Book · 2008 · Burial
This Republic of Suffering
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One is the warmth of other Suns by Isabel Wilkerson which is about the great migration and the other one is Republic of suffering which is by drew Gilpin Faust that is about the effect the Civil War had on the country because of the tremendous trauma.
The best things said about it
Let me ask you one question about that book, Republic of Suffering. You write about how the Civil War changed the way Americans thought about death, in part because of the sheer scale of death, along with many other elements.
Stephen Dubner Freakonomics Radio · Sep 2015 Why people recommend it
This Republic of Suffering by Drew Gilpin Faust is a historical study examining how the unprecedented scale of death during the American Civil War transformed cultural, religious, and political attitudes toward mortality in the United States. Dan Pfeiffer recommended the book on Pod Save America, citing it as an essential text alongside Isabel Wilkerson's work for understanding the deep national trauma left in the wake of the conflict. Drew Gilpin Faust appeared on Freakonomics Radio to discuss the origins of her research, noting that the volume was published just as the nation began observing the 150th anniversary of the war. Stephen Dubner also engaged with the author on the same program, asking her to elaborate on the book's core argument regarding how the staggering casualties forced Americans to fundamentally rethink the meaning of dying and grieving. Across these broadcasts, guests and hosts utilized Faust's profound historical analysis to explore the enduring psychological scars and societal transformations triggered by America's bloodiest domestic conflict.
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Dan Pfeiffer one is the warmth of other Suns by Isabel Wilkerson which is about the great migration and the other one is… 1
“one is the warmth of other Suns by Isabel Wilkerson which is about the great migration and the other one is Republic of suffering which is by drew Gilpin Faust that is about the effect the Civil War had on the country because of the tremendous trauma”
Drew Gilpin Faust I had a book that came out just after I became president on death in the Civil War, and it came out just as… 1
“I had a book that came out just after I became president on death in the Civil War, and it came out just as we were beginning to celebrate, not celebrate, but, excuse me, observe the 150th anniversary of the Civil War.”
Stephen Dubner Let me ask you one question about that book, Republic of Suffering. You write about how the Civil War chang… 1
“Let me ask you one question about that book, Republic of Suffering. You write about how the Civil War changed the way Americans thought about death, in part because of the sheer scale of death, along with many other elements.”
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“Among her books are This Republic of Suffering, Death and the American Civil War and Mothers of Invention, Women of the Slaveholding South in the American Civil War.”
“Among her books are This Republic of Suffering, Death and the American Civil War, and Mothers of Invention, Women of the Slaveholding South in the American Civil War.”