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Demon of the Lost Cause: Sherman and Civil War History (SHADES OF BLUE & GRAY)
Wesley Moody
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Hardcover. Series: Shades of Blue & Gray Series. Num Pages: 200 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 478.
At the end of the Civil War, Union general William Tecumseh Sherman was surprisingly more popular in the newly defeated South than he was in the North. Yet, only thirty years later, his name was synonymous with evil and destruction in the South, particularly as the creator and enactor of the 'total war' policy. In Demon of the Lost Cause, Wesley Moody examines these perplexing contradictions and how they and others function in past and present myths about Sherman. Throughout this fascinating study of Sherman's reputation, from his first public servant role as the major general for the ... Read more
At the end of the Civil War, Union general William Tecumseh Sherman was surprisingly more popular in the newly defeated South than he was in the North. Yet, only thirty years later, his name was synonymous with evil and destruction in the South, particularly as the creator and enactor of the 'total war' policy. In Demon of the Lost Cause, Wesley Moody examines these perplexing contradictions and how they and others function in past and present myths about Sherman. Throughout this fascinating study of Sherman's reputation, from his first public servant role as the major general for the ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of Missouri
Condition
New
Series
Shades of Blue & Gray Series
Number of Pages
208
Place of Publication
Missouri, United States
ISBN
9780826219459
SKU
V9780826219459
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About Wesley Moody
Wesley Moody is Professor of History at Florida State College. He lives in Jacksonville, Florida.
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