Ghosts of the Confederacy

Ghosts of the Confederacy
Author :
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Total Pages : 317
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9780195054200
ISBN-13 : 0195054202
Rating : 4/5 (202 Downloads)

Book Synopsis Ghosts of the Confederacy by : Gaines M. Foster

Download or read book Ghosts of the Confederacy written by Gaines M. Foster and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 1987 with total page 317 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Through an examination of memoirs, personal papers, and postwar Confederate rituals, this book explores how white southerners interpreted the Civil War, accepted defeat, and readily embraced reunion and a New South. It reveals that while the Lost Cause was a central force in shaping late 19th-century southern culture, the legacy of defeat ultimately had little impact on southern behavior.


Ghosts of the Confederacy Related Books

Ghosts of the Confederacy
Language: en
Pages: 317
Authors: Gaines M. Foster
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 1987 - Publisher: Oxford University Press

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Through an examination of memoirs, personal papers, and postwar Confederate rituals, this book explores how white southerners interpreted the Civil War, accepte
Gray Ghosts of the Confederacy
Language: en
Pages: 300
Authors: Richard S. Brownlee
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 1983-12-01 - Publisher: LSU Press

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Gray Ghosts of the Confederacy is a history of the Confederate guerrillas who—under the ruthless command of such men as William C. Quantrill and “Bloody Bil
Civil War Ghosts
Language: en
Pages: 124
Authors: Daniel Cohen
Categories: Juvenile Nonfiction
Type: BOOK - Published: 1999 - Publisher: Scholastic Inc.

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

In this collection of 13 stories combining solid history with spooky ghost lore, children are introduced to the ghostly visions of famous people who fought in C
Sherman's Ghosts
Language: en
Pages: 246
Authors: Matthew Carr
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2012-03-13 - Publisher: New Press, The

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

This “thought-provoking” military history considers the influence of General Sherman’s Civil War tactics on American conflicts through the twentieth centu
General James Longstreet
Language: en
Pages: 564
Authors: Jeffry D. Wert
Categories: Biography & Autobiography
Type: BOOK - Published: 2015-05-26 - Publisher: Simon and Schuster

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

General James Longstreet fought in nearly every campaign of the Civil War, from Manassas (the first battle of Bull Run) to Antietam, Fredericksburg, Chickamauga