History Teaches Us to Hope: Reflections on the Civil War and Southern HistoryUniversity Press of Kentucky, 07.12.2007 - 353 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appear in the following two sections, which include Roland's theories on the true causes of the war and four previously unpublished articles on Civil War leadership.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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... constitutional right to secede in an extremity . Countless individuals , in making a choice to join the Confederacy , explained it in terms of defending constitutional rights . Congressman William Preston of Kentucky , for example ...
... constitutional guarantee of the permanence of the Union , why is it unthinkable that the southern people might be willing to go to war in defense of their belief in the constitutional protection of states ' rights , including the right ...
... constitutional procedures , or to be sustained by peaceful means . In other words , by the time the secession ordinance was adopted , the delegates ( and doubtless their constituents ) were aware they were en- gaged in revolution , and ...
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Charles P Roland Historian of the Civil | 1 |
In the Beginning | 57 |
A Citizen Soldier Recalls World War II | 75 |
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