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Mourning Lincoln / Martha Hodes.

by Hodes, Martha 1958-

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Yale University Press, c2015.

Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 -- Death and burial.

Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 -- Assassination.

Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877).

United States -- Race relations -- History -- 19th century.

9780300195804 (hbk. acid-free paper)

030019580X (hbk. acid-free paper)

viii, 396 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.

Illustrations on lining papers.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 353-371) and index.

Good Friday, 1865 -- Victory and defeat -- Interlude: Rumors -- Shock -- Interlude: Men weeping -- Glee -- Interlude: Public condolences -- God -- Interlude: Love -- Blame -- Interlude: Best friend -- Funeral -- Interlude: Springtime -- Everyday life -- Interlude: Young folk -- Everyday loss -- Interlude: Mary Lincoln -- Nation -- Interlude: Relics -- Justice -- Interlude: Peace -- Summer 1865 and beyond.

"The news of Abraham Lincoln's assassination on April 15, 1865, just days after Confederate surrender, astounded the war-weary nation. Massive crowds turned out for services and ceremonies. Countless expressions of grief and dismay were printed in newspapers and preached in sermons. Public responses to the assassination have been well chronicled, but this book is the first to delve into the personal and intimate responses of everyday people--Northerners and Southerners, soldiers and civilians, black people and white, men and women, rich and poor"--Dust jacket flap.

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