An history of the South in the years leading up to and following the Civil War focusing on the women; black and white; rich and poor; who made up the fabric of southern life before the war and remade themselves and their world after it. It explores the experiences and actions of individual women in the changing South.
#2050318 in Books 2016-01-10Original language:English 9.10 x .80 x 6.20l; #File Name: 0252040732288 pages
Review
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Required reading for anyone who wants to understand how different regions experienced and remembered the Civil War.By MCHStanley's study is both part and parcel of a broader movement exploring the intersection of Civil War memory and regionalism. Thoroughly researched and thoughtfully written; _The Loyal West_ helps drive home the notion that even during the war itself; "the South" and "the North" were not so neatly delineated as they appear today in textbooks or on film. As a result; readers are forced to confront an unfamiliar narrative in which identity politics and racial violence take center stage; all in a part of the Union that never seceded and had contributed many a soul to the army that ultimately made emancipation possible.
