Recalling deeds immortal : Florida monuments to the civil war /

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Author / Creator:	Lees, William B.
Imprint:	Gainesville : University Press of Florida, 2014.
Description:	1 online resource (392 pages)
Language:	English
Subject:	Historic sites -- Florida -- History -- Guidebooks. Historic sites. Florida -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865. United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865. Florida. United States. Electronic books. Guidebooks. History.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/12015864

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Other authors / contributors:	Gaske, Frederick P.
ISBN:	9780813048758 0813048753 1322245320 9781322245324 9780813049960 0813049962
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 339-354) and index. Print version record.
Summary:	One hundred and fifty years ago, Florida was shaken by battle, blockade, economic deprivation, and the death of native sons both within and far outside its borders. Today, tributes to the valor and sacrifice of Florida's soldiers, sailors, and civilians can be found from the Panhandle to the Keys. Authors Lees and Gaske look at the diversity of Civil War monuments built in Florida between Reconstruction and the present day, elucidating their emblematic and social dimensions. Most monuments built in Florida honor the Confederacy, praising the valor of Southern soldiers and often extolling the.
Other form:	Print version: Lees, William B. Recalling Deeds Immortal : Florida Monuments to the Civil War. Gainesville : University Press of Florida, ©2014

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