The Confederate and Neo-Confederate Reader

The Confederate and Neo-Confederate Reader
Title The Confederate and Neo-Confederate Reader PDF eBook
Author James W. Loewen
Publisher Univ. Press of Mississippi
Pages 439
Release 2011-01-05
Genre History
ISBN 1604737883

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Most Americans hold basic misconceptions about the Confederacy, the Civil War, and the actions of subsequent neo-Confederates. For example, two thirds of Americans—including most history teachers—think the Confederate States seceded for “states' rights.” This error persists because most have never read the key documents about the Confederacy. These documents have always been there. When South Carolina seceded, it published “Declaration of the Immediate Causes Which Induce and Justify the Secession of South Carolina from the Federal Union.” The document actually opposes states' rights. Its authors argue that Northern states were ignoring the rights of slave owners as identified by Congress and in the Constitution. Similarly, Mississippi's “Declaration of the Immediate Causes. . .” says, “Our position is thoroughly identified with the institution of slavery—the greatest material interest of the world.” Later documents in this collection show how neo-Confederates obfuscated this truth, starting around 1890. The evidence also points to the centrality of race in neo-Confederate thought even today and to the continuing importance of neo-Confederate ideas in American political life. The 150th anniversary of secession and civil war provides a moment for all Americans to read these documents, properly set in context by award-winning sociologist and historian James W. Loewen and coeditor, Edward H. Sebesta, to put in perspective the mythology of the Old South.

Ordinances and Resolutions Passed by the State Convention of North Carolina

Ordinances and Resolutions Passed by the State Convention of North Carolina
Title Ordinances and Resolutions Passed by the State Convention of North Carolina PDF eBook
Author North Carolina. Convention
Publisher
Pages 196
Release 1862
Genre Law
ISBN

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Journal of the Congress of the Confederate States of America, 1861-1865

Journal of the Congress of the Confederate States of America, 1861-1865
Title Journal of the Congress of the Confederate States of America, 1861-1865 PDF eBook
Author Confederate States Of America. Congress
Publisher Hardpress Publishing
Pages 556
Release 2012-08
Genre History
ISBN 9781290456609

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Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made available for future generations to enjoy.

Journal of the State Convention, and Ordinances and Resolutions Adopted in March, 1861

Journal of the State Convention, and Ordinances and Resolutions Adopted in March, 1861
Title Journal of the State Convention, and Ordinances and Resolutions Adopted in March, 1861 PDF eBook
Author Mississippi. Convention
Publisher
Pages 140
Release 1861
Genre Confederate States of America
ISBN

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The Constitutional Origins of the American Civil War

The Constitutional Origins of the American Civil War
Title The Constitutional Origins of the American Civil War PDF eBook
Author Michael F. Conlin
Publisher Cambridge University Press
Pages 351
Release 2019-07-18
Genre History
ISBN 1108495273

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Demonstrates the crucial role that the Constitution played in the coming of the Civil War.

1861

1861
Title 1861 PDF eBook
Author Adam Goodheart
Publisher Vintage
Pages 498
Release 2012-02-21
Genre History
ISBN 1400032199

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A gripping and original account of how the Civil War began and a second American revolution unfolded, setting Abraham Lincoln on the path to greatness and millions of slaves on the road to freedom. An epic of courage and heroism beyond the battlefields, 1861 introduces us to a heretofore little-known cast of Civil War heroes—among them an acrobatic militia colonel, an explorer’s wife, an idealistic band of German immigrants, a regiment of New York City firemen, a community of Virginia slaves, and a young college professor who would one day become president. Their stories take us from the corridors of the White House to the slums of Manhattan, from the waters of the Chesapeake to the deserts of Nevada, from Boston Common to Alcatraz Island, vividly evoking the Union at its moment of ultimate crisis and decision. Hailed as “exhilarating….Inspiring…Irresistible…” by The New York Times Book Review, Adam Goodheart’s bestseller 1861 is an important addition to the Civil War canon. Includes black-and-white photos and illustrations.

Secession on Trial

Secession on Trial
Title Secession on Trial PDF eBook
Author Cynthia Nicoletti
Publisher Cambridge University Press
Pages 359
Release 2017-10-19
Genre Biography & Autobiography
ISBN 1108415520

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This book explores the treason trial of President Jefferson Davis, where the question of secession's constitutionality was debated.