"Look Away!" is the culmination of decades of work by the acclaimed historian Davis, who has written extensively on various aspects of the Civil War. The book brilliantly illuminates the principles that motivated the South and the goals that it hoped to achieve. 16 page photo insert.
"Look Away!" is the culmination of decades of work by the acclaimed historian Davis, who has written extensively on various aspects of the Civil War. The book brilliantly illuminates the principles that motivated the South and the goals that it hoped to achieve. 16 page photo insert.
William C. Davis is a prolific historian, retired history professor from Virginia Tech, and was for more than twenty years a magazine and book publishing executive. He is the author or editor of more than forty books, including Three Roads to the Alamo and Look Away! A History of the Confederate States of America.
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Contents Preface The Foretelling Dixie's Land 1. Guiding the Whirlwind 2. Shadowy Words, Shadowy Meanings 3. Visions of Breakers Ahead 4. The Struggle for a Confederate Democracy The Opening Guns 5. Men but Not Brothers 6. Law and Disorder The Season of Lee 7. "Proving Our Loyalty by Starvation" 8. "We Are Done Gone Up the Spout" The Year of Decision 9. The Enemy Within 10. Cotton Communism, Whiskey Welfare, and Salt Socialism The Struggle to Hold On 11. The States in Their Sovereignty 12. The Power and the Ignominy in Richmond 13. "Growlers & Traitors" An End to Valor 14. The End? Abbreviations Used in the Source Citations Notes Bibliography Index
Contents Preface The Foretelling Dixie's Land 1. Guiding the Whirlwind 2. Shadowy Words, Shadowy Meanings 3. Visions of Breakers Ahead 4. The Struggle for a Confederate Democracy The Opening Guns 5. Men but Not Brothers 6. Law and Disorder The Season of Lee 7. "Proving Our Loyalty by Starvation" 8. "We Are Done Gone Up the Spout" The Year of Decision 9. The Enemy Within 10. Cotton Communism, Whiskey Welfare, and Salt Socialism The Struggle to Hold On 11. The States in Their Sovereignty 12. The Power and the Ignominy in Richmond 13. "Growlers & Traitors" An End to Valor 14. The End? Abbreviations Used in the Source Citations Notes Bibliography Index
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