Moments of Despair: Suicide, Divorce, and Debt in Civil War Era North Carolina
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During the Civil War era, black and white North Carolinians were forced to fundamentally reinterpret the morality of suicide, divorce, and debt as these experiences became pressing issues throughout the region and nation. In Moments of Despair, David Silkenat explores these shifting sentiments.
Antebellum white North Carolinians stigmatized suicide, divorce, and debt, but the Civil War undermined these entrenched attitudes, forcing a...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:1469615320
ISBN13:9781469615325
Release Date:March 2014
Publisher:University of North Carolina Press
Length:296 Pages
Weight:1.01 lbs.
Dimensions:0.8" x 6.2" x 9.3"
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