Before his death in 1870, Robert E. Lee penned a letter to Col.
Charles Marshall in which he argued that we must cast our eyes
backward in times of turmoil and change, concluding that "it is
history that teaches us to hope." Charles Pierce Roland, one of the
nation's most distinguished and respected historians, has done
exactly that, devoting his career to examining the South's
tumultuous path in the years preceding and following the Civil War.
History Teaches Us to Hope: Reflections on the Civil War and
Southern History is an unprecedented compilation of works by the
man the volume editor John David Smith calls a "dogged researcher,
gifted stylist, and keen interpreter of historical
questions."Throughout his career, Roland has published
groundbreaking books, including The Confederacy (1960), The
Improbable Era: The South since World War II (1976), and An
American Iliad: The Story of the Civil War (1991). In addition, he
has garnered acclaim for two biographical studies of Civil War
leaders: Albert Sidney Johnston (1964), a life of the top field
general in the Confederate army, and Reflections on Lee (1995), a
revisionist assessment of a great but frequently misunderstood
general. The first section of History Teaches Us to Hope, "The Man,
The Soldier, The Historian," offers personal reflections by Roland
and features his famous "GI Charlie" speech, "A Citizen Soldier
Recalls World War II." Civil War--related writings appear in the
following two sections, which include Roland's theories on the true
causes of the war and four previously unpublished articles on Civil
War leadership. The final section brings together Roland's writings
on the evolution of southern history and identity, outlining his
views on the persistence of a distinct southern culture and his
belief in its durability. History Teaches Us to Hope is essential
reading for those who desire a complete understanding of the Civil
War and southern history. It offers a fascinating portrait of an
extraordinary historian.
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