South to Posterity: An Introduction to the Writing of Confederate History (Southern Literary Studies) - Softcover

Freeman, Douglas Southall

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0807123161 ISBN 13: 9780807123164

Verlag: LOUISIANA ST UNIV PR, 1998

Inhaltsangabe

After the publication of Margaret Mitchell's Gone with the Wind, many Confederate historians were asked, "What shall I read next?" To answer the requests for further writings on the Civil War era, distinguished historian Douglas Southall Freeman assembled this bibliography of the best narratives, memoirs, and other works--those that tell their stories simply, with wit and realism--that provide a good introduction to literature on the Lost Cause.

In contrast to most bibliographies, The South to Posterity reads easily and often movingly. In eight masterful chapters, Freeman reviews soldiers' battlefield accounts; vindications penned just after the war; biographies of and tributes to General Robert E. Lee; women's commentaries; thoughts from foreign observers and participants; and diaries, letters, and speeches. Finally, he discusses topics yet to be addressed. A new introduction by Civil War historian Gary W. Gallagher provides an excellent background to Freeman's life and work and considers what has been accomplished in the field since the book first appeared.

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Gary W. Gallagher is John L. Nau III Professor of History Emeritus at the University of Virginia.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: LOUISIANA ST UNIV PR
• Erscheinungsdatum: 1998
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 0807123161
• ISBN 13: 9780807123164
• Einband: Taschenbuch
• Anzahl der Seiten: 236
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