An edition of Never one nation (2005)

Never one nation

freaks, savages, and whiteness in U.S. popular culture, 1850-1877

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An edition of Never one nation (2005)

Never one nation

freaks, savages, and whiteness in U.S. popular culture, 1850-1877

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In 'Never One Nation', Linda Frost argues that during the eventful decades surrounding the Civil War, American identity was constructed not only nationally but also locally.

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University of Minnesota Press
Language
English
Pages
241

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Subjects

African Americans in popular culture, Freak shows, History, Indians in popular culture, Popular culture, Race identity, Racism in popular culture, Social aspects of Freak shows, Whites, United states, history, Popular culture, united states, White people, Social aspects

Places

United States

Times

19th century
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Cover of: Never one nation
Never one nation: freaks, savages, and whiteness in U.S. popular culture, 1850-1877
2005, University of Minnesota Press
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Table of Contents

Introduction : blinding whiteness and "the wonder of America"
Roving savages, regionalized Americanness, and the 1862 Dakota Wars
Emancipation anxiety and the New York City draft riots
The white gaze and the spectacle of slavery
A peculiar identity in the Confederate Southern Illustrated News
The yankee, the stump, and the creation of a confederate imaginary
What the railroad brought : the heathen chinee and a nation in the West
The woman question, coast to coast
Conclusion : consumption, community, and the correspondence column.

Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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Minneapolis

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
306/.0973/09034
Library of Congress
E166 .F925 2005, E166.F925 2005

The Physical Object

Pagination
p. cm.
Number of pages
241

Edition Identifiers

Open Library
OL3297474M
ISBN 10
0816644896, 081664490X
LCCN
2004022992
OCLC/WorldCat
56686376
LibraryThing
568936
Goodreads
449409

Work Identifiers

Work ID
OL5718675W

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