Midnight in America Darkness, Sleep, and Dreams During the Civil War |
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| Author:
| White, Jonathan W. |
| Series title: | Civil War America Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-4696-3204-9 |
| Publication Date: | Mar 2017 |
| Publisher: | University of North Carolina Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $37.50 |
Book Description:
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In this innovative new study, Jonathan W. White explores what dreams meant to Civil War-era Americans and what their dreams reveal about their experiences during the war. He shows how Americans grappled with their fears, desires, and struggles while they slept, and how their dreams helped them make sense of the confusion, despair, and loneliness that engulfed them.
In this innovative new study, Jonathan W. White explores what dreams meant to Civil War-era Americans and what their dreams reveal about their experiences during the war. He shows how Americans grappled with their fears, desires, and struggles while they slept, and how their dreams helped them make sense of the confusion, despair, and loneliness that engulfed them.