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About this product
Product Identifiers
PublisherIndiana University Press
ISBN-100253338220
ISBN-139780253338228
eBay Product ID (ePID)1716817
Product Key Features
Book TitleMyth of the Lost Cause and Civil War History
Number of Pages240 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2000
TopicHistoriography, United States / Civil War Period (1850-1877)
IllustratorYes
GenreHistory
AuthorAlan T. Nolan
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height0.8 in
Item Weight19.9 Oz
Item Length9.4 in
Item Width6.4 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN00-036978
Dewey Edition21
TitleLeadingThe
Reviews"The Lost Cause... is a tangible and influential phenomenon in American culture and this book provides an excellent source for anyone seeking to explore its various dimensions." -- Southern Historian
Dewey Decimal973.7/13/072
SynopsisWas the Confederacy doomed from the start in its struggle against the superior might of the Union? Did its forces fight heroically against all odds for the cause of states' rights? In reality, these suggestions are an elaborate and intentional effort on the part of Southerners to rationalize the secession and the war itself. Unfortunately, skillful propagandists have been so successful in promoting this romanticized view that the Lost Cause has assumed a life of its own. Misrepresenting the war's true origins and its actual course, the myth of the Lost Cause distorts our national memory. In The Myth of the Lost Cause and Civil War History, nine historians describe and analyze the Lost Cause, identifying ways in which it falsifies history -- creating a volume that makes a significant contribution to Civil War historiography.