THE ROMANCE OF REUNION: NORTHERNERS AND THE SOUTH, 1865-1900. by Silber, Nina - 1993

Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, 1993. 257 pp, 9 1/4" H. "The reconciliation of North and South following the Civil War depended as much on cultural imagination as on the politics of Reconstruction. In (this book, the author) documents the transformation from hostile sectionalism to sentimental, gendered reunion rhetoric. Using works of fiction, journalistic accounts, travel literature, dramatic portrayals, minstrel shows, and popular songs, she shows how northern culture created a notion of reconciliation that romantacized and feminized southern society." Interior - previous owner's place, date and signature in pencil on half-title page; otherwise clean and tight with no other ownership marks. Exterior - small corner creases on covers - migrate slightly into adjacent pages, minor faint ink stain on front cover, light ink stain across barcode.. Soft Cover. Very Good -.