Moments of Despair: Suicide, Divorce, and Debt in Civil War Era North Carolina

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1 Despair Moments of This page intentionally left blank Despair Moments of Suicide, Divorce, & Debt in Civil War Era North Carolina David Silkenat The University of North Carolina Press Chapel Hill © 2011 The University of North Carolina Press All rights reserved. Designed by Courtney Leigh Baker and set in Minion Pro and American Scribe by Tseng Information Systems, Inc. Manufactured in the United States of America. The paper in this book meets the guidelines for permanence and durability of the Committee on Production Guidelines for Book Longevity of the Council on Library Resources. The University of North Carolina Press has been a member of the Green Press Initiative since 2003. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Silkenat, David. Moments of despair : suicide, divorce, and debt in Civil War era North Carolina / David Silkenat. — 1st ed. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-0-8078-3460-2 (cloth : alk. paper) 1. Suicide—North Carolina—History—19th century. 2. Divorce—North Carolina—History—19th century. 3. Debt—North Carolina—History—19th century. 4. United States—Politics and government—1861–1865. I. Title. HV6548.U52N87 2011 362.975609P034—dc22 2010036102 15 14 13 12 11 5 4 3 2 1 ...