Includes bibliographical references (p. [235]-250) and index.
Contents
"A union love feast" : the sanitary fairs, Civil War patriotism, and national identity -- Let the nation be your bank : Jay Cooke and the war bond drives -- "From democracy to loyalty" : the partisan construction of national identity -- "A profound national devotion" : the metropolitan union leagues -- "Until the ideas of Massachusetts kiss the gulf of Mexico" : the abolitionist vision of nation and patriotism -- Abraham Lincoln and the construction of national patriotism -- Conclusion.
