End Of An Era - Couverture souple

Wise, John Sergeant

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1932490124 ISBN 13 : 9781932490121

Editeur : Anza Publishing, 2005

Synopsis

This memoir constitutes one of the best first-person narratives of the Civil War experience. It is written with power, candour, objectivity and elegance. The story that John Sergeant Wise recounts is a colourful, almost novelistic account of a young Confederate soldier's life and views. END OF AN ERA is a valuable archive of sociological and anthropological information about a bygone era. Wise affectionately recounts the cultural and economic diversity of his social landscape. He describes many of the small towns, villages, and territories of early Virginia, recalling the demographic, economic, religious, and political aspects that made them notable. In the book's detailed prose, the various strands that made up the fabric of antebellum Southern culture are captured beautifully. He also describes the privations and horrors of war, and the failings of Southern leaders, with unflinching honesty. He does not glorify the Southern army or its government, nor does he try to justify his occasionally ungentlemanly conduct and speech. The full range of his emotions is exhibited in this memoir, reactions he had to the complex changes that occurred within his own circle, as well as in larger Southern society.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

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This reproduction was printed from a digital file created at the Library of Congress as part of an extensive scanning effort started with a generous donation from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. The Library is pleased to offer much of its public domain holdings free of charge online and at a modest price in this printed format. Seeing these older volumes from our collections rediscovered by new generations of readers renews our own passion for books and scholarship.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Anza Publishing
• Date d'édition: 2005
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1932490124
• ISBN 13: 9781932490121
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 360
• Éditeur: Sporer Paul Dennis
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible