Midnight in America : Darkness, Sleep, and Dreams during the Civil War / / Jonathan W. White

• Autore: White Jonathan W. <1979->
• Pubblicazione: Chapel Hill : , : University of North Carolina Press, , [2017]; Baltimore, Md. : , : Project MUSE, , 2017; ©[2017]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (293 pages)
• Disciplina: 154.6/3097309034; 154.63097309034
• Soggetto topico: Dreams - United States - History - 19th century; Dreams - Social aspects - United States - History - 19th century
• Soggetto geografico: United States History Civil War, 1861-1865
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Note generali: Previously issued in print: 2017.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: The soldier's rest -- The soldier's dream -- Civilians' dreams -- African American dreams -- Dreams of the dying -- Dreams in popular culture -- Lincoln's dreams of death -- Epilogue: it seems like a dream.
• Sommario/riassunto: Jonathan W. White explores what dreams meant to Civil War-era Americans and what their dreams reveal about their experiences during the war. He shows how Americans grappled with their fears, desires, and struggles while they slept, and how their dreams helped them make sense of the confusion, despair, and loneliness that engulfed them.
• Titolo autorizzato: Midnight in America
• ISBN: 979-88-908526-3-2; 1-4696-5208-0; 1-4696-3205-5
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910808726903321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Civil War America (Series)