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A Shield and Hiding Place by Gardiner H. Shattuck, Jr β€” book cover

A Shield and Hiding Place

by Gardiner H. Shattuck, Jr
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Overview

The first study to compare the religious life of the Union & the Confederate armies. It also offers shrewd insight into the nature of Northern & Southern society. Describes the way that military defeat helped rejuvenate the religious tradition of the South. Provides fresh evidence of the difference between Northern & Southern society. The authors analysis of the different roles religion played in the two armies shows why cultural analysis is essential to understanding both Northern victory & Southern response to defeat. A useful beginning point for reevaluating the intellectual history of Civil War America. Illustrated.

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Book Details

Published
June 18, 1987
Publisher
Macon, GA : Mercer University Press, c1987.
Pages
192
Format
Hardcover
ISBN
9780865542730

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