Righteous Armies, Holy Cause: Apocalyptic Imagery and The Civil War
Hardbound
2002 · Macon, GA
by Aamodt, Terrie Dopp
Macon, GA: Mercer University Press, 2002. Hardbound. New. Black cloth with color illustrated glossy dustjacket. X, [15 bw plates], 235 pp. A recurring theme for American myth - makers, particularly in times of crisis or national self - doubt, has been the Apocalypse. Nowhere is this pattern more evident than in cultural responses to the Civil War. The war, according to many Christians, must have been sent from God." (from dustjacket). The author's selection of illustrations is bewidering, considering the rich fields of images from which he had opportunity to harvest from. (Inventory #: 104577)