Good death -- The rules -- The ideas of death -- Elmer -- Willie -- Ghosts -- Battlefields -- Control -- Duty.
Summary:
"Drawing upon extensive recent historical studies regarding death, funerals, and mourning during the Civil War era as well as primary sources, The Black Heavens provides a realistic view of Lincoln as he encountered death. Avoiding the sentimentalization and excessive psychoanalyzing that has characterized much of the historical (and fictional) writing on the subject, this book carefully situates Lincoln within the social, cultural, and political contexts of death and mourning in his time"-- Provided by publisher.
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