Buch, Englisch, Band 43, 308 Seiten, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 467 g
Reihe: Social Fictions Series
A Story of Quarantine and a Question of Conscience
Buch, Englisch, Band 43, 308 Seiten, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 467 g
Reihe: Social Fictions Series
ISBN: 978-90-04-46741-5
Verlag: Brill
Buried Together: A Story of Quarantine and a Question of Conscience is a work of historical fiction based on the true story of Silas Mercer Beasley Jr., a Civil War conscientious objector. Silas Jr.’s brothers fought for both sides (Union and Confederacy) and a few questioned Silas’ courage. Following the war, he and his Union veteran brothers faced threats of death from local Southerners. Silas gathered his family and left Georgia in pursuit of his missing brothers and safety. All but Silas fell ill during this exodus due to the pandemic (i.e., smallpox, typhoid fever, measles). They sought refuge in a cabin in Tennessee where they quarantined through these troubling times. During their quarantine, Silas’ mother told the story of the Cherokee Removal and the infamous Kilakeena Elias Boudinot to help her son keep vigil so that he might protect the family from marauders. Surrounded by danger, Silas Jr. was faced with more than one life and death decision and more than one heart-breaking loss.
This historical novel speaks to contemporary issues. Based on archival documents and Silas Jr.’s published diary accounts of the Civil War times and beyond, readers learn of conscription, bi-racial families, and voter suppression. With respect to the Cherokee Removal, readers learn about the culture as depicted through the ethnographic work of James Mooney. They further learn of various Generals’ opposition to the Cherokee Removal and political strategies of Jackson and Van Buren. But more than this, readers learn of the life experiences of one family, and of one man; the heartbreak they endured and the resilience they displayed.
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Weitere Infos & Material
Acknowledgments
Academic Introduction
Part 1: The War That Follows
Chapter 1: Sister Sun and Brother Moon: Recalling the Night of December 17, 1865
Chapter 2: Refugees at The Mercy of Marauders: The Morning of December 18, 1865
Chapter 3: A Sickness Takes Hold: Afternoon of December 18, 1865
Chapter 4: Remembering the Different Directions of 1861: Late Afternoon of December 18, 1865
Chapter 5: Brave Women: The Night of December 18, 1865
Chapter 6: Meeting Julia’s Convictions: December 18, 1865
Chapter 7: A Rifle, a Locket, and Combs: December 18, 1865
Chapter 8: My Father Sits Sentry: December 19, 1865
Chapter 9: Kilakeena: The Night of December 19, 1865
Chapter 10: Blazes: The Night of December 19, 1865
Chapter 11: I Am Free: Night to Early Morning of December 19, 1865
Chapter 12: A Promise to Keep: December 20, 1865
Chapter 13: Sparks in a Nation: The Night of December 20, 1865
Chapter 14: Tension Stokes the Flame: Later the Night of December 20, 1865
Chapter 15: Negotiations: Late during the Night of December 20, 1865
Chapter 16: The Bear Man Story: The Night of December 20, 1865
Chapter 17: My Cousin Betrayed Me: Late Night of December 20, 1865 and on into the Morning
Chapter 18: My Darkest Hour: The Morning of December 21, 1865
Part 2: Snowbirds
Chapter 19: Great Buzzard and the Beloved Woman: A Long, Long Time Ago … Willie’s Grave—December 22, 1865
Chapter 20: The Turbulent Times: Remembering May, 1836
Chapter 21: Behind the Prison Wall: Remembering August 1836
Chapter 22: Even White Men Can See: Remembering August 1836
Chapter 23: Uphill, Uphill: Recalling the Summer of 1838 … While Still Sitting at the Foot of Willie’s Grave
Chapter 24: Upstream, Upstream: Recalling the Summer of 1838
Chapter 25: Beloved Woman, War Woman: Recalling the Events of the Summer of 1838
Chapter 26: The Bravest Confederate I Ever Knew: December 22, 1865
Chapter 27: Only Tsali Knows the Answer: Recalling the Late Summer of 1838
Chapter 28: Tsali’s Answer: Recalling the Events of the Autumn of 1838
Chapter 29: Thunder and Lightning: Recalling the Winter-Spring of 1839
Chapter 30: The Trail of Tears: Resurrecting the Trail of Tears 1839
Chapter 31: Tsiskwa’gwa: Reliving the end 1839
Chapter 32: Bloody Cove: Recalling a Desperate Day and Night in the Spring of 1839
Chapter 33: She Belongs to the Mountains: Remembering the Events of 1839
Chapter 34: Blood Law: Remembering Mid-Summer 1839
Chapter 35: The Seventh Generation: Remembering Coming Out of the Caves in 1839
Chapter 36: A Beloved Woman Is Born: December 22, 1865
Part 3: The Final Battle
Chapter 37: Seven Boys: The Night of December 22, 1865
Chapter 38: Pine Trees: Midnight Hour of December 22, 1865
Chapter 39: A Screaming Decision: Night Turns to the Morning of December 23, 1865
Chapter 40: A Reality More Dreadful Than Dreams: December 23, 1865
Chapter 41: Grieving in Time: December 24, 1865
Chapter 42: The Last Battle: December 24, 1865
Chapter 43: Remembering Nate Butler: December 24, 1865
Chapter 44: Malachi: December 25, 1865
Chapter 45: Why? January 3, 1866
Chapter 46: We Do Move On: January 4, 1866
Chapter 47: A Few Final Thoughts: From an Old Man, 1908
Chapter 48: Epilogue: March 2020–March 2021
Discussion Questions
A Final Note
References
About the Author
