Bibliograph

The fall of the house of Dixie, the Civil War and the social revolution that transformed the South, Bruce Levine

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The fall of the house of Dixie, the Civil War and the social revolution that transformed the South, Bruce Levine

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (p. [377]-415) and index

Illustrations

illustrationsplatesmaps

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The fall of the house of Dixie

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

765486287

Responsibility statement

Bruce Levine

Sub title

the Civil War and the social revolution that transformed the South

Summary

In this major new history of the Civil War, Bruce Levine tells the riveting story of how that conflict upended the economic, political, and social life of the old South, utterly destroying the Confederacy and the society it represented and defended

Table Of Contents

The house of Dixie -- Securing the mansion : the slaveholder revolt and its origins -- Early portents : the first phases of war -- Recognizing the "logic of events" : Union war policy evolves, 1861-1863 -- "The clouds are dark over us" : the convulsions of 1863 -- Bound for "a land they knew not" : after slavery, what? -- Cracks in the walls widen -- A ray of light shines briefly through the rafters -- Feeling the timbers shudder -- And the walls gave way : Richmond, Appomattox, and after -- Conclusion : "We should rejoice"

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