Question

Historians have argued that nineteenth-century Americans shared an ideal of "a good death": one in which the dying person demonstrated strong character, maintained hope of salvation through his final sufferings, and spoke meaningful last words to the loved ones gathered around. How do these authors, interpreting violent deaths that took place far from home, seek to preserve elements of a "good death"?

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Answer:

In simple words, the authors glorify these deaths by relating them to the spiritual nature of the individuals. The individuals who do not feared their deaths and smiled on the face of it actually were seemed as the person of strong character. On those times there such individuals were very fascinated by the society.