History Teaches Us to Hope: Reflections on the Civil War and Southern HistoryUniversity Press of Kentucky, 07.12.2007 - 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 "it is history that teaches us to hope." Charles Pierce Roland, one of the nation's most distinguished and respected historians, has done exactly that, devoting his career to examining the South's 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 "dogged researcher, gifted stylist, and keen interpreter of historical questions."Throughout 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, "The Man, The Soldier, The Historian," offers personal reflections by Roland and features his famous "GI Charlie" speech, "A Citizen Soldier Recalls World War II." Civil War–related writings appear in the following two sections, which include Roland's theories on the true causes of the war and four previously unpublished articles on Civil War leadership. The final section brings together Roland's 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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... Shiloh, even the “American Iliad.” The teacher meant to sharpen our perspective and deepen our understanding of the context of these great events. By the time we filed back to our bus, an hour had passed. I believe that the spirit of ...
... a mature, substantial work by a rising star in the historical profession. In his narrative of the first moments of the battle of Shiloh of April 6–7, 1862, 27 Roland's lyrical prose evoked an intense familiarity with the local.
... Shiloh. As Roland explained in the preface to his biography, “Shiloh was hallowed ground to me in my childhood. Born and bred in West Tennessee . . . I visited there often. I went there on family occasions, on school excursions, to ...
... Shiloh. Roland sought to write an objective, fair-minded account of the man whom Jefferson Davis and many others considered to be one of the greatest military minds in the new Confederacy. Because Johnston fell so early in the war, most ...
... Shiloh would become the greatest battle yet fought in the Civil War. During the ferocious combat that ensued, Johnston personally directed units into position, inspired men into combat, and boosted morale. While admonishing General John ...
Inhalt
A Citizen Soldier Recalls World War II | |
In Retrospect | |
Louisiana and Secession | |
The Resort to Arms | |
A Slaveowners Defense of Slavery | |
Louisiana Sugar Planters and the Civil | |
The South Americas WillotheWisp Eden | |
The South of the Agrarians | |
Happy Chandler | |
Change and Tradition in Southern Society | |
The EverVanishing South | |
Copyrights and Permissions | |