Journals and Miscellaneous Notebooks of Ralph Waldo Emerson, Volume XV: 1860-1866 |
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| Author:
| Emerson, Ralph Waldo. |
| Editor:
| Allardt, Linda
Hill, David W.
Bennett, Ruth H. |
| Series title: | Journals and Miscellaneous Notebooks Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-674-48478-8 |
| Publication Date: | Jul 1982 |
| Publisher: | Harvard University Press
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| Imprint: | Belknap Press |
| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | AUD $280.95 |
Book Description:
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The Civil War is a pervasive presence in the journals in this volume. "The war searches character," Emerson wrote. Both his reading and his writing reflected his concern for the endurance of the nation, whose strength lay in the moral strength of the people.
The Civil War is a pervasive presence in the journals in this volume. "The war searches character," Emerson wrote. Both his reading and his writing reflected his concern for the endurance of the nation, whose strength lay in the moral strength of the people.