Where My Heart Is Turning Ever: Civil War Stories and Constitutional Reform, 1861-1876

by Kathleen Diffley

During the Civil War and Reconstruction, popular magazines throughout the country published hundreds of short narratives that confronted or evaded the meaning of the Union's crisis. In this first volume of a projected trilogy that seeks to recover the significance of this forgotten body of writing, Diffley examines the effort of popular writers and publications to contain the disruption caused by the war and its aftermath. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.

264 pages, Hardcover

First published November 1, 1992