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100 1 _aSchantz, Mark S.
245 1 0 _aAwaiting the Heavenly Country :
_bThe Civil War and America's Culture of Death.
250 _a1st ed.
264 1 _aIthaca :
_bCornell University Press,
_c2008.
264 4 _c©2011.
300 _a1 online resource (265 pages)
336 _atext
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_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
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_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
505 0 _aIntro -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Chapter One. "Emblems of Mortality" -- Chapter Two. "The Heavenly Country" -- Chapter Three. "Melancholy Pleasure" -- Chapter Four. "A Voice from the Ruins" -- Chapter Five. "Better to Die Free, Than to Live Slaves" -- Chapter Six. "The Court of Death" -- Epilogue -- Notes -- Index.
520 _aEssential reading for anyone wanting a deeper understanding of the Civil War and the ways in which antebellum Americans comprehended death and the unimaginable bloodshed on the horizon.
588 _aDescription based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
590 _aElectronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
650 0 _aDeath -- Social aspects -- United States -- History -- 19th century.
650 0 _aWar and society -- United States -- History -- 19th century.
650 0 _aUnited States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Casualties -- Social aspects.
655 4 _aElectronic books.
776 0 8 _iPrint version:
_aSchantz, Mark S.
_tAwaiting the Heavenly Country
_dIthaca : Cornell University Press,c2008
_z9780801437618
797 2 _aProQuest (Firm)
856 4 0 _uhttps://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/orpp/detail.action?docID=3138053
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