Books are an important part of any heritage because they allow
for the quiet and considered process of becoming informed and absorbing
the study of a knowledgeable person. The following books we consider to
be some of the best. We will include abstracts and welcome your feedback,
suggestions and comments. Bo Sewell
The Coming of the Civil War by Avery Craven, 2nd Edition Revised,1942, "A dated analysis of the factors which brought a nation into war with itself." While not accurate in all respects, it gives an interesting picture of what the Northern publisher wanted us to think in the 1940's. With its defects, it still portrays very interesting points.
Destruction and Reconstruction by General Richard Taylor, 1879, " Personal experiences of the Civil War. Great first person accounts by an outstanding general.
North Across the River by Ruth Beaumont Cook, 1999, "A Civil War Trail of Tears" Story of the abduction and incarceration of over 400 Southern ladies and their children by Sherman's army. Exported to the North, most died and a few made it back to tell the tale.
The Roswell Women by Frances Patton Statham, 1987, "The Civil War took their men, their land, their way of life - but it would never capture their hearts and minds. Branded as traitors, they were mercilessly shipped northward in an act decried as brutal by the North and South alike.
A Southern View of the Invasion of the Southern States and War of
1861-65 by Captain S. A. Ashe, 1938, Publised by friends of Captain
Ashe, the book gives a very interesting view of the whole War Between the
States from personal observations and experience.
WEBMASTER BO SEWELL
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