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The Tangled Web of the Civil War and Reconstruction
David Madden
其他書名
Readings and Writings from a Novelist's Perspective
出版Rowman & Littlefield, 2015-08-05
主題History / United States / Civil War Period (1850-1877)Literary Collections / Essays
ISBN144224349X9781442243491
URLhttp://books.google.com.hk/books?id=pvD5CQAAQBAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api
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註釋This unique collection of writings by the celebrated author David Madden provides a multitude of reflections on the Civil War and Reconstruction, from nonfiction to fiction. Included are Madden’s examination of key works by historians James McPherson and Fletcher Pratt, the story of the effort to simultaneously burn nine bridges by nine unionist guerrilla bands in the most complicated and coordinated guerrilla tactic of the war, and rediscoveries of both classic and contemporary works of Civil War fiction from William Faulkner, Joseph Stanley Pennell, and more. Alongside these essays are pieces from Madden’s Civil War novel, Sharpshooter, which illustrate the interconnectedness of fiction and nonfiction.

This meshing of iconoclastic and controversial pieces includes varied perspectives on every aspect of the war and reconstruction, from culture and civilian life to an imagining of Abraham Lincoln’s critique of how historians have recorded the war and its aftermath. By exploring this web of perception, we can better understand the war and, in turn, shed greater light on the present and the future.