The Lost Cause A New Southern History of the War of the Confederates by Pollard Edward A - 1866

EB: E. B. Treat & Co.. Good+. 1866. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Hardcover. Large 8vo. E. B. Treat, New York. 1867. 421 pgs. Illustrated with Black and White Plates. Bound in gilt decorated pebbled cloth boards with gilt titles present. Boards have shelf-wear present to the extremities (boards are lightly faded and worn to the edges of the boards). Extra images tipped into the FFEP and the reverse of the FFEP. Foxing Present. Text is free of marks. Binding tight and solid. This is the Southern history of the Confederacy, written by Edward A. Pollard, who was the editor of the Daily Richmond Examiner during the war. The book provides a fascinating historical account that brilliantly conveys the South's cause. The entire war is covered here, from Fort Sumter to Appomattox, and although it does look at the war from a decidedly southern point of view, it offers insights into what people thought at the time. This is a comprehensive book detailing the causes, events, incidents, campaigns and battles of the war as well as some biographical insights. Twenty four key Southern leaders are also featured. The Lost Cause is a set of beliefs common in the white American South in the late 19th and early 20th century. While it was not taught in the North it did win acceptance there and helped the process of reunifying American whites. The beliefs portray the Confederate cause as a heroic one against great odds despite its defeat. The beliefs endorse the virtues of the antebellum South, viewing the American Civil War as an honorable struggle for the Southern way of life. EB; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 421 pages .