William C. Davis

Look Away!

A History of the Confederate States of America

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

"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.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Free Press
• Seitenzahl: 514
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. April 2003
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 140mm x 31mm
• Gewicht: 718g
• ISBN-13: 9780743234993
• ISBN-10: 0743234995
• Artikelnr.: 21334509

Autorenporträt

William C. Davis

Inhaltsangabe

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