Date of Award
Spring 4-28-2020
Document Type
Honors Project
Degree Name
Bachelor of Arts
Department
History and American Studies
Department Chair or Program Director
Ferrell, Claudine
First Advisor
Poska, Allyson
Major or Concentration
History
Abstract
In 1936, Spain was embroiled in a civil war between the left-leaning Republicans, coalesced into the Popular Front, and the right-leaning Nationalists. As the world looked on, anti-fascist volunteers from all over the world went to help the Republicans against the Nationalists. Roughly 3,000 of these volunteers were Americans, who formed the Abraham Lincoln Brigade within the broader International Brigades. These soldiers sent many letters home to their friends and family, and in these letters the Americans wrote how they understood and transmitted their idea of Spain - as a workers' paradise, with hardworking and brave people and beautiful landscapes under threat from the fascists and those seeking to destroy the Popular Front.
Recommended Citation
Lipscomb, Wyatt, "Paradise Under Siege: How the Abraham Lincoln Brigade Understood Spain, 1937 - 1939" (2020). Student Research Submissions. 351.
https://scholar.umw.edu/student_research/351