Glorious Contentment

The Grand Army of the Republic was the most powerful single-issue political lobby of the late nineteenth century. Stuart McConnell examines this influential association during its years of greatest strength."Thoughtful, gracefully written, and imbued with sly humor, this book tells us much about the Civil War and even more about the ways Americans remember their past". -- Reid Mitchell, author of Civil War SoldiersA social and cultural history of the largest Union Army veterans' organizationMcConnell, Stuart is the author of 'Glorious Contentment' with ISBN 9780807820254 and ISBN 0807820253.