Ghosts of the confederacy : defeat, the lost cause, and the emergence of the New South, 1865 to 1913 / Gaines M. Foster.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Foster, Gaines M.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Southern States--History--1865-1951.

Southern States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (317 p.)

Place of Publication:

New York : Oxford University Press, 1987.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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

Contents:

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.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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ISBN:

0-19-987870-6

0-19-977210-X

OCLC:

711702541