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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