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Type(s) de contenu et mode(s) de consultation : Texte noté : sans médiation
Auteur(s) : Sanders, Stuart W.
Titre(s) : Anatomy of a duel [Texte imprimé] : secession, Civil War, and the evolution of Kentucky violence / Stuart W. Sanders
Publication : Lexington : University press of Kentucky, copyright 2023
Description matérielle : 1 vol. (vii-255 p.) : ill. ; 24 cm
Note(s) : Includes bibliographical references and index
"When the popular musical Hamilton showcased the celebrated duel between Alexander
Hamilton and Aaron Burr, it reminded twenty-first-century Americans that some prominent,
honor-bound citizens once used negotiated, formal fights as a way to settle differences.
During the Civil War, two prominent Kentuckians--one a Union colonel and the other
a pro-Confederate civilian--continued this legacy by dueling. At a time when thousands
of soldiers were slaughtering one another on battlefields, Colonel Leonidas Metcalfe
and William T. Casto transformed the bank of the Ohio River into their own personal
battleground. On May 8, 1862, these two men, both of whom were steeped in Southern
honor culture, fought a formal duel with rifles at sixty yards. And, like the fight
between Hamilton and Burr, only one man walked away. Anatomy of a duel: secession,
Civil War, and the evolution of Kentucky violence examines why white male Kentuckians
engaged in the 'honor culture' of duels and provides fascinating narratives that trace
the lives of duelists and opponents. Stuart W. Sanders explores why, during a time
when Americans were killing one another in open, brutal warfare, Casto and Metcalfe
engaged in the process of negotiating and fighting a duel. In deconstructing the event,
Sanders details why these prominent Kentuckians found themselves on the dueling ground
during the nation's bloodiest conflict, how society and the Civil War pushed them
to fight, why duels continued to be fought in Kentucky even after this violent confrontation,
and how Kentuckians applied violence after the Civil War. Anatomy of a duel is a comprehensive
and compelling look at how the secession crisis sparked the Casto-Metcalfe duel--a
confrontation that impacted the evolution of violence in Kentucky"
Sujet(s) : Duel -- Kentucky (États-Unis) -- 19e siècle
Violence -- Kentucky (États-Unis) -- 19e siècle
États-Unis -- 1861-1865 (Guerre de Sécession) -- Influence
Kentucky (États-Unis) -- 1861-1865 (Guerre de Sécession)
Indice(s) Dewey :
976.903 (23e éd.) = Histoire - États-Unis - Kentucky - 1792-1865
Identifiants, prix et caractéristiques : ISBN 9780813198460 (br.)
Identifiant de la notice : ark:/12148/cb47462180m
Notice n° :
FRBNF47462180
(notice reprise d'un réservoir extérieur)
Table des matières : A scene of desolation ; All to lose and nothing to gain ; When men talk politicks
now they whisper ; Beyond the reach of law or liberty ; The soul of the rebellion
; Down with them ; A matter of honor ; Kentucky and the code duello ; His blood
is on his own head ; Doomed to exile ; History is written in blood ; Two young
bloods
