The Collapse of the Confederacy

Erscheinungsjahr 2001
ISBN: 978-1-57003-410-7
Verlag: UNIV OF SOUTH CAROLINA PR

Buch, Englisch, 256 Seiten, Paperback, Format (B × H): 129 mm x 179 mm, Gewicht: 277 g

Reihe: Southern Classics

IN 1937 CHARLES H. WESLEY (1891-1987) took a bold step in rewriting the history of the Confederate South by asserting that the new nationa failed because of underlying internal and social factors. Looking beyond military events to explain the Confederacy's demise, Wesley challenged conventional interpretations and argued that, by 1865, the supposedly unified South had ""lost its will to fight."" He also recognized that many factors contributed to the defeat of the Confederacy: over-whelming numbers in the Northern armies, scarcity of food in the South, loss of manpower in the Confederate army, lack of war materiel, poor fiscal management, the Union blockade, the South's ""king cotton"" diplomacy, states' rights, and inferior Confederate leadership. This edition of Wesley's The Collapse of the Confederacy includes a new introduction by John David Smith that examines Wesley's interpretation of Confederate defeat and analyzes its significance for modern scholarship on the experiences of African Americans in the Civil War.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Wesley, Charles H.

Weitere Mitwirkende

Smith, John David

Über Autor(innen)

CHARLES H. WESLEY (1891-1987) was among the most notable African American scholars of the first half of the twentieth century. JOHN DAVID SMITH is Graduate Alumni Distinguished Professor of History at North Carolina State University. He lives in Raleigh.