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- catalog abstract "For nearly a quarter of a century, Pulitzer Prize nominee William C. Davis has been one of our best writers on the Civil War. His books--including Breckinridge: Stateman, Soldier, Symbol; Jefferson Davis: The Man and His Hour; and "A Government of Our Own": The Making of the Confederacy--have garnered numerous awards and enlightened and entertained an avid readership. The Cause Lost extends that tradition of excellence with provocative new insights into the myths and realities of an endlessly fascinating subject. In these pages, Davis brings into sharp focus the facts and fictions of the South's victories and defeats, its tenacious struggle to legitimize its cause and defeat an overpowering enemy, and its ultimate loss of will. He debunks long-standing legends, offers irrefutable evidence explaining Confederate actions, and contemplates the idealism, naiveté, folly, and courage of the military leadership and would-be founding fathers. Among the most misunderstood, Davis contends, was Jefferson Davis. Often branded as enigmatic and incompetent, the Confederate president was simply a decent and committed leader whose mistakes were magnified by the war's extraordinary demands. Davis scrutinizes Jefferson Davis' relationship with his generals--most of whom were unproved talents or cronies with proven deficiencies--and reveals why only Robert E. Lee succeeded in winning Davis' confidence through flattery, persuasion, and a sense of responsibility. He also examines the myths and memories of the nearly deified Stonewall Jackson and of John C. Breckinridge, the only effective Confederate secretary of war. Davis also illustrates why the cause of the war--a subject of long-standing controversy--boils down to the single issue of slavery; why Southerners, 90 percent of whom didn't own slaves, were willing to join in the battle to defend their homeland; how the personalities, tactics, and styles of the armies in the turbulent West differed greatly from those in the East; what real or perceived turning points influenced Southern decision making; and how mythology and misinterpretations have been perpetuated through biography, history, literature, and film. Revealing the Confederacy's myths for what they really are, Davis nevertheless illustrates who much those myths inform our understanding of the Civil War and its place in Southern and American culture.".
- catalog contributor b10063158.
- catalog coverage "Confederate States of America History.".
- catalog created "c1996.".
- catalog date "1996".
- catalog date "c1996.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c1996.".
- catalog description "Among the most misunderstood, Davis contends, was Jefferson Davis. Often branded as enigmatic and incompetent, the Confederate president was simply a decent and committed leader whose mistakes were magnified by the war's extraordinary demands. Davis scrutinizes Jefferson Davis' relationship with his generals--most of whom were unproved talents or cronies with proven deficiencies--and reveals why only Robert E. Lee succeeded in winning Davis' confidence through flattery, persuasion, and a sense of responsibility. He also examines the myths and memories of the nearly deified Stonewall Jackson and of John C. Breckinridge, the only effective Confederate secretary of war. ".
- catalog description "Davis also illustrates why the cause of the war--a subject of long-standing controversy--boils down to the single issue of slavery; why Southerners, 90 percent of whom didn't own slaves, were willing to join in the battle to defend their homeland; how the personalities, tactics, and styles of the armies in the turbulent West differed greatly from those in the East; what real or perceived turning points influenced Southern decision making; and how mythology and misinterpretations have been perpetuated through biography, history, literature, and film. Revealing the Confederacy's myths for what they really are, Davis nevertheless illustrates who much those myths inform our understanding of the Civil War and its place in Southern and American culture.".
- catalog description "For nearly a quarter of a century, Pulitzer Prize nominee William C. Davis has been one of our best writers on the Civil War. His books--including Breckinridge: Stateman, Soldier, Symbol; Jefferson Davis: The Man and His Hour; and "A Government of Our Own": The Making of the Confederacy--have garnered numerous awards and enlightened and entertained an avid readership. The Cause Lost extends that tradition of excellence with provocative new insights into the myths and realities of an endlessly fascinating subject. In these pages, Davis brings into sharp focus the facts and fictions of the South's victories and defeats, its tenacious struggle to legitimize its cause and defeat an overpowering enemy, and its ultimate loss of will. He debunks long-standing legends, offers irrefutable evidence explaining Confederate actions, and contemplates the idealism, naiveté, folly, and courage of the military leadership and would-be founding fathers. ".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. [207]-218) and index.".
- catalog description "Jefferson Davis : the mystery of the myth -- Davis, Johnston, and Beauregard : the triple play that crippled the Confederacy -- Davis and Lee : partnership for success -- The siege of Charleston -- A different kind of war : fighting in the west -- Forgotten wars : the Confederate Trans-Mississippi -- Lost will, lost causes -- The turning point that wasn't : the Confederates and the election of 1864 -- John C. Breckinridge and Confederate defeat -- Stonewall Jackson in myth and memory -- Myths and realities of the Confederacy -- The Civil War and the Confederacy in cinema.".
- catalog extent "xi, 224 p. :".
- catalog hasFormat "Cause lost.".
- catalog identifier "0700608095".
- catalog isFormatOf "Cause lost.".
- catalog isPartOf "Modern war studies".
- catalog issued "1996".
- catalog issued "c1996.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Lawrence, Kan. : University Press of Kansas,".
- catalog relation "Cause lost.".
- catalog spatial "Confederate States of America History.".
- catalog subject "973.7/13 20".
- catalog subject "E487 .D276 1996".
- catalog tableOfContents "Jefferson Davis : the mystery of the myth -- Davis, Johnston, and Beauregard : the triple play that crippled the Confederacy -- Davis and Lee : partnership for success -- The siege of Charleston -- A different kind of war : fighting in the west -- Forgotten wars : the Confederate Trans-Mississippi -- Lost will, lost causes -- The turning point that wasn't : the Confederates and the election of 1864 -- John C. Breckinridge and Confederate defeat -- Stonewall Jackson in myth and memory -- Myths and realities of the Confederacy -- The Civil War and the Confederacy in cinema.".
- catalog title "The cause lost : myths and realities of the Confederacy / William C. Davis.".
- catalog type "History. fast".
- catalog type "text".