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appear in the following two sections, which include Roland's theories on the true causes of the war and four previously unpublished articles on Civil War leadership.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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... position, inspired men into combat, and boosted morale. While admonishing General John C. Breckinridge's Tennessee troops to advance, a minié ball penetrated Johnston's right leg below the knee, tearing the popliteal artery. He bled to ...
... positions in the region. Most reviewers greeted Roland's The Improbable Era enthusiastically. For example, historian Richard S. Kirkendall of Indiana University described The Improbable Era as a “small book on a large subject,” and ...
... position, and instead to conserve his troops by turning the enemy out of position.” For all his admiration of the venerable Confederate general, Roland wrote that at Gettysburg he “unquestionably overestimated the ability of flesh and ...
... position as co-principal of the high school in Maury City, about forty miles northwest of Henderson. He also coached the school's various athletics teams. My parents moved to Maury City shortly after their marriage. I was born there two ...
... position on the faculty of Freed-Hardeman Junior College, the successor to The National Teachers' Normal and Business College. He would remain at Freed-Hardeman for the rest of his career. He retired from his service there on July 4 ...
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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 | |