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Condition: Like New: A book in excellent condition. Cover is shiny and undamaged, and the dust jacket is ...

Era: 1800s

Narrative Type: Nonfiction

Features: Dust Jacket, Illustrated

Original Language: English

Country/Region of Manufacture: United States

ISBN: 9780195145670

Book Title: All That Makes a Man : Love and Ambition in the Civil War South

Item Length: 6.3 in

Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated

Publication Year: 2002

Format: Hardcover

Language: English

Illustrator: Yes

Item Height: 0.9 in

Author: Stephen W. Berry, Stephen W. Berry II

Genre: Family & Relationships, Biography & Autobiography, Psychology, History, Social Science

Topic: Gender Studies, Men's Studies, United States / Civil War Period (1850-1877), General, United States / General, Military

Item Width: 9.2 in

Item Weight: 21.8 Oz

Number of Pages: 304 Pages

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In May 1861, Jefferson Davis issued a general call for volunteers for the Confederate Army. Men responded in such numbers that 200,000 had to be turned away. Few of these men would have attributed their zeal to the cause of states' rights or slavery. As All That Makes a Man: Love and Ambition in the Civil War South makes clear, most southern men saw the war more simply as a test of their manhood, a chance to defend the honor of their sweethearts, fiances, and wives back home. Drawing upon diaries and personal letters, Stephen Berry seamlessly weaves together the stories of six very different men, detailing the tangled roles that love and ambition played in each man's life. Their writings reveal a male-dominated Southern culture that exalted women as "repositories of divine grace" and treasured romantic love as the platform from which men launched their bids for greatness. The exhilarating onset of war seemed to these, and most southern men, a grand opportunity to fulfill their ambition for glory and to prove their love for women--on the same field of battle. As the realities of the war became apparent, however, the letters and diaries turned from idealized themes of honor and country to solemn reflections on love and home. Elegant and poetic, All That Makes a Man recovers the emotional lives of unsung Southern men and women and reveals that the fiction of Cold Mountain mirrors a poignant reality. In their search for a cause worthy of their lives, many Southern soldiers were disappointed in their hopes for a Southern nation. But they still had their women's love, and there they would rebuild."

Product Identifiers

Publisher

Oxford University Press, Incorporated

ISBN-10

0195145674

ISBN-13

9780195145670

eBay Product ID (ePID)

2293397

Product Key Features

Book Title

All That Makes a Man : Love and Ambition in the Civil War South

Author

Stephen W. Berry, Stephen W. Berry II

Format

Hardcover

Language

English

Topic

Gender Studies, Men's Studies, United States / Civil War Period (1850-1877), General, United States / General, Military

Publication Year

2002

Illustrator

Yes

Genre

Family & Relationships, Biography & Autobiography, Psychology, History, Social Science

