About the book
Sherman’s March, cutting a path through Georgia and the Carolinas, is among the most symbolically potent events of the Civil War. In Through the Heart of Dixie, Anne Sarah Rubin uncovers and unpacks stories and myths about the March from a wide variety of sources, including African Americans, women, Union soldiers, Confederates, and even Sherman himself. Drawing her evidence from an array of media, including travel accounts, memoirs, literature, films, and newspapers, Rubin uses the competing and contradictory stories as a lens for examining the ways American thinking about the Civil War have changed over time.
Compiling and analyzing the discordant stories around the March, and considering significant cultural artifacts such as George Barnard’s 1866 Photographic Views of Sherman’s Campaign, Margaret Mitchell’s Gone with the Wind, and E. L. Doctorow’s The March, Rubin creates a cohesive narrative that unites seemingly incompatible myths and asserts the metaphorical importance of Sherman’s March to Americans' memory of the Civil War. The book is enhanced by a digital history project, which can be found at shermansmarch.org.
Editions of Through the Heart of Dixie
- Hardcover
- ISBN 9781469617770
- Paperback
- ISBN 9781469633404
- EBook
- ISBN 9781469617787
- EBook
- ISBN 9781469617794
- EBook
- ISBN 9798890842480
- PDF
- ISBN 9798890842473
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Sherman’s March, cutting a path through Georgia and the Carolinas, is among the most symbolically potent events of the Civil War. In Through the Heart of Dixie, Anne Sarah Rubin uncovers and unpacks stories and myths about the March from a wide variety of sources, including African Americans, women, Union soldiers, Confederates, and even Sherman himself. Drawing her evidence from an array of media, including travel accounts, memoirs, literature, films, and newspapers, Rubin uses the competing and contradictory stories as a lens for examining the ways American thinking about the Civil War have changed over time.
Compiling and analyzing the discordant stories around the March, and considering significant cultural artifacts such as George Barnard’s 1866 Photographic Views of Sherman’s Campaign, Margaret Mitchell’s Gone with the Wind, and E. L. Doctorow’s The March, Rubin creates a cohesive narrative that unites seemingly incompatible myths and asserts the metaphorical importance of Sherman’s March to Americans' memory of the Civil War. The book is enhanced by a digital history project, which can be found at shermansmarch.org.
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What is Through the Heart of Dixie about?
Sherman’s March, cutting a path through Georgia and the Carolinas, is among the most symbolically potent events of the Civil War. In Through the Heart of Dixie, Anne Sarah Rubin uncovers and unpacks stories and myths about the March from a wide variety of sources, including African Americans, women, Union soldiers, Confederates, and even Sherman himself. Drawing her evidence from an array of media, including travel accounts, memoirs, literature, films, and newspapers, Rubin uses the competing and contradictory stories as a lens for examining the ways American thinking about the Civil War have changed over time.
Compiling and analyzing the discordant stories around the March, and considering significant cultural artifacts such as George Barnard’s 1866 Photographic Views of Sherman’s Campaign, Margaret Mitchell’s Gone with the Wind, and E. L. Doctorow’s The March, Rubin creates a cohesive narrative that unites seemingly incompatible myths and asserts the metaphorical importance of Sherman’s March to Americans' memory of the Civil War. The book is enhanced by a digital history project, which can be found at shermansmarch.org.
What core themes, tropes, or subjects are explored in Through the Heart of Dixie?
History and Archaeology > History > History of the Americas
Where can I read a sample of Through the Heart of Dixie?
You can read an official preview of the few pages here https://www.book2look.com/book/9781469617770
How long is Through the Heart of Dixie and how many pages does it have?
Through the Heart of Dixie has 320 page(s)
Is Through the Heart of Dixie part of a series, and can it be read as a standalone?
Yes it is a part of series Civil War America
Who is/are the Author/s of the book Through the Heart of Dixie?
Anne Sarah Rubin
What are the ISBN numbers for the physical and digital editions?
Through the Heart of Dixie is available as hardcover(ISBN 9781469617770) and paperback(ISBN 9781469633404) and ebook(ISBN 9781469617787) and ebook(ISBN 9781469617794) and ebook(ISBN 9798890842480) and pdf(ISBN 9798890842473)
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