The Cause Lost by William C. Davis - 9780700612543

The Cause LostMyths and Realities of the Confederacy\nAuthor(s): William C. Davis\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: University Press of Kansas, United States\nImprint: University Press of Kansas\nISBN-13: 9780700612543, 978-0700612543\nSynopsis\nFor nearly a quarter of a century, Pulitzer Prize nominee William C. Davis has been one of our best writers on the Civil War. His booksincluding Breckinridge: Statesman, Soldier, Symbol; Jefferson Davis: The Man and His Hour; and \""A Government of Our Own\"": The Making of the Confederacyhave garnered numerous awards and enlightened and entertained an avid readership. The Cause Lost extends that tradition of excellence with provocative new insights into the myths and realities of an endlessly fascinating subject.\nIn these pages, Davis brings into sharp focus the facts and fictions of the South's victories and defeats, its tenacious struggle to legitimize its cause and defeat an overpowering enemy, and its ultimate loss of will. He debunks long-s.