This Republic of Suffering : Death and the American Civil War

English

Series: Vintage Civil War Library

ISBN: 0375703837

EAN: 9780375703836

Category: Family & Relationships / Death, Grief, Bereavement/History / United States / Civil War Period (1850-1877)/Social Science / Death & Dying/Social Science / Customs & Traditions/

Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group

Release Date: 01/06/2009

Synopsis: The president of Harvard University presents this innovative study of the American struggle to comprehend the meaning and consequences of death in the face of the unprecedented slaughter of the Civil War. 56 illustrations.

Awards: American Library Association Notable Books – null  Bancroft Prize – null  Library Journal Best Books of the Year – null  Los Angeles Times Book Prizes – null  National Book Awards – null  New York Times Editors Choice – null  National Book Critics Circle Awards – null  New York Times Notable Books of the Year – null  Pulitzer Prize – null 

This Republic of Suffering : Death and the American Civil War

Illustrated: Yes

Format: Paperback

Height: 0.72 inches

Width: 5.21 inches

Length: 8.0 inches

Weight: 13.33 oz

Pages: 368