“A comprehensive discussion of the ideas and feelings of supporters of the Confederacy during the Civil War and Reconstruction.”
— “American Historical Review”
“A sophisticated explication of the creation, manifestation, adaptation, and persistence of Confederate nationalism.”
— “The North Carolina Historical Review”
“Rubin’s study provides valuable contributions to understanding the creation of the Confederate identity.”
— “The Courier”
This important new study makes a strong and persuasive case.
James M. McPherson, Princeton University
A rich portrait.
Drew Gilpin Faust, author of “Mothers of Invention: Women of the Slaveholding South in the American Civil War”
From the Back Cover
Exploring the creation, maintenance, and transformation of Confederate identity during the tumultuous years of the Civil War and Reconstruction, Rubin sheds new light on the ways in which Confederates felt connected to their national creation and provides a provocative example of what happens when a nation disintegrates and leaves its people behind to forge a new identity.
About the Author
Anne Sarah Rubin is assistant professor of history at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County. She is coauthor, with Edward Ayers, of the electronic project Valley of the Shadow: Two Communities in the American Civil War – The Eve of War.
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