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Item Information   Copy / Holding Information     Booklist Review     Choice Review     Library Journal Review     Publisher Weekly Review     More Content       More by this author     Levine, Bruce C., 1949-     Subjects     Slavery -- Social aspects -- Southern States -- History -- 19th century.     Slavery -- Economic aspects -- Southern States -- History -- 19th century.     Elite (Social sciences) -- Southern States -- History -- 19th century.     Confederate States of America.     Confederate States of America -- Social conditions.     Confederate States of America -- Economic conditions.     United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Social aspects.     United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Economic aspects.     Browse Catalog     by author:      Levine, Bruce C., 1949-       by title:      The fall of the hous...       by call number:      973.713 L665f     Search the Web     Levine, Bruce C., 1949-     Slavery -- Social aspects -- Southern States -- History -- 19th century.     Slavery -- Economic aspects -- Southern States -- History -- 19th century.     Elite (Social sciences) -- Southern States -- History -- 19th century.     Confederate States of America.     Confederate States of America -- Social conditions.     Confederate States of America -- Economic conditions.     United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Social aspects.     United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Economic aspects.       MARC Display

The fall of the house of Dixie : the Civil War and the social revolution that transformed the South / Bruce Levine. by Levine, Bruce C., 1949- Random House, c2013. Call #: 973.713 L665f Subjects Slavery -- Social aspects -- Southern States -- History -- 19th century.   Slavery -- Economic aspects -- Southern States -- History -- 19th century.   Elite (Social sciences) -- Southern States -- History -- 19th century.   Confederate States of America.   Confederate States of America -- Social conditions.   Confederate States of America -- Economic conditions.   United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Social aspects.   United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Economic aspects. ISBN:  9781400067039 1400067030 Edition:  1st ed. Description:  xix, 439 p., [16] p. of plates : ill., maps ; 25 cm. Bibliography:  Includes bibliographical references (p. [377]-415) and index. Contents:  The house of Dixie -- Securing the mansion : the slaveholder revolt and its origins -- Early portents : the first phases of war -- Recognizing the "logic of events" : Union war policy evolves, 1861-1863 -- "The clouds are dark over us" : the convulsions of 1863 -- Bound for "a land they knew not" : after slavery, what? -- Cracks in the walls widen -- A ray of light shines briefly through the rafters -- Feeling the timbers shudder -- And the walls gave way : Richmond, Appomattox, and after -- Conclusion : "We should rejoice". Summary:  In this major new history of the Civil War, Bruce Levine tells the riveting story of how that conflict upended the economic, political, and social life of the old South, utterly destroying the Confederacy and the society it represented and defended. Holds:  0   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Item type Status   Central Library Adult Nonfiction 973.713 L665f Adult books Checked in Add Copy to MyList

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