About this title: During the Civil War, its devastating aftermath, and the decades following, many southern white women turned to writing as a way to make sense of their experiences. Combining varied historical and literary sources, Sarah Gardner argues that women served as guardians of the collective memory of the war and helped define and reshape southern identity. She considers such well-known authors as Caroline Gordon, Ellen Glasgow, and Margaret Mitchell and also recovers works by lesser-known writers such as Mary Ann Cruse, Mary Noailles Murfree, and Varina Davis. Gardner reveals the existence of a ...
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: The University of North Carolina Press
Date Published: 7-5-06
ISBN-13:9780807857670ISBN:080785767X
Description: VERY GOOD. Crisp, clean and unread paperback with light shelfwear to the covers and remainder mark to one edge-VERY NICE! 0.35 lbs. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: The University of North Carolina Press
Date Published: 2-23-06
ISBN-13:9780807828182ISBN:0807828181
Description: FINE. Crisp, clean, unread hardcover with light to moderate shelfwear/edgewear to the dust jacket and a publisher's mark to one edge-Nice! ! 1.45 lbs. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: UNIV OF NORTH CAROLINA PR
Date Published: 2006
ISBN-13:9780807857670ISBN:080785767X
Description: New. 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 su... read more
Description: Good. 0807828181 Good condition. May have some markings & or shelfwear. All pages intact. Used items may not include extras such as infotrac, CD or other web access codes. read more
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Cloth
Publisher: The University of North Carolina Press, Chapel Hill, N.C.
Date Published: 2004
ISBN-13:9780807828182ISBN:0807828181
Description: Fine in Fine jacket. 0807828181 Cream cloth binding w/ gold stamped lettering on spine. 341 pp. Great interior. Flawless unclipped DJ is protected in Demco. Great first edition copy! read more
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