The Smell of Battle, the Taste of Siege considers how all five senses--sight, sound, smell, taste, and touch--shaped the course, meaning, and content of the Civil War, and explores the impact of the war's sensory experience on multiple constituencies, including Confederate and Union soldiers and sailors, southern and northern civilians, women, and slaves.
The Smell of Battle, the Taste of Siege considers how all five senses--sight, sound, smell, taste, and touch--shaped the course, meaning, and content of the Civil War, and explores the impact of the war's sensory experience on multiple constituencies, including Confederate and Union soldiers and sailors, southern and northern civilians, women, and slaves.
Mark M. Smith is Carolina Distinguished Professor of History at the University of South Carolina and author or editor of a dozen books, including Sensing the Past: Seeing, Hearing, Smelling, Tasting, and Touching in History and How Race Is Made: Slavery, the Senses, and Segregation.
Inhaltsangabe
Introduction 1. The Sounds of Secession 2. Eying First Bull Run 3. Cornelia Hancock's Sense of Smell 4. Hollowing Out Vicksburg 5. The Hunley's Impact Epilogue: Experiencing Total War
Introduction 1. The Sounds of Secession 2. Eying First Bull Run 3. Cornelia Hancock's Sense of Smell 4. Hollowing Out Vicksburg 5. The Hunley's Impact Epilogue: Experiencing Total War
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