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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A bibliography of narratives, memoirs and other works on the Civil War. In eight chapters, Freeman reviews soldiers' accounts, vindications penned after the war, women's commentaries, biographies of and tributes to Robert E. Lee, thoughts from foreign observers, and diaries, letters and speeches.
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Douglas Southall Freedman was the author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning "R.E. Lee: A Biography".

Product details

ISBN
9780807123164
Published
1998-10-01
Publisher
Louisiana State University Press; Louisiana State University Press
Weight
308 gr
Height
201 mm
Width
140 mm
Thickness
15 mm
Age
UU, UP, P, 05, 06
Language
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Number of pages
236

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Biographical note

Douglas Southall Freeman was the author or editor of nine books, including the Pulitzer Prize- winning R. E. Lee: A Biography.