Davidson, Richard J.

Facing America : Iconography and the Civil War. - 1 online resource (199 pages)

Intro -- CONTENTS -- LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS -- INTRODUCTION -- The Four Continents -- Looking into the Archive -- My Grandmother's Hand -- The Currency of America -- 1. FACING WEST -- Land Claims -- The Muse of History -- Men on the Run -- Women Who Fight -- Haunted Houses -- 2. MISCEGENATED AMERICA -- Monstrous Birth -- The President's Dream -- Buying Philadelphia -- Twins -- 3. THE FACE OF THE NATION -- "The Youngster's Face" -- The Surgeon's Eye -- "Weird Copies of Carnage" -- Repetition -- Body Poses -- 4. WOMEN AT WAR -- She-Devils -- Domestic Violence -- The War at Home -- "The Dear Old Flag Is Bound To Grow and Increase" -- The Condition of the Mother -- 5. LINCOLN'S BODY -- "The Long and Bony Body Is Now Hard and Stiff " -- "The Lilac with Mastering Odor" -- "Control Your Grief " -- "The Naked Fact Itself " -- "Turned Red in the Blood" -- "The Nation and the Race" -- EPILOGUE -- Men of Our Times -- "Only Out of Sight" -- Contraband -- Columbia -- NOTES -- BIBLIOGRAPHY -- INDEX -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y.

Exploring how the face and body of the America were imagined both physically and metaphorically during the Civil War, this book shows how visual iconography affected changes in postbellum gendered and racialized identifications of the nation.

9780195351699


Masculinity in art.
Masculinity in literature.
Nationalism -- United States -- History -- 19th century.
Political culture -- United States -- History -- 19th century.
Sex role -- Political aspects -- United States -- History -- 19th century.
Signs and symbols -- Political aspects -- United States -- History -- 19th century.
Women in art.


Electronic books.

E468.9.S25 2004

973.7

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