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Author Brown, Thomas J., 1960-

Title Civil War canon : sites of Confederate memory in South Carolina / Thomas J. Brown
Published Chapel Hill : The University of North Carolina Press, [2015]
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Description 1 online resource
Series Civil War America
Contents At Timrod's grave -- Secessionist commemoration and its aftermath -- The evolution of the lost cause -- Imagining home rule -- Fortification and siege -- The desertion of tradition -- The steampunk Confederacy -- Modern times
Summary In this history of South Carolina's commemoration of the Civil War era, Thomas Brown uses the lens of place to examine the ways that landmarks of Confederate memory have helped white southerners negotiate their shifting political, social, and economic positions. By looking at prominent sites such as Fort Sumter, Charleston's Magnolia Cemetery, and the South Carolina statehouse, Brown reveals a dynamic pattern of contestation and change
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Print version record
Subject Monuments -- South Carolina -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865
Public history -- South Carolina -- History
War memorials -- Social aspects -- South Carolina -- History
Collective memory -- South Carolina -- History
HISTORY -- United States -- State & Local -- South (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV)
Anniversaries
Collective memory
Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.)
Monuments
Public history
SUBJECT South Carolina -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Centennial celebrations, etc. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85125561
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Influence. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85140242
Subject South Carolina
United States
Genre/Form History
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9781469623122
1469623129
9781469620961
1469620960