I Remain Yours - Common Lives in Civil War Letters

For men in the Union and Confederate armies and their families at home, letter writing was the sole means to communicate. Taking pen to paper was a new and daunting task, but Christopher Hager shows how ordinary people made writing their own, and how they in turn transformed the culture of letters into a popular, democratic mode of communication.

About the author

Christopher Hager is Charles A. Dana Research Associate Professor of English at Trinity College.

Summary

For men in the Union and Confederate armies and their families at home, letter writing was the sole means to communicate. Taking pen to paper was a new and daunting task, but Christopher Hager shows how ordinary people made writing their own, and how they in turn transformed the culture of letters into a popular, democratic mode of communication.

Product details

• Authors: Christopher Hager
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.01.2018
• EAN: 9780674737648
• ISBN: 978-0-674-73764-8
• No. of pages: 352
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Letters, diaries; Humanities, art, music > History > Modern era up to 1918; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900, Diaries, letters & journals, Civil War, HISTORY / Social History, Social & cultural history, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Communication Studies, HISTORY / United States / Civil War Period (1850-1877), LITERARY CRITICISM / American / General, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, Literary studies: c 1800 to c 1900, United States of America, USA, History of the Americas, Specific wars and campaigns, c 1860 to c 1869, Civil wars, American Civil War