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Ghosts of My Old Dominion: Memory and History from the New South

Greg Bottoms

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Description:Ghosts of My Old Dominion stares down the long shadow of the Civil War to reveal how the past haunts the present. Author Greg Bottoms presents fourteen autobiographical tales about his experiences growing up in working-class Virginia during the 1970s and 1980s, followed by a meticulously researched novella that considers the horrors and sorrows Walt Whitman faced while caring for sick and wounded soldiers convalescing at hospitals in Virginia and Washington, DC, from 1862 to 1865.This ingenious blend of memoir, biography, and criticism uncovers not only the ghosts of history but also the ghosts of a life held together despite it all. Bottoms confronts the legacy of racism in the American South, touching on matters of class and religion throughout his formative years and his own family's experience of white flight, and cutting through the noise of our current era to remind us of essential human things. Ghosts of My Old Dominion is a book of stories and a book about stories—and how even the most intimate moments in a life are always bled through with the colors of history.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Ghosts of My Old Dominion: Memory and History from the New South. To get started finding Ghosts of My Old Dominion: Memory and History from the New South, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: Ghosts of My Old Dominion stares down the long shadow of the Civil War to reveal how the past haunts the present. Author Greg Bottoms presents fourteen autobiographical tales about his experiences growing up in working-class Virginia during the 1970s and 1980s, followed by a meticulously researched novella that considers the horrors and sorrows Walt Whitman faced while caring for sick and wounded soldiers convalescing at hospitals in Virginia and Washington, DC, from 1862 to 1865.This ingenious blend of memoir, biography, and criticism uncovers not only the ghosts of history but also the ghosts of a life held together despite it all. Bottoms confronts the legacy of racism in the American South, touching on matters of class and religion throughout his formative years and his own family's experience of white flight, and cutting through the noise of our current era to remind us of essential human things. Ghosts of My Old Dominion is a book of stories and a book about stories—and how even the most intimate moments in a life are always bled through with the colors of history.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Ghosts of My Old Dominion: Memory and History from the New South. To get started finding Ghosts of My Old Dominion: Memory and History from the New South, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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