Del Norte Public Library

Recounts the formation of the Confederacy, looks at the political forces that shaped it, and discusses the impact of slavery

"In an alphabetical almanac format, describes the various actions taken in the Union and in the Confederacy to support the war effort. It explains the relative strengths of the two economies. It also examines the war's lasting impact on American politics"--Provided by publisher.

A study in how governments can self-destruct during wartime. For more than a century, the conventional wisdom has been that the South lost because of overwhelming Union strength and bad luck. The Confederates have been lionized as noble warriors who fought for an honorable cause with little chance of succeeding. But historian Eicher reveals a calamity of political conspiracy, discord, and dysfunction. Drawing on previously unexplored sources, Eicher...

"In this, the first dual biography of the two leaders, Bruce Chadwick argues that one of several reasons why the North won and the South lost can be found in the drastically different characters of the two presidents. The electric and flexible personality of Lincoln enabled him to build coalitions among warring political factions and become one of the strongest and most successful presidents in U.S. history. The inability of the uncompromising Davis...