The Myth of the Lost Cause

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

By: Edward H. Bonekemper III

Narrated by: 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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If you believe...

... that the south seceded for anything other than slavery, that Robert E Lee was a great general, or that Ulysses S Grant was a butcher, you must listen to this book. It is high time for our nation to learn and deal with the full truth of the Civil War.

Solid presentaion on a dark time

I found this to be a well presented narrative on the subject. The author does a solid job of presenting the object argument, partitioning the details and sub-factors of the position and summarizing a reasoned conclusion.

This book presents a good deal of information in a reasoned and relative fashion so as to be easily understandable to the listener.

I found this to be a worthwhile listen. I appreciate the information and the knowledge given by the author.

The narrator does an excellent job of preforming this book. This type of book can be challenging to present in a way that keeps the listener engaged. Mr. McAllister did an excellent job in giving this piece a voice.

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Establishing the basic reason for the war

That the war was fought over the issue of state's rights is, at best, misleading. State's rights was a coded term for the continuation of slavery.
While the book tends to repeat many points, it does present a compelling account of why the war was fought and why Grant was an excellent leader and Lee less so.
Worth listening to.

Very informative

This book was very informative. As a black person I didn’t really understand how anyone could defend the confederate flag or the south’s oppression. But this book helped me realize the depth of how ingrained this myth is into so many people. I can understand how if you believe the myth you wouldn’t understand the implication of statutes and monuments and flags that black people have to watch other talk about with pride.

I think everyone needs to read this book and understand its content.

On the other note. It was heavy in the details. People inclined towards history may have more interest than those not so inclined. Halfway through I was kind of like ok I pretty much get the point. But still worth the time and great context.

Lost cause myth destroyed with facts

This book provided detailed explanations of the component parts of lost cause propaganda. A little dry at times, but still a very good read that provides valuable fact-based responses under which the lost cause myth simply dissolves.