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The South to Posterity : An Introduction to the Writing of Confederate History
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About The South To Posterity : An Introduction To The
Product Description After the publication of Margaret Mitchell’s 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, The 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. Finally, he discusses topics yet to be addressed. A new introduction by Civil War historian Gary W. Gallagher provides an excellent background to Freeman’s life and work and considers what has been accomplished in the field since the book first appeared. Review For anyone who wishes to know what the Confederacy really was like, [Freeman] has furnished unquestionably the most reliable road map extant. ― New York Herald Tribune Freeman has added such grace to his scholarship that what might be the dreariest bibliography is instead one of the clearest and most moving descriptions of the very human Confederacy which we possess. ― Nation About the Author Douglas Southall Freemanwas the author or editor of nine books, including the Pulitzer Prize–winning R. E. Lee: A Biography.
