Civil War Alabama
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| Rating | : | 4.21 (514 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0817318941 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 456 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-04-21 |
| Language | : | English |
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Perceiving themselves trapped between a mass of disenfranchised black slaves and the industrializing and increasingly abolitionist North, white Alabamians were led into secession and war by a charismatic cohort who claimed the imprimatur of biblical scripture, romanticized traditions of chivalry, and the military mantle of the American Revolution. And yet, Alabama’s white citizens were not a monolith of one mind. McIlwain dispels the received wisdom of a white citizenry united behind a cadre of patriarchs a
A. Bond said Excellent research well presented.. This is without a doubt, one of the best and most balanced books on the Civil War ever written. It is meticulously researched, with copious notes. It presents a complex, interwoven set of events in a direct, balanced manner, warts and all. nothing is glossed over, nothing held back. Kudos to the author. "Not worth the time spent reading. Learned nothing." according to Wayne. Not worth the time spent reading. Learned nothing. It's an insult to the men who were willing to die for their people. BAAH!
Rable, author of God’s Almost Chosen Peoples: A Religious History of the American Civil War. McIlwain presents an impressive amount of fresh research and information that advances a number of striking and controversial interpretations.”George C. Civil War Alabama is one of the most interesting and provocative studies of a Confederate state that has appeared in recent years