Breaking the heartland : the Civil War in Georgia / edited by John D. Fowler and David B. Parker.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Fowler, John D., 1965-

Parker, David B., 1956-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

History.

Social aspects.

Georgia--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Social aspects.

Georgia.

Georgia--Politics and government--1861-1865.

Politics and government.

Georgia--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Campaigns.

Physical Description:

xii, 246 pages ; 24 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Macon, Ga. : Mercer University Press, [2011]

Summary:

The importance of the role the state of Georgia played during the Civil War has been lacking in the many histories written about the most devastating calamity of the nation. This collection of essays serves to enlighten readers to Georgia's pivotal role, which produced noted generals and civilian leaders vital to the Confederate cause, and delves into Georgia's political division within its own boundaries. Georgia was the heartland of the South agriculturally and industrially. It also featured prominently because of its river and rail ways that linked it to the other half of the Confederacy. This book gives a deeper account of events and issues and the outcome of the Civil War's effect on Georgia's citizens, culture and economy. Annotation ©2011 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Contents:

War on the edge : Civil War era politics and its legacy in an Appalachian county / Robert Scott Davis

Bitterly divided : Georgia's inner Civil War / David Williams

States of dependence and independence in Civil War Georgia / Joseph P. Reidy

Georgia lowcountry battlegrounds during the Civil War / Jacqueline Jones

"To the youth of the Southern Confederacy" : Georgia's Confederate textbooks / David B. Parker

Wars and rumors of wars : hearsay as information on Georgia's Civil War home front / Chad Morgan

"The bottomless pit of hell" : the Confederate home front in Bartow County, 1864-1865 / Keith S. Hébert

From Gate City to Gotham : Sam Richards chronicles the Civil War in Atlanta / Wendy Hamand Venet

"I cannot give the history of this campaign language to describe its suffering" : the Confederate struggle for Atlanta / John D. Fowler

Buttressed patriarchs and substitute patriarchs : aid to Georgia's Confederate families during and after the Civil War / Jennifer Lynn Gross

Buried at Savannah : Confederate plain folk widows, children, and the Civil War's lost memories / Mark V. Wetherington.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780881462401

0881462403

OCLC:

698332548