Southern Histories Public, Personal and Sacred |
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| Author:
| Goldfield, David R. |
| Series title: | Georgia Southern University Jack N. and Addie D. Averitt Lecture Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8203-2561-3 |
| Publication Date: | Nov 2003 |
| Publisher: | University of Georgia Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | AUD $43.00 |
Book Description:
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In this challenging look at some of the historical forces actively at work in today's South, David Goldfield draws pointed, provocative links between the "Lost Cause" mythology that emerged from the chaos of Confederate defeat, the region's reputation for intolerance, and southern evangelical Protestantism.
In this challenging look at some of the historical forces actively at work in today's South, David Goldfield draws pointed, provocative links between the "Lost Cause" mythology that emerged from the chaos of Confederate defeat, the region's reputation for intolerance, and southern evangelical Protestantism.