Loyal Subjects: Bonds of Nation, Race, and Allegiance in Nineteenth-Century America
(Part of the The American Literatures Initiative Series)
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When one nation becomes two, or when two nations become one, what does national affiliation mean or require? Elizabeth Duquette answers this question by demonstrating how loyalty was used during the U.S. Civil War to define proper allegiance to the Union. For Northerners during the war, and individuals throughout the nation after Appomattox, loyalty affected the construction of national identity, moral authority, and racial characteristics. Loyal...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0813547814
ISBN13:9780813547817
Release Date:August 2010
Publisher:Rutgers University Press
Length:288 Pages
Weight:0.95 lbs.
Dimensions:0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"
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