Number of Pages

304 Pages

Dimensions

Item Length

6.3 in

Item Height

0.9 in

Item Width

9.2 in

Item Weight

21.8 Oz

Additional Product Features

Intended Audience

Trade

Lc Classification Number

E468.9.B37 2002

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"Breathtakingly original and eloquently written, this page turnertransports the reader into the intimate lives of antebellum white southerners.With empathy and wisdom, Berry makes abstractions such as love and honor as realas voting patterns and battle lines. The personal, it turns out, was political.Berry has set a new standard for writing gender history."--Glenda Gilmore, YaleUniversity, "Berry's study combines superb scholarship with a poet's love of language. From his own pen and from those of his sources, he seasons his text with turns of phrase that bring pleasure to eye, ear and tongue."--Baltimore Sun, "Berry's study combines superb scholarship with a poet's love of language.From his own pen and from those of his sources, he seasons his text with turnsof phrase that bring pleasure to eye, ear and tongue."--Baltimore Sun, "Stephen Berry's new book makes powerful contributions to Southernhistory, Civil War history, and gender history. But, most of all, it is alandmark achievement in historical writing. Addressed as much to the heart asto the head, it leaves an irreducible--and unforgettable--impression. The scenedazzles, the characters live, the prose sings."--John Demos, YaleUniversity, "With an elegance and intellectual breadth rarely found in a first book, All That Makes a Man provides memorable vignettes about how Southern gentlemen of the Civil War era lived, loved, and died--many of them in battle. Stephen Berry's study deeply probes the nature of manliness as theydefined it for themselves. Offering fertile readings of letters, diaries, and imaginative literature, he skillfully illuminates a perilous, tragic period in regional history." --Bertram Wyatt-Brown, University of Florida, "Berry's study combines superb scholarship with a poet's love of language. From his own pen and from those of his sources, he seasons his text with turns of phrase that bring pleasure to eye, ear and tongue."-- Baltimore Sun "Berry frames his character sketches in informative and sometimes provocative essays on sex and gender roles.... This book looks in two direction, toward gender studies and toward the Civil War, and determined readers interested in either can extract considerable value from it."-- Publishers Weekly "Stephen Berry has mined the letters and diaries of Southern white men and women of the Civil War generation to explore the relationship among the competing masculine values of love and ambition, home and honor, sensitivity and stoicism. The wrenching impact of war on the tensions between the outer and inner meanings of masculinity form the central theme of this fascinating study."--James M. McPherson, Princeton University "Stephen Berry's new book makes powerful contributions to Southern history, Civil War history, and gender history. But, most of all, it is a landmark achievement in historical writing. Addressed as much to the heart as to the head, it leaves an irreducible--and unforgettable--impression. The scene dazzles, the characters live, the prose sings."--John Demos, Yale University "With an elegance and intellectual breadth rarely found in a first book, All That Makes a Man provides memorable vignettes about how Southern gentlemen of the Civil War era lived, loved, and died--many of them in battle. Stephen Berry's study deeply probes the nature of manliness as they defined it for themselves. Offering fertile readings of letters, diaries, and imaginative literature, he skillfully illuminates a perilous, tragic period in regional history." --Bertram Wyatt-Brown, University of Florida, "Stephen Berry has mined the letters and diaries of Southern white men and women of the Civil War generation to explore the relationship among the competing masculine values of love and ambition, home and honor, sensitivity and stoicism. The wrenching impact of war on the tensions between theouter and inner meanings of masculinity form the central theme of this fascinating study."--James M. McPherson, Princeton University, "With an elegance and intellectual breadth rarely found in a first book,All That Makes a Man provides memorable vignettes about how Southern gentlemenof the Civil War era lived, loved, and died--many of them in battle. StephenBerry's study deeply probes the nature of manliness as they defined it forthemselves. Offering fertile readings of letters, diaries, and imaginativeliterature, he skillfully illuminates a perilous, tragic period in regionalhistory." --Bertram Wyatt-Brown, University of Florida, "Stephen Berry's new book makes powerful contributions to Southern history, Civil War history, and gender history. But, most of all, it is a landmark achievement in historical writing. Addressed as much to the heart as to the head, it leaves an irreducible--and unforgettable--impression. Thescene dazzles, the characters live, the prose sings."--John Demos, Yale University, "Breathtakingly original and eloquently written, this page turner transports the reader into the intimate lives of antebellum white southerners. With empathy and wisdom, Berry makes abstractions such as love and honor as real as voting patterns and battle lines. The personal, it turns out,was political. Berry has set a new standard for writing gender history."--Glenda Gilmore, Yale University, "Berry's study combines superb scholarship with a poet's love of language. From his own pen and from those of his sources, he seasons his text with turns of phrase that bring pleasure to eye, ear and tongue."