The Myth Of The Lost Cause Book Review

The Myth Of The Lost Cause Book Review. Book review of robert e. That pen has now been wielded to dazzling effect by ty seidule in robert e.

Frederick douglass worried that the lost cause narrative would erase the history of the most important outcome of the civil war—the emancipation of slaves. Misrepresenting the war’s true origins and its actual course, the myth of the lost cause distorts our national memory. Whatley on mar 10, 2020.

Until i read this book, i never thought of robert e.

Bonekemper iii had a bachelor’s degree from muhlenberg college and a master’s degree in american history from old dominion. That pen has now been wielded to dazzling effect by ty seidule in robert e. The editors intend the word “myth” to be understood not as “falsehood” but in its anthropological meaning: “how could we help falling on our knees, all of us together, and praying god….