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War Within a War: The Confederacy Against Itself
War Within a War The Confederacy Against Itself
Author: Carleton Beals
The Great Legend of the Confederacy, that it was impoverished but united, defeated by economics, but never by ideas, still lingers on. — And -- hat's exactly what it is -- a legend! — Throughout the entire American Civil War, the "Solid South" was bursting at the seams. It was racked by ruinous military desertions, by rebellious mobs...  more »
ISBN: 429258
Publication Date: 1965
Pages: 177
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Publisher: Chilton Books
Book Type: Hardcover
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Another interesting book summarizing why it was actually a surprise that the Confederacy survived as long as it did. I have always thought that if the South had won the Civil War, it would only have been a matter of a few years, if not just months, before it would have split asunder into small 'countries,' if not just individual states. This book just reinforces that belief.

Unfortunately, while the author gives a bibliography, he does not reference statements in the text. However, if you read enough books on the war, most of what he states is supported in numerous other books.


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