History Teaches Us to Hope: Reflections on the Civil War and Southern HistoryUniversity Press of Kentucky, 12.09.2010 - 416 Seiten Before his death in 1870, Robert E. Lee penned a letter to Col. Charles Marshall in which he argued that we must cast our eyes backward in times of turmoil and change, concluding that Òit is history that teaches us to hope.Ó Charles Pierce Roland, one of the nationÕs most distinguished and respected historians, has done exactly that, devoting his career to examining the SouthÕs tumultuous path in the years preceding and following the Civil War. History Teaches Us to Hope: Reflections on the Civil War and Southern History is an unprecedented compilation of works by the man the volume editor John David Smith calls a Òdogged researcher, gifted stylist, and keen interpreter of historical questions.ÓThroughout his career, Roland has published groundbreaking books, including The Confederacy (1960), The Improbable Era: The South since World War II (1976), and An American Iliad: The Story of the Civil War (1991). In addition, he has garnered acclaim for two biographical studies of Civil War leaders: Albert Sidney Johnston (1964), a life of the top field general in the Confederate army, and Reflections on Lee (1995), a revisionist assessment of a great but frequently misunderstood general. The first section of History Teaches Us to Hope, ÒThe Man, The Soldier, The Historian,Ó offers personal reflections by Roland and features his famous ÒGI CharlieÓ speech, ÒA Citizen Soldier Recalls World War II.Ó Civil WarÐrelated writings appear in the following two sections, which include RolandÕs theories on the true causes of the war and four previously unpublished articles on Civil War leadership. The final section brings together RolandÕs writings on the evolution of southern history and identity, outlining his views on the persistence of a distinct southern culture and his belief in its durability. History Teaches Us to Hope is essential reading for those who desire a complete understanding of the Civil War and southern history. It offers a fascinating portrait of an extraordinary historian. |
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In the Beginning | 57 |
A Citizen Soldier Recalls World War II | 75 |
In Retrospect | 89 |
Why the War Came | 93 |
Louisana and Secession | 107 |
The Resort to Arms | 117 |
A Slaveowners Defense of Slavery | 133 |
Robert E Lee and the Leadership of Character | 207 |
or Lee in Caricature | 221 |
Lee and Jackson | 235 |
The South Americas WillotheWisp Eden | 253 |
The South of the Agrarians | 269 |
Happy Chandler | 285 |
Change and Tradition in Southern Society | 303 |
The EverVanishing South | 319 |
Louisiana Sugar Planters and the Civil War | 147 |
Albert Sidney Johnston and the Defense of the Confederate West | 163 |
The Generalship of Robert E Lee | 175 |
Copyrights and Permissions | 337 |
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