Civil War Washington: History, Place, and Digital Scholarship

ISBN-13: 9780803262867 / Angielski / Twarda / 2015 / 232 str.

Susan C. Lawrence

Opis

While it is impossible to re-create the tumultuous Washington DC of the Civil War, Civil War Washington sets out to examine the nation s capital during the Civil War along with the digital platform (civilwardc.org) that reimagines it during those turbulent years.Among the many topics covered in the volume is the federal government s experiment in compensated emancipation, which went into effect when all of the capital s slaves were freed in April 1862. Another essay explores the city s place as a major center of military hospitals, patients, and medical administration. Other contributors reflect on literature and the war, particularly on the poetry published in hospital newspapers and Walt Whitman s formative experiences with the city and its wounded.The digital project associated with this book offers a virtual examination of the nation s capital from multiple perspectives. Through a collection of datasets, visual works, texts, and maps, the digital project offers a case study of the social, political, cultural, and scientific transitions provoked or accelerated by the Civil War. The book also provides insights into the complex and ever-shifting nature of ongoing digital projects while encouraging others to develop their own interpretations and participate in the larger endeavor of digital history."