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    3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
    612-822-4611

Open Daily: 10am - 10pm | Alley-side Pickup: 10am - 7pm
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History of the confederated memorial associations of the South

History of the confederated memorial associations of the South

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Paperback

Regional: WestWomen's Studies

ISBN10: 935360642X
ISBN13: 9789353606428
Publisher: Alpha Edition
Published: Mar 30 2019
Pages: 500
Weight: 1.39
Height: 1.11 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.50
Language: English
Behind every monument lies a story of who chose to remember, and how. History of the Confederated Memorial Associations of the South opens a rare window onto the women who shaped public memory of the American Civil War. Women remembered, recorded, and resisted. As a civil war history book grounded in contemporaneous narratives, it traces the rise of southern memorial associations and kindred southern women organizations that cared for soldiers' graves, organised commemorations, and helped define confederate monuments history in the post civil war south. Compiled from speeches, reports and other historical society records, this primary source collection preserves the voices of community leaders across reconstruction era southern states, revealing how mourning, regional identity and politics intertwined. It stands as a vital southern history scholars resource and a rich reference for civil war researchers exploring memory, gender and power, as well as readers interested in the cultural world that fostered later groups like the United Daughters of the Confederacy. Both casual readers of history and serious collectors will value its candid testimony and detailed history of confederated memorial associations at a turning point in American life. Out of print for decades and now republished by Alpha Editions. Restored for today's and future generations. More than a reprint - a collector's item and a cultural treasure.

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