The Myth of the Lost Cause

Why the South Fought the Civil War and Why the North Won

De: Edward H. Bonekemper III

Narrado por: C.J. McAllister

The former Confederate states have continually mythologized the South's defeat to the North, depicting the Civil War as unnecessary, or as a fight over states' Constitutional rights, or as a David v. Goliath struggle in which the North waged "total war" over an underdog South. In The Myth of the Lost Cause, historian Edward Bonekemper deconstructs this multi-faceted myth, revealing the truth about the war that nearly tore the nation apart 150 years ago.

©2015 Edward H. Bonekemper III (P)2016 Regnery Publishing

Excellent

The authors thorough debunking of the "Myth" is good. But the discussions of Lee and Grant really added to my understanding of the War. By the end he has convincingly made the dual cases that Grant, not Lee, was by far the better general and that Lee indeed may have done more harm than good to the Lost Cause. The discussion of Vicksburg alone was worth the read. Highly recommend this book.

Wow!

This book uses data and original documents to debunk the common misconceptions surrounding this terrible conflict. Apropos for today's charged political climate.

Powerful, honest, thorough and compelling.

If you have been taught that the Civil War was not about slavery, that Robert E Lee what is a great human being in general, that Ulysses S Grant was a butcher, or that slavery was not so bad, this book will help you escape the bewitchment.

Eye opening.

The book was very factual, but I feel that he could have offered more of the South's perspective. The bullet point facts, while often dry, are very eye-opening.

The War of Northern Aggression!

A book about the Civil War from a different point of view.



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