books about: confederacy     books:       Disunion!: The Coming of the American Civil War, 1789-1859 (Littlefield History of the Civil War Era) Elizabeth R. Varon The University of North Carolina Press, 2008 In the decades before the Civil War, Americans debating the fate of slavery often invoked the specter of disunion to frighten or discredit their opponents. According to Elizabeth Varon, "disunion" was a startling and provocative keyword in Americans' political vocabulary: it connoted the failure of the founders' singular effort to establish a lasting representative government. For many Americans in both the North and the South, disunion was a ...             A Confederacy of Dunces (Evergreen Book)962 reviews John Kennedy Toole Grove Weidenfeld, 1987 Smart, Funny, Without the Usual Conceit The story in A Confederacy of Dunces revolves around Ignatius J. Reilly, a hypochondriac former grad student living in New Orleans with an obsession with modern culture and the Middle Ages. The book made its way to press by Toole's mother sending it to Walker Percy (author of The Moviegoer) with a request that he read her late son's work; sadly, Toole committed suicide a couple of years ...             The H. L. Hunley: The Secret Hope of the Confederacy4 reviews Tom Chaffin Hill and Wang, 2008 The Confederacy's Doomed Submarine The past few decades have seen an unprecedented flourishing of exploration and retrieval of sunken vessels and their cargo. There are richer wrecks than that of the _H. L. Hunley_, but few of such technological and historical interest. The _Hunley_ was a submarine serving the Confederate forces in the Civil War, and it was the first submarine to sink an enemy ship. It didn't last long ...             General James Longstreet: The Confederacy's Most Controversial Soldier43 reviews Jeffry D. Wert Simon & Schuster, 1994 I disagree with the title..... ....but not much else. General Braxton Bragg was, and is, the South's most controversial soldier. With that out of the way.... .....to the subject. This is an absolutely superb study of a man who was a genius far ahead of his time. Another author once wrote an article speculating as to which Civil War General, were he to rise from the dead and get a shave, would have the shortest "learning ...             Fighting for the Confederacy: The Personal Recollections of General Edward Porter Alexander20 reviews Edward Porter Alexander The University of North Carolina Press, 1998 Best in personal accounts of the civil war I have read many books of self accounts of the civil war. This book tops all others in the details and extra touch of personal feelings that where experenced by this brave man and all his fellow soldiers that fought this conflict. If you enjoy accounts of the civil war this book is a must read!!!!!             Lincoln and the Decision for War: The Northern Response to Secession (Civil War America)3 reviews Russell A. McClintock The University of North Carolina Press, 2008 Shall it be peace, or a sword? McClintock's first historical non-fiction fully engages the reader in the politics and personalities that defined the most important four months in the history of the United States, the months between Lincoln's election and the firing on Fort Sumter. Although clear that the ultimate decision for the war lied with Lincoln, McClintock provides insight into the significance of other key players, ...             A Confederacy of Dunces (Essential Penguin) John Kennedy Toole Penguin Books Ltd, 1999             The Iroquois: The Six Nations Confederacy (American Indian Nations)1 review Jane Duden Capstone Press, 2000 The proud story of the first Ameican confederacy Most American history textbooks touch on the the Six Nations of the Iroquois as the first example on the North American continent of a confederation, with links both directly and indirectly to the original Articles of Confederation and then the United States Constitution that formally codified the relationships between the original thirteen states. "The Iroquois: The Six Nations Confederacy" ...             A Confederacy of Dunces (Penguin Modern Classics)2 reviews John Kennedy Toole Penguin Classics, 2000 Best Book Ever This is the best book I have ever read. I f I ever wrote a book, I would want it to be this one. I have been buying copies since I first read it in New Orleans in 1980. A must-have for anyone who loves a great laugh!             Southern Lady, Yankee Spy: The True Story of Elizabeth Van Lew, a Union Agent in the Heart of the Confederacy5 reviews Elizabeth R. Varon Oxford University Press, USA, 2005 PROFILE IN COURAGE One keeps expecting the Civil War, that great motherload for historians, finally to have been mined out. Then a book like SOUTHERN LADY, YANKEE SPY comes along, proving that there are still riches to be discovered in that thar war. Elizabeth Van Lew's name will not ring a bell with most Civil War buffs, but Elizabeth Varon's biography ought to remedy that. This woman's courageous story ...             