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Mississippi Civil War Monuments - by Timothy Sedore (Paperback)

Mississippi Civil War Monuments - by  Timothy Sedore (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br><p>1) Includes location, description, and photos of all monuments in Mississippi. Only comprehensive guide for travelers.</p> <p>2) Introduction includes information about recent debate about monuments, including Confederate monuments which are hotly debated in the media currently. Those included include a brief history of each monument and the battle's impact on the Civil War in general.</p> <p>3) Will release with Tennessee Civil War Monuments so chance to promote together.</p></p><p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p><b>Soaring obelisks, graceful arches, and soldiers standing tall atop pedestals recall the memory of the Civil War in Mississippi, a former Confederate state that boasts more Civil War monuments than any other.<br/></b>In <i>Mississippi Civil War Monuments: An Illustrated Field Guide</i>, Timothy S. Sedore combs through the Mississippi landscape, exploring monuments commemorating important military figures and battles and remembering common soldiers, from rugged veterans to mournful youths. Sedore's insightful commentary captures a character portrait of Mississippi, a state that was ensnared between Northern and Southern ideologies and that paid a high price for seceding from the Union. Sedore's close examinations of these monuments broadens the narrative of Mississippi's heritage and helps illuminate the impacts of the Civil War.<br/>With intriguing details and vivid descriptions, <i>Mississippi Civil War Monuments</i> offers a comprehensive guide to the monuments that make up Mississippi's physical and historical landscape.</p><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><p>Timothy S. Sedore is the author of three books that explore how the Civil War is memorialized in the American South. <em>Mississippi Civil War Monuments</em> joins <em>Tennessee Civil War Monuments</em> and <em>An Illustrated Guide to Virginia's Confederate Monuments</em> as a survey and analysis of the legacy of the war on the American landscape.</p> <p>Sedore is Professor of English at The City University of New York, Bronx Community College. He regularly teaches undergraduate courses in composition, literature, and religious rhetoric. He is also an ordained Baptist minister.</p></p>

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