History teaches us to hope, reflections on the Civil War and southern history, Charles P. Roland ; edited and with an introduction by John David Smith
Type
Label
History teaches us to hope, reflections on the Civil War and southern history, Charles P. Roland ; edited and with an introduction by John David Smith
Language
eng
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references and index
resource.biographical
contains biographical information
Index
index present
Literary Form
non fiction
Main title
History teaches us to hope
Nature of contents
dictionariesbibliography
Oclc number
753968334
Responsibility statement
Charles P. Roland ; edited and with an introduction by John David Smith
Sub title
reflections on the Civil War and southern history
Summary
Charles Pierce Roland ranks as one of the most distinguished and respected historians of the Civil War and the American South. A former president of the Southern Historical Association, Roland is the author of nine books, including An American Iliad: The Story of the Civil War, the definitive biography of Confederate general Albert Sidney Johnston, and a history of the South since World War II. History Teaches Us to Hope collects Roland's most important work--some previously unpublished--on secession and the Civil War, Civil War leadership, and the South in fact and myth, and also includes personal reflections by Roland about his own life and career. Charles P. Roland is Alumni Professor Emeritus of History at the University of Kentucky. He is the author of Albert Sidney Johnston: Soldier of Three Republics and The Improbable Era: The South Since WWII
Table Of Contents
The man, the soldier, the historian -- Secession and the Civil War -- Civil War leadership -- The South in fact and in myth