In the middle of the nineteenth century steam power replaced muscle power as the prime mover of civilization; and the Industrial Revolution roared across the world. A new World-Cycle; the Machine Age; was born. But in the Southern United States men took up arms against the imperatives of the machine; and their Lost Cause marked the end of the Age of Agriculture. By the editing of contemporary diaries; letters; essays; newspaper editorials; memoirs; histories and official records; and the collation of them into a narrative form; this work attempts to paint a contemporaneous portrait of the storm-tossed Confederacy and the revolution that swept it away. The narrative is written in the spirit of a bard singing the Confederate Epic. As such; it offers a challenge to some long-cherished American myths; and - to a de jure federated Republic that is in the late stages of transformation into a de facto centralized Democracy - it speaks Truth to Power.
#900722 in Books Morton 2015-06-10Original language:EnglishPDF # 1 9.21 x 1.25 x 6.14l; 1.99 #File Name: 0984159630486 pagesAndrew Eliicott The Stargazer Who Defined America
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. A Must ReadBy John S. BellAnother great piece of American History; that is captured in a well written account of Andrew Elliott. If you enjoy US History; then you'll want to add this one to your collection.1 of 2 people found the following review helpful. Five StarsBy JGCertainly a complete history of Andrew.0 of 1 people found the following review helpful. a good read. Price was just rightBy William Barker; PSMSo far; a good read. Price was just right.
