During the Civil War; southerners produced a vast body of writing about their northern foes; painting a picture of a money-grubbing; puritanical; and infidel enemy. Damn Yankees! explores the proliferation of this rhetoric and demonstrates how the perpetual vilification of northerners became a weapon during the war; fostering hatred and resistance among the people of the Confederacy.Drawing from speeches; cartoons; editorials; letters; and diaries; Damn Yankees! examines common themes in southern excoriation of the enemy. In sharp contrast to the presumed southern ideals of chivalry and honor; Confederates claimed that Yankees were rootless vagabonds who placed profit ahead of fidelity to religious and social traditions. Pervasive criticism of northerners created a framework for understanding their behavior during the war. When the Confederacy prevailed on the field of battle; it confirmed the Yankees' reputed physical and moral weakness. When the Yankees achieved military success; reports of depravity against vanquished foes abounded; stiffening the resolve of Confederate soldiers and civilians alike to protect their homeland and the sanctity of their women from Union degeneracy.From award-winning Civil War historian George C. Rable; Damn Yankees! is the first comprehensive study of anti-Union speech and writing; the ways these words shaped perceptions of and events in the war; and the rhetoric's enduring legacy in the South after the conflict had ended.
#1804439 in Books William Craft 1999-01-01 1999-01-01Original language:EnglishPDF # 1 8.90 x .27 x 5.98l; .38 #File Name: 080712320X120 pagesRunning a Thousand Miles for Freedom The Escape of William and Ellen Craft from Slavery
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful. THIS ONLY CONTAINS THE FIRST PART OF THE NOVEL. ...By CustomerTHIS ONLY CONTAINS THE FIRST PART OF THE NOVEL. DO NOT BUY THIS IF YOU WANT TO READ IT. SCAM SCAM SCAM!!!! (But the book itself is definitely worth reading).1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Brought Me to TearsBy Christina G. AguileraI am an elementary school teacher and I already had the children's version of this book entitled; "Two Tickets To Freedom: The True Story of William and Ellen Craft; Fugitive Slaves" by Florence B. Freedman. So I was compelled to get the original version; written in the first person by William Craft himself.Reading the account; and all the sad personal side stories that he witnessed regarding the life of slaves and the unfathomably inhumane United States laws that kept African Americans slaves; I was moved to tears; and more importantly; moved to shame that this is what our "American freedom" was founded upon. How ironic; that what early Americans fought for in the Revolution just 100 years earlier; they felt it their right; as even some ministers of the day testified; to hold another human in bondage.Craft's friend; Rev. Samuel May of Boston; said it best; "Is America the 'land of the free; and the home of the brave'? God knows it is not; and we know it too. A brave young man and a virtuous young woman must fly the American shores; and seek; under the shadow of the British throne; the enjoyment of 'life; liberty; and the pursuit of happiness.'" Even American President Millard Filmore thought that Craft and his wife should be returned to slavery!I believe this personal account is a must for every teacher of history; social sciences; literature and humanities. I encourage educators all over this country to read this book and share the stark realities of our history with our students; so that this wretched institution is never; ever again repeated.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Should be required public school reading.By VoltaireShould be required public school reading. The US kept slavery long before most other countries gave it up. What does this say?
