Homesickness : an American history / Susan J. Matt.

"Homesickness today is dismissed as a sign of immaturity, what children feel at summer camp, but in the nineteenth century it was recognized as a powerful emotion. When gold miners in California heard the tune 'Home, Sweet Home, ' they sobbed. When Civil War soldiers became homesick,...

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Main Author: Matt, Susan J. (Susan Jipson), 1967-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Oxford University Press, ©2011.
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