David Silkenat, "Moments of Despair: Suicide, Divorce, and Debt in Civil War Era North Carolina"
Publisher: The University of North Carolina Press | ISBN 10: 0807834602 | 2011 | PDF | 288 pages | 1.2 MB
Publisher: The University of North Carolina Press | ISBN 10: 0807834602 | 2011 | PDF | 288 pages | 1.2 MB
During the Civil War era, black and white North Carolinians were forced to fundamentally reinterpret the morality of suicide, divorce, and debt as these experiences became pressing issues throughout the region and nation. In Moments of Despair, David Silkenat explores these shifting sentiments.