The South to Posterity

by Freeman, Douglas Southall

• ISBN13: 9780807123164
• ISBN10: 0807123161
• Edition: Reprint
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1998-11-01
• Publisher: Louisiana State Univ Pr

Summary

After the publication of Gone with the Wind, many Confederate historians were asked, "What shall I read next?" To answer the requests for further writings on the Civil War era, distinguished historian Douglas Southall Freeman assembled this bibliography of the best narratives, memoirs, and other works -- those that tell their stories simply, with wit and realism -- that provide a good introduction to literature on the Lost Cause. In contrast to most bibliographies, South to Posterity reads easily and often movingly. In eight masterful chapters, Freeman reviews soldiers' battlefield accounts; vindications penned just after the war; biographies of and tributes to General Robert E. Lee; women's commentaries; thoughts from foreign observers and participants; and diaries, letters, and speeches; and discusses topics yet to be addressed. A new introduction by Civil War historian Gary Gallagher provides an excellent background to Freeman's life and work and considers what has been accomplished in the field since South to Posterity first appeared.

Table of Contents

INTRODUCTION TO THE 1998 EDITION	ix	(20)
FOREWORD	xxix	(2)
A. W. VAUGHAN
INTRODUCTION TO THE 1939 EDITION	xxxi
I. PUNCTUATED BY GUN-FIRE	1	(30)
II. WRITING IN THE ASHES	31	(27)
III. THE PASSING OF THE GREAT CAPTAIN	58	(11)
IV. CONTROVERSY AND APOLOGIA	69	(20)
V. THE APPEAL TO THE RECORDS	89	(16)
VI. THE WAR THROUGH WOMEN'S EYES	105	(49)
VII. THE LATER FOREIGN VIEW	154	(14)
VIII. THE GLAMOUR GATHERS	168	(29)
IX. YET TO BE WRITTEN	197	(8)
NOTES	205	(12)
A CONFEDERATE BOOK SHELF	217	(6)
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS	223	(2)
INDEX	225