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Blood and Irony: Southern White Women's Narratives of the Civil War, 1861-1937
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Blood and Irony: Southern White Women's Narratives of the Civil War, 1861-1937 Paperback - 2006

by Sarah E. Gardner


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In February 1861, Emma E. Holmes of Charleston, South Carolina, contemplated the future of her country and became incensed.

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Gardner reveals how southern white women writers created a cultural identity for themselves by consciously constructing a historical memory of the Civil War that fit the political and cultural needs of white southerners. Includes work from writers such as Ellen Glasgow, Margaret Mitchell, and Katherine Anne Porter, as well as pamphlets from the United Daughters of the Confederacy.

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  • Title Blood and Irony: Southern White Women's Narratives of the Civil War, 1861-1937
  • Author Sarah E. Gardner
  • Binding Paperback
  • Pages 352
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher University of North Carolina Press
  • Date 2006-08-07
  • Features Bibliography, Index, Table of Contents
  • ISBN 9780807857670 / 080785767X
  • Weight 1.03 lbs (0.47 kg)
  • Dimensions 9 x 6.04 x 0.82 in (22.86 x 15.34 x 2.08 cm)
  • Themes
    • Chronological Period: 1900-1949
    • Chronological Period: 1851-1899
    • Cultural Region: South
    • Sex & Gender: Feminine
    • Topical: Civil War
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2003012777
  • Dewey Decimal Code 973.713

About the author

Sarah E. Gardner is associate professor of history at Mercer University in Macon, Georgia.
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