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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.
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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.
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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.
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