The Limits of the Lost Cause
Author | : Gaines M. Foster |
Publisher | : LSU Press |
Total Pages | : 280 |
Release | : 2024-04-03 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780807181959 |
ISBN-13 | : 0807181951 |
Rating | : 4/5 (951 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis The Limits of the Lost Cause by : Gaines M. Foster
Download or read book The Limits of the Lost Cause written by Gaines M. Foster and published by LSU Press. This book was released on 2024-04-03 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Limits of the Lost Cause challenges prevailing ways of thinking about the impact of the Civil War on the American South. Above all, Gaines Foster’s work encourages Americans to confront the new divisions within their society even as they wrestle with old national—not just southern—failings.