576203321

Autore

Wetta Frank Joseph <1942-, >

Titolo

The long reconstruction : the post-Civil War south in history, film, and memory / / Frank J. Wetta and Martin A. Novelli

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York : , : Routledge, , 2014

ISBN

0-415-89465-4

1-136-33185-9

0-203-12226-7

1-136-33186-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (180 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

NovelliMartin

Disciplina

973.8

Soggetti

Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877) - Social aspects

Popular culture - Southern States - History - 19th century

Collective memory - Southern States

Memory - Social aspects - Southern States

United States History Civil War, 1861-1865 Motion pictures and the war

Southern States Social life and customs 1865-

United States History Civil War, 1861-1865 Influence

United States History Civil War, 1861-1865 Social aspects

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

The night they drove old Dixie down: constructing reconstruction history -- Lincoln "unmurdered": reconstruction alternatives and counterfactuals -- "Let's make a start": war and reconstruction on the homefront -- "Sunshine headin' my way": memories of reconstruction in black and white -- Wilkes & Kennedy: the economic consequences of the Civil War -- "I am vengeful and I shall not sleep" : the Civil War and the legacy of violence during reconstruction -- "A gallant soldier and a Christian gentleman": the reconciliation of north and south on the post-Civil War frontier -- "The princess of the moon" : the lost cause, reconstruction, and the unfinished Civil War.

Sommario/riassunto

<P>A century and a half after the Civil War, Americans are still dealing with the legacies of the conflict and Reconstruction, including the many



myths and legends spawned by these events. <I>The Long Reconstruction: The Post-Civil War South in History, Film, and Memory</I> brings together history and popular culture to explore how the events of this era have been remembered.</P><P></P><P>Looking at popular cinema across the last hundred years, <I>The Long Reconstruction </I>uncovers central themes in the history of Reconstruction, including violence and terrorism; the experiences of African A