Description
The death of a chief executive, regardless of the circumstances--sudden or expected, still in office or decades later--is always a moment of reckoning and reflection. Mourning the Presidents brings together renowned and emerging scholars to examine how different generations and communities of Americans have eulogized and remembered US presidents since George Washington's death in 1799. Over twelve individually illuminating chapters, this volume offers a unique approach to understanding American culture and politics by uncovering parallels between different generations of mourners, highlighting distinct experiences, and examining what presidential deaths can tell us about societal fissures at various critical points in the nation's history, right up to the present moment.
Author: Lindsay M. Chervinsky
Publisher: University of Virginia Press
Published: 02/20/2023
Pages: 332
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.13lbs
Size: 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.74d
ISBN13: 9780813949291
ISBN10: 0813949297
BISAC Categories:
- Biography & Autobiography | General
- History | United States | Revolutionary Period (1775-1800)
- History | United States | 20th Century