1865 Alabama : from civil war to uncivil peace

McIlwain, Christopher Lyle, (author.).

Record details

ISBN: 9780817319533
ISBN: 0817319530
Physical Description: 364 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Publisher: Tuscaloosa : The University of Alabama Press, [2017]

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 303-353) and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

Part I : The final doom of slavery. "The fever of your imagination" -- "Treason -- treason -- treason!!!" -- The "peace bubble" -- Part II : The final doom of Alabama's industrial economy. The will is wanting -- The society of loyal confederates -- The wedding party -- "Satan's kingdom is tumbling down" -- Part III : The final doom of state sovereignty. "When this cruel war is over" -- "Glorious news" -- "A lull in the tempest" -- "Most prominent and influential loyal men" -- "Diabolical" -- The liberator -- "A radically, sickly, deathly change" -- "The rump of the Confederacy" -- "The south as it is" -- The legacy of 1865.