Dixie's daughters : the United Daughters of the Confederacy and the preservation of Confederate culture /
''A vital and, until now, missing piece to the puzzle of the 'Lost Cause' ideology and its impact on the daily lives of post-Civil War southerners. This is a careful, insightful examination of the role women played in shaping the perceptions of two generations of southerners, not...
| Основен автор: | Cox, Karen L., 1962- |
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| Формат: | Електронна книга |
| Език: | English |
| Публикувано: |
Gainesville, FL :
University Press of Florida,
2003.
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| Серия: |
New perspectives on the history of the South.
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| Онлайн достъп: |
http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=174279 |
| Подобни документи: |
Print version::
Dixie's daughters. |
| Резюме: |
''A vital and, until now, missing piece to the puzzle of the 'Lost Cause' ideology and its impact on the daily lives of post-Civil War southerners. This is a careful, insightful examination of the role women played in shaping the perceptions of two generations of southerners, not simply through rhetoric but through the creation of a remarkably effective organization whose leadership influenced the teaching of history in the schools, created a landscape of monuments that honored the Confederate dead, and provided assistance to elderly veterans, their widows, and their children. |
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| Физически характеристики: |
1 online resource (xvii, 218 pages) : illustrations. |
| Библиография: |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 195-205) and index. |
| ISBN: |
0813031338 9780813031330 |