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The Confederate and neo-Confederate reader : the "great truth" about the "lost cause" /

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...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Loewen, James W., Sebesta, Edward H.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Jackson, Miss. : University Press of Mississippi, ©2010.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario: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 st
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xiii, 424 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781496801005
1496801008
9781604737882
1604737883