Confederacy of Silence : A True Tale of the New Old South36 reviews Richard Rubin Atria, 2003 Rubin nailed it For one who is not from the South, but lived here only a short time, Rubin's characterization of Mississippi culture is spot-on. He nailed it. Anyone who can do that is very talented as a writer and researcher. I've lived in Mississippi for 16 years, and since I'm a newspaper reporter, I know many of the people in Rubin's Confederacy of Silence. Take for example David Bradberry, Handy ...             Sisters of the Confederacy (A Secret Refuge Series #2)3 reviews Lauraine Snelling Bethany House Publishers, 2000 Great Series Lauraine Snelling is a great writer. The first book was great. I haven't read the second one yet, but I am going to buy it soon. I'm sure that it's just as good as the first one.             The Confederacy's Last Hurrah: Spring Hill, Franklin, and Nashville (Modern War Studies)37 reviews Wiley Sword University Press of Kansas, 1993 One of the Best In The Confederacy's Last Hurrah, Wiley Sword covers political intrigue, strategy and tactics, and the view from the trenches equally well. My great-great grandfather fought at Franklin and Nashville, and through Sword's work, I was able to observe, from the safety of my living room, the agony, terror, carnage, and unbelievable courage of the men on both sides. He has thoroughly researched Hood's ...             Faces of the Confederacy: An Album of Southern Soldiers and Their Stories Ronald S. Coddington The Johns Hopkins University Press, 2008 "The history of the Civil War is the stories of its soldiers," writes Ronald S. Coddington in the preface to Faces of the Confederacy. This book tells the stories of seventy-seven Southern soldiers -- young farm boys, wealthy plantation owners, intellectual elites, uneducated poor -- who posed for photographic portraits, cartes de visite, to leave with family, friends, and sweethearts before going off to war. Coddington, a passionate collector ...             Civil War, Vol. 11 review Bentley Boyd Chester Comix, 2004 Wonderful intro to American history I gave this book to my son along with a box of civil war soldiers and he has loved it. He reads the book, then reenacts the battles with the toy soldiers. It has really sparked his interest in history. All the books in this series have been great and he has enjoyed them all.             Scarecrow in Gray14 reviews Barry D. Yelton iUniverse, Inc., 2006 Terrific novel telling the brutality of the Civil War "Scarecrow In Gray" is how the Confederate soldiers described their appearance as they struggled while fighting the Union soldiers. The author has written a novel that opened my eyes dramatically as I read about the rag-tag appearance of these men as they attempted to learn how to fight in a war, how to march, how to retreat, and how to overcome the mental and physical damage they suffered while ...             Causes Won, Lost, and Forgotten: How Hollywood and Popular Art Shape What We Know about the Civil War ...5 reviews Gary W. Gallagher The University of North Carolina Press, 2008 How we see the Civil War The Civil War is one of the most important events in American history, generating tons of books, magazines, memorials, paintings and statuary. The day the war ended, participants seem to have started books on their experience. Publishing has not stopped and seems to be more active now than 100 years ago. Any large complex event is subject to interpretation. This interpretation creates ...             Encyclopedia of Southern Culture2 reviews Mary L. Hart The University of North Carolina Press, 1989 Great Book !!! This is a great book. I enjoy hours of reading it. All of my childhood memories of growing up in Little Rock come back. Being forced out of Arkansas to California to complete my education after Governor Faubus closed the schools, didn't dampen my view of the South. I plan to buy all of the new subjects that have just been published by these publishers.             General James Longstreet: the Confederacy's Most Modern General4 reviews LTC Harold M. Knudsen Word Association, 2007 Accurate Analysis of Longstreet In a letter to a friend in the 1890s James Longstreet wrote that he was prepared to leave this world but felt that he'd like to have some errors about his record corrected first. He passed away in 1904 without achieving his goal. Sadly, in 2007, Longstreet's reputation must still endure the slander of writers who mistakenly claim to be historians. Lt. Col. Knudsen's book General James ...             The Lost Colony of the Confederacy (Texas a & M University Military History Series)8 reviews Eugene C. Harter Texas A&M University Press, 2000 A real "gem" of a book Eugene C. Harter has given us a sparkling "gem" of a book, a fascinating aspect of history that is both well-researched, and well-written.              search for books 1789-1859, alexander, american, classics, confederacy, controversial, decision, disunion, elizabeth, encyclopedia, essential, evergreen, fighting, forgotten, franklin, hollywood, iroquois, littlefield, longstreet, military, nashville, northern, personal, recollections, response, scarecrow, secession, soldiers, southern, university books:    Kindle - Amazon's New Wireless Reading Device This is the future of book reading. 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