Ghosts of the confederacy [[electronic resource] ] : defeat, the lost cause, and the emergence of the New South, 1865 to 1913 / / Gaines M. Foster
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Foster Gaines M
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Ghosts of the confederacy [[electronic resource] ] : defeat, the lost cause, and the emergence of the New South, 1865 to 1913 / / Gaines M. Foster
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| Pubblicazione: | New York, : Oxford University Press, 1987 |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (317 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 975/.041 |
| Soggetto geografico: | Southern States History 1865-1951 |
| Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | pt. 1. Coming to terms with defeat, 1865 to 1885 -- pt. 2. Celebrating the Confederacy, 1883 to 1907 -- pt. 3. The waning power of the Confederate tradition, 1898 to 1913. |
| Sommario/riassunto: | After Lee and Grant met at Appomattox Court House in 1865 to sign the document ending the long and bloody Civil War, the South at last had to face defeat as the dream of a Confederate nation melted into the Lost Cause. Through an examination of memoirs, personal papers, and postwar Confederate rituals such as memorial day observances, monument unveilings, and veterans' reunions, Ghosts of the Confederacy probes into how white southerners adjusted to and interpreted their defeat and explores the cultural implications of a central event in American history. Foster argues that, contrary to southern |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Ghosts of the confederacy |
| ISBN: | 0-19-987870-6 |
| 0-19-977210-X | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910781289703321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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