The Left-Armed Corps
Editat de Allison M Johnsonen Limba Engleză Paperback – 11 mai 2022
Organized by William Oland Bourne, the contests called on men who lost limbs while fighting for the Union to submit "specimens" of their best left-handed "business" writing in the form of personal statements. Bourne hoped the contests would help veterans reenter the work force and become economically viable citizens. Following Bourne's aims, the contests commemorated the sacrifices made by veterans and created an archive of individual stories detailing the recently ended conflict. However, the contestants and their entries also present visible evidence--in the form of surprisingly elegant or understandably sloppy handwriting specimens--of the difficulties veterans faced in adapting to life after the war and recovering from its traumas. Their written accounts relate the chaos of the battlefield, the agony of amputation, and the highs and lows of recovery. Editor Allison M. Johnson organizes the selections thematically in order to highlight issues crucial to the experiences of Civil War soldiers, veterans, and amputees, offering invaluable insights into the ways in which former fighting men understood and commemorated their service and sacrifice. A detailed introduction provides background information on the contests and comments on the literary and historical significance of the veterans and their writings. Chapter subjects include political and philosophical treatises by veterans, amateur but poignant poetic testaments, and graphic accounts of wounding and amputation. The Left-Armed Corps makes accessible this archive of powerful testimony and creative expression from Americans who fought to preserve the Union and end slavery.
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9780807177464
ISBN-10: 0807177466
Pagini: 404
Dimensiuni: 152 x 229 x 23 mm
Greutate: 0.59 kg
Editura: Lsu Press
ISBN-10: 0807177466
Pagini: 404
Dimensiuni: 152 x 229 x 23 mm
Greutate: 0.59 kg
Editura: Lsu Press
Notă biografică
Allison M. Johnson is assistant professor of English at San José State University. She is the author of The Scars We Carve: Bodies and Wounds in Civil War Print Culture and the coeditor of Religion and Its Reformation in America, Beginnings to 1730: An Anthology of Primary Sources.