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"A detailed study of Confederate widows . . . examines how these women behaved with their husbands and how they survived without them.""--Taylor Hill, H-Net Reviews Angela Elder's important book adds to the growing history of emotions during the Civil War . . .Love and Duty is a very readable book, deplete of jargon, and filled with fascinating stories of Confederate widows.""--Civil War Book Review Disputes over the meaning of conflicts continue long after the shooting stops. The Civil War ended some 157 years ago, but Americans still argue about how to remember it. Was Lee, for example, a noble Virginian or a heartless whipper of captive humans -- and should his statue stand in our cities? [Love and Duty] grapple[s] with such questions by examining the rich subject of American funerals in the 19th century.""--Thomas E. Ricks, New York Times Book Review"

Disputes over the meaning of conflicts continue long after the shooting stops. The Civil War ended some 157 years ago, but Americans still argue about how to remember it. Was Lee, for example, a noble Virginian or a heartless whipper of captive humans -- and should his statue stand in our cities? [Love and Duty] grapple[s] with such questions by examining the rich subject of American funerals in the 19th century.--Thomas E. Ricks, New York Times Book Review

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Angela Esco Elder is assistant professor of history at Converse College.

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