--Baltimore Sun "Berry frames his character sketches in informative and sometimes provocative essays on sex and gender roles.... This book looks in two direction, toward gender studies and toward the Civil War, and determined readers interested in either can extract considerable value from it."--Publishers Weekly "Stephen Berry has mined the letters and diaries of Southern white men and women of the Civil War generation to explore the relationship among the competing masculine values of love and ambition, home and honor, sensitivity and stoicism. The wrenching impact of war on the tensions between the outer and inner meanings of masculinity form the central theme of this fascinating study."--James M. McPherson, Princeton University "Stephen Berry's new book makes powerful contributions to Southern history, Civil War history, and gender history. But, most of all, it is a landmark achievement in historical writing. Addressed as much to the heart as to the head, it leaves an irreducible--and unforgettable--impression. The scene dazzles, the characters live, the prose sings."--John Demos, Yale University "With an elegance and intellectual breadth rarely found in a first book, All That Makes a Man provides memorable vignettes about how Southern gentlemen of the Civil War era lived, loved, and died--many of them in battle. Stephen Berry's study deeply probes the nature of manliness as they defined it for themselves. Offering fertile readings of letters, diaries, and imaginative literature, he skillfully illuminates a perilous, tragic period in regional history." --Bertram Wyatt-Brown, University of Florida, "Berry's study combines superb scholarship with a poet's love of language. From his own pen and from those of his sources, he seasons his text with turns of phrase that bring pleasure to eye, ear and tongue."--Baltimore Sun"Berry frames his character sketches in informative and sometimes provocative essays on sex and gender roles.... This book looks in two direction, toward gender studies and toward the Civil War, and determined readers interested in either can extract considerable value from it."--Publishers Weekly"Stephen Berry has mined the letters and diaries of Southern white men and women of the Civil War generation to explore the relationship among the competing masculine values of love and ambition, home and honor, sensitivity and stoicism. The wrenching impact of war on the tensions between the outer and inner meanings of masculinity form the central theme of this fascinating study."--James M. McPherson, Princeton University"Stephen Berry's new book makes powerful contributions to Southern history, Civil War history, and gender history. But, most of all, it is a landmark achievement in historical writing. Addressed as much to the heart as to the head, it leaves an irreducible--and unforgettable--impression. The scene dazzles, the characters live, the prose sings."--John Demos, Yale University"With an elegance and intellectual breadth rarely found in a first book, All That Makes a Man provides memorable vignettes about how Southern gentlemen of the Civil War era lived, loved, and died--many of them in battle. Stephen Berry's study deeply probes the nature of manliness as they defined it for themselves. Offering fertile readings of letters, diaries, and imaginative literature, he skillfully illuminates a perilous, tragic period in regional history." --Bertram Wyatt-Brown, University of Florida, "Berry's study combines superb scholarship with a poet's love of language. From his own pen and from those of his sources, he seasons his text with turns of phrase that bring pleasure to eye, ear and tongue."--Baltimore Sun "Berry frames his character sketches in informative and sometimes provocative essays on sex and gender roles.... This book looks in two direction, toward gender studies and toward the Civil War, and determined readers interested in either can extract considerable value from it."--PublishersWeekly "Stephen Berry has mined the letters and diaries of Southern white men and women of the Civil War generation to explore the relationship among the competing masculine values of love and ambition, home and honor, sensitivity and stoicism. The wrenching impact of war on the tensions between the outer and inner meanings of masculinity form the central theme of this fascinating study."--James M. McPherson, Princeton University "Stephen Berry's new book makes powerful contributions to Southern history, Civil War history, and gender history. But, most of all, it is a landmark achievement in historical writing. Addressed as much to the heart as to the head, it leaves an irreducible--and unforgettable--impression. The scene dazzles, the characters live, the prose sings."--John Demos, Yale University "With an elegance and intellectual breadth rarely found in a first book,All That Makes a Manprovides memorable vignettes about how Southern gentlemen of the Civil War era lived, loved, and died--many of them in battle. Stephen Berry's study deeply probes the nature of manliness as they defined it for themselves. Offering fertile readings of letters, diaries, and imaginative literature, he skillfully illuminates a perilous, tragic period in regional history." --Bertram Wyatt-Brown, University of Florida, "Stephen Berry has mined the letters and diaries of Southern white men andwomen of the Civil War generation to explore the relationship among thecompeting masculine values of love and ambition, home and honor, sensitivity andstoicism. The wrenching impact of war on the tensions between the outer andinner meanings of masculinity form the central theme of this fascinatingstudy."--James M. McPherson, Princeton University

2002

Lccn

2002-070048

Dewey Decimal

973.7/1

Dewey Edition

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