This Republic of Suffering: Death and the American Civil War
by Drew Gilpin Faust
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Author: Drew Gilpin FaustEdition: Hardcover
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2008-01-08
ISBN: 037540404X
Number of pages: 368
Publisher: Knopf
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Book Review: Outstanding
Summary: 5 Stars
This was a fascinating, yet painful book to read. Faust does a masterful job of personalizing the conflict through stories, quotations and pictures and capturing the anguish of the country during the war years. There is much to learn in this book for those of us that are not Civil War buffs and the discussion of a "good death" and how this conflict shook the nation's religious beliefs is fascinating. After I finished I re-read "All Quiet on the Western Front" and it made for an interesting juxtatposition of stories and conflicts. Anytime I am stimulated to learn more and read more I know the author has done an excellent job and any effort I put into the book was worth my time.
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