Synopses & Reviews
“The Confederate Nation has yet to be superseded as the standard title on the subject. ” —Journal of Southern History, 2007
“Incisive and insightful…. As good a short history of the Southern war effort was we have.” —T. Harry Williams, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Lincoln and His Generals
Emory M. Thomass critically acclaimed chronicle of the Confederacy remains widely recognized as the standard history of the South during the Civil War. Now with a new introduction by the author, The Confederate Nation presents a high readable, highly personal portrait of the Southern experience during the Civil War. Thomas, renowned for his illuminating biographies of Robert E. Lee and other Southern generals, here delivers the definitive account of the political and military events that defined the nation during its period of greatest turmoil.
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“The classic book on the Confederacy.” Civil War History
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“An incisive and insightful account of the Confederacy. As good a short history of the Southern war effort was we have.” T. Harry Williams, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of < i=""> Lincoln and His Generals <>
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“The Confederate Nation has yet to be superseded as the standard title on the subject. ” Journal of Southern History
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Definitive and unsurpassed, The Confederate Nation is the renowned history of the Confederacy by Emory M. Thomas ("one of America's most eminent Civil War historians"—Richmond Times-Dispatch). Thomas's masterful account delivers a clear analysis of the origins of secession, a gripping narrative of the military campaigns that shaped the Civil War, and a compelling portrait of the Southern people during the country's most turbulent era. Now featuring a new introduction by the author, The Confederate Nation is the quintessential exploration of the American South in the Civil War years.
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First published in 1979, The Confederate Nation is to this day recognized as the standard history of the Confederacy. This highly readable and fascinating account of the rise and fall of the South during the Civil War has had an immeasurable influence on all subsequent histories.
In The Confederate Nation, Thomas integrates the course of Southern military fortunes with the ideals that shaped them. He deftly conveys a sense of how the war itself deteriorated from a quixotic enterprise to a brutal struggle for survival. With a new introduction by the author, this is an unforgettable portrait of the movement that nearly divided a nation.
Emory M. Thomas is Regents Professor of History Emeritus at the University of Georgia. Among his eight books are biographies of Confederate generals J.E.B. Stuart and Robert E. Lee, which The New York Review of Books called "the best and most balanced of the Lee biographies." He lives in Athens, GA.
"It is a measure of Thomas's continuing influence that The Confederate Nation has yet to be superseded as the standard title on the subject. Thomas has left an indelible mark on the historiography of the Confederacy. " -- Journal of Southern History (2007)
--Civil War History
About the Author
Emory M. Thomas is Regents Professor of History Emeritus at the University of Georgia. He is the author of eight books, including acclaimed biographies of the Confederate generals J. E. B. Stuart and Robert E. Lee. He lives in Athens, Georgia.