Kanisorn Wongsrichanalai: 3 books
So Conceived and So Dedicated
Intellectual Life in the Civil War-Era North
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2015
“Outstanding essays” exploring how educated Northerners viewed, and discussed, the Civil War (Michael B. Ballard, Civil War News).
With contributions from multiple historians, this volume addresses the role intellectuals played in framing the Civil War and implementing their vision of a...
Northern Character
College-Educated New Englanders, Honor, Nationalism, and Leadership in the Civil War Era
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2016
The elite young men who inhabited northern antebellum states—the New Brahmins—developed their leadership class identity based on the term “character”: an idealized internal standard of behavior consisting most importantly of educated, independent thought and selfless action. With its unique...
Contested Loyalty
Debates over Patriotism in the Civil War North
Language: English
Release Date: June 5, 2018
A collection of essays by leading and emerging scholars on the critical questions of patriotism and loyalty in the Union