How the South won the Civil War : oligarchy, democracy, and the continuing fight for the soul of America
by Richardson, Heather Cox (Author)
Summary
"While in the short term--militarily--the North won the Civil War, in the long term--ideologically--victory went to the South. The continual expansion of the Western frontier allowed a Southern oligarchic ideology to find a new home and take root. Even with the abolition of slavery and the equalizin... Full description
- The roots of paradox
- The triumph of equality
- The West
- Cowboy Reconstruction
- Western politics
- The West and the South join forces
- The rise of the new West
- Oligarchy rides again
- Conclusion: What then is this American?