Weirding the War: Stories from the Civil War's Ragged Edges

(Part of the UnCivil Wars Series)

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"It is well that war is so terrible," Robert E. Lee reportedly said, "or we would grow too fond of it." The essays collected here make the case that we have grown too fond of it, and therefore we must make the war terrible again. Taking a "freakonomics" approach to Civil War studies, each contributor uses a seemingly unusual story, incident, or phenomenon to cast new light on the nature of the war itself. Collectively the essays remind us...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0820341274

ISBN13:9780820341279

Release Date:October 2011

Publisher:University of Georgia Press

Length:352 Pages

Weight:1.45 lbs.

Dimensions:0.9" x 9.0" x 6.0"

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History Modern (16th-21st Centuries) Social Science Social Sciences

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