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Listen to this audiobook free with a 30-day trial. Go to http://audiobookspace.com/free Title: The Imagined Civil War Subtitle: Popular Literature of the North and South, 1861-1865 Author: Alice Fahs Narrator: Julie Williams Format: Unabridged Length: 13 hrs and 36 mins Language: English Release date: 03-23-10 Publisher: Audible Studios Ratings: 3 of 5 out of 6 votes Genres: History, American Publisher's Summary: In this groundbreaking work of cultural history, Alice Fahs explores a little-known and fascinating side of the Civil War--the outpouring of popular literature inspired by the conflict. From 1861 to 1865, authors and publishers in both the North and the South produced a remarkable variety of war-related compositions, including poems, songs, children's stories, romances, novels, histories, and even humorous pieces. Fahs mines these rich but long-neglected resources to recover the diversity of the war's political and social meanings.Instead of narrowly portraying the Civil War as a clash between two