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Ever since the guns of Gettysburg fell silent, and Lincoln delivered his famous two-minute speech four months after the battle, the story of this three-day conflict has become an American legend. We remember Gettysburg as, perhaps, the biggest, bloodiest, and most important battle ever fought-the defining conflict in American history. But how much truth is behind the legend?In These Honored Dead, Thomas A. Desjardin, a prominent Civil War historian and a perceptive cultural observer, demonstrates how flawed our knowledge of this enormous event has become, and why. He examines how Americans, for seven score years, have shaped, used, altered, and sanctified our national memory, fashioning the story of Gettysburg as a reflection of, and testimony to, our culture and our nation. Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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The need for the rebels to justify their actions, the desire to remember beloved leaders, the importance of New York and Richmond as media centers, the desire for reconciliation and even our modern needs for heroes of a certain flavor have all contributed to shaping the narrative and promoting myths. The basic unknowability of what actually happened can be demonstrated by the varied accounts compiled immediately after the battle. It was only with time and the development of a larger conceptual framework that veterans’ memories settled into the familiar patterns. That some of these patterns are false does not stop them being repeated and even amplified. The movie Gettysburg is a good example. It repeats many of the myths and even creates new ones. As they say, if the myth conflicts with the facts, print the myth. For anyone serious about history, this is a fascinating work. ( )