{"product_id":"funny-thing-about-the-civil-war-9781476692357","title":"Funny Thing About the Civil War","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e   Examining humor in depictions of the Civil War from the war years to the present, this review covers a wide range of literature, film and television in historical context. Wartime humor served as a form of propaganda to render the enemy and their cause laughable, but also to help people cope with the human costs of the conflict. After the war many authors and, later, movie and television producers employed humor to shape its legacy, perpetuating myths and stereotypes that became ingrained in American memory. Giving attention to the stories behind the stories, the author focuses on what people laughed at, who they laughed with and what it reveals about their view of events.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePreface: What's So Funny About the Civil War?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePart I. \"Crude partisan versifying on both sides\": The Wartime Writers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Crackerbox Philosophers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\"Where are the women among … the 'literary comedians' of the 1860s?\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Biblical Satirists\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Scarlet Copperhead\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\"A period which produced so many good war songs, and so much bad war verse\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTwo Fremantles, a Mule, and the Civil Wargasm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThis Book Is Brought to You by the Committee to Elect George McClellan\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAppendix (or Is That Appendage?)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\"A delightful denunciation of Federal commanders\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAre \"Two Federal Pens\" Mightier Than Two Swords?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePart II. \"The war was a draw game, and … both sides were whipped\": The Post-War Writers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow I Put Down the Rebellion\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMy Real Story Will Never Get into the Century's Battles and Leaders Books\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAfter a While They All Sound the Same…\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e… But This One Looks Like a Comic Book\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Pen Is Mightier Than the Sword (or Is That the Pin?)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Many Lives of the Jordan Anderson Letter\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGrant vs. Lee\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA Tale of Two Kleggs\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUncle Remus Was White!\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAnd Ambrose Bierce Was \"an ­Equal-Opportunity Hater\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAn Unrenowned Warrior\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePostmodernism? We Haven't Even Done Modernism Yet!\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGirls Will Be Boys and Boys Will Be Girls\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePart III. \"Those who still fight the last romantic war\": The Next Generations\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Blue and Gray in Black and White, Then in Technicolor\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhat If Lincoln's Doctor's Dog Wrote a Biography?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFrankly, I Do Give a Damn\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHappy Birthday, Gray and Blue\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStates' Rights of the Living Dead\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEverything Old Is New Again\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eConclusion\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter Notes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWorks Cited\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIndex\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"McFarland \u0026 Co Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51040518472023,"sku":"9781476692357","price":27.54,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781476692357.jpg?v=1750946995","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/funny-thing-about-the-civil-war-9781476692357","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}