A Place Called Appomattox (Paperback, Third Edition)

In ""A Place Called Appomattox"", William Marvel turns his extensive Civil War scholarship toward Appomattox County, Virginia, and the village of Appomattox Court House, which became synonymous with the end of the Civil War when Robert E. Lee surrendered to Ulysses S. Grant there in 1865. Marvel presents a formidably researched and elegantly written analysis of the county from 1848 to 1877, using it as a microcosm of Southern attitudes, class issues, and shifting cultural mores that shaped the Civil War and its denouement.With an eye toward correcting cultural myths and enriching the historical record, Marvel analyzes the rise and fall of the village and county from 1848 to 1877, detailing the domestic, economic, and social vicissitudes of the village, and setting the stage for the flight of Lee's Army toward Appomattox and the climactic surrender that still resonates today.Now available for the first time in paperback, ""A Place Called Appomattox"" reveals a new view of the Civil War, tackling some of the thorniest issues often overlooked by the nostalgic exaggerations and historical misconceptions that surround Lee's surrender.

General

Imprint:	Southern Illinois University Press
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	April 2008
First published:	February 2008
Authors:	William Marvel
Dimensions:	235 x 156 x 25mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	416
Edition:	Third Edition
ISBN-13:	978-0-8093-2831-4
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > World history > 1750 to 1900 Books > Humanities > History > American history > General Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Military history Books > History > American history > General Books > History > History of specific subjects > Military history Books > History > World history > 1750 to 1900
LSN:	0-8093-2831-3
Barcode:	9780809328314

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