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The fall of the House of Dixie : the Civil War and the social revolution that transformed the South Cover Image Book Book

The fall of the House of Dixie : the Civil War and the social revolution that transformed the South

Levine, Bruce C. 1949- (Author).

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.

Item details

  • ISBN: 9781400067039
  • ISBN: 1400067030
  • ISBN: 9780679645351
  • ISBN: 0679645357
  • Physical Description: print
    xix, 439 pages, [16] pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm
  • Edition: 1st ed.
  • Publisher: New York : Random House, ©2013.

Contents / Notes

Bibliography, etc. Note: Includes bibliographical references (pages 377-415) and index.
Formatted Contents Note: 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."

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Genre: History.

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  • 2 out of 2 copies are currently available at Athens-Clarke County Library.

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      Athens-Clarke County Library 		GR 973.713 LEVINE ( Send Text)
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      Athens-Clarke County Library 		NONFIC 973.713 LEVINE ( Send Text)
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