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Lädt ... Bitterly Divided: The South's Inner Civil War (2008)von David Williams
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Melde dich bei LibraryThing an um herauszufinden, ob du dieses Buch mögen würdest. Keine aktuelle Diskussion zu diesem Buch. This is a fascinating look at the South leading up to and during the Civil War, showing it to be a rich man's war and a poor man's fight. I was unaware of the deep divisions within the South and this book was an eye-opener about the class conflict and many guerrilla anti-war and deserter enclaves that existed and fought their own battles. Highly recommended. ( ) This is an eye-opening look at the civil war going on in the Confederate States of America at the same time that they were attempting to wage the Civil War against the North. Williams quotes letters, diaries, newspapers, etc., to argue that most of the population of the South, possibly even among whites, opposed secession from the United States of America. The planter elite used a combination of chicanery, violence and disenfranchisement to set up a new country. As the war went on, and the wealthy planters, who were exempt from the draft, demanded enormous sacrifices from poor whites, it became clearer to the latter that it was a "rich man's war and a poor man's fight." Whether out of loyalty to the United States, class warfare or concern for the sufferings of their families, southern whites resisted the authority of the Confederate States, or fought outright for the Union, forming a quarter of the US Army. Williams devotes separate chapters to the struggle of African Americans. He doubts that Lincoln would ever have issued the Emancipation Proclamation if the slaves hadn't force the issue by their resistance. The Native Americans, many of whom hoped to simply stay out of the conflict, died by the thousands as neither government supported them. The book is well-written and gripping, and recommended for anyone interested in American history. Zeige 2 von 2 keine Rezensionen | Rezension hinzufügen
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Bitterly Divided lays bare the myth of a united confederacy, revealing that the South was in fact fighting two civil wars; an external one that we know so much about and an internal one about which there is scant literature and virtually no public awareness. A fascinating look at a hidden side of the South's history, historian David Williams shows the powerful and little-understood impact of the thousands of draft resisters, Southern Unionists, fugitive slaves, and other Southerners who opposed the Confederate cause. Keine Bibliotheksbeschreibungen gefunden. |
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Google Books — Lädt ... GenresMelvil Decimal System (DDC)973.713History and Geography North America United States Administration of Abraham Lincoln, 1861-1865 Civil War Political history; causes, results Secession of southern statesKlassifikation der Library of Congress [LCC] (USA)BewertungDurchschnitt:
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