The strange and tragic wounds of George Cole's America : a tale of manhood, sex, and ambition in the Civil War era / Michael deGruccio.
| Author/creator | deGruccio, Michael E. author. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication | Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, [2025] |
| Description | pages cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Prologue. Self-made tragedy -- America, a world without grace -- To see ourselves as others see us -- The false dawn of Seneca Falls -- Fog of war -- George Washington, town destroyer -- The domesticated man -- Below the beast -- Tears for Uncle Tom -- A good deal of trouble -- Point of no return -- The resurrectionists -- Mutiny -- Family, the inflammatory stimulus -- Killing for Union -- Men who nearly needed God -- Confessions -- Mary. Wife. Self. -- Life imitates art -- Heroic wounds -- Rings and friends -- Schemes and smoke -- Buried on the brow of a hill. |
| Abstract | "This book offers a gripping tale of ambition, self-making, and tragedy set against the backdrop of the American Civil War and its aftermath. This meticulously researched microhistory of a pained veteran explores how increasing rights for women, the end of slavery, expanding access to market goods, burgeoning towns and cities, the madness of war, and the congealing corruption in government and business brought a new birth of fraught freedom"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| LCCN | 2024033466 |
| ISBN | 9781421451541 (hardcover) |
| ISBN | 1421451549 |
| ISBN | (eBook) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | E467.1 .C595 D4 2025 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |