Books

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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
The collapse of the Confederacy The collapse of the Confederacy Mark Grimsley,Brooks D. Simpson "The final months of the Confederacy offer fascinating opportunities - as a case study in war termination, as a period that shaped the initial circumstances of Reconstruction, and as a lens through w… OL16939740W
Embattled Rebel Embattled Rebel James M. McPherson From the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Battle Cry of Freedom, this book is a powerful new reckoning with Jefferson Davis as military commander of the Confederacy. History has not been kind to Jeff… OL17078686W
Confederate Cabinet Departments and Secretaries Confederate Cabinet Departments and Secretaries Dennis L. Peterson Thousands of books have been written covering every aspect of the Civil War. Yet scant attention has been given to the civilian government of the Confederacy. The most recent book on the subject was … OL17365865W
Jefferson Davis, Confederate president Jefferson Davis, Confederate president Herman Hattaway "He was one of the most embattled heads of state in American history. Charged with building a new nation while waging a war for its very independence, he accepted his responsibilities reluctantly but… OL1852956W
Confederate Emancipation Confederate Emancipation Bruce Levine In early 1864, as the Confederate Army of Tennessee licked its wounds after being routed at the Battle of Chattanooga, Major-General Patrick Cleburne (the "Stonewall of the West") proposed that "the … OL8005791W