This republic of suffering : death and the American Civil War /

An illuminating study of the American struggle to comprehend the meaning and practicalities of death in the face of the unprecedented carnage of the Civil War. During the war, approximately 620,000 soldiers lost their lives. An equivalent proportion of today's population would be six million. T...

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Main Author: Faust, Drew Gilpin
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Vintage Books, 2009.
Edition:1st Vintage Civil War library ed.
Series:Vintage Civil War library.
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