Southerners by Dunn, John M., 1949- instant download

Southerners by Dunn, John M., 1949- instant download

Includes bibliographical references (page 31) and index, Provides excerpts from letters, books, newspaper articles, speeches, and diary entries which express various views of Southern Americans toward slavery and the Civil War, A defense of slavery -- Atlanta's leaders ask Sherman to spare their city -- A Southerner speaks out against slavery -- Southern whites react to Black Union fights -- A reporter's eyewitnesses account of the fall of Richmond -- A Southerner argues that slavery is not an evil -- A Florida woman urges Southerners to cling to the past -- A quite Southern Unionist -- A young woman's romantic view of war -- Southerners hide in caves to survive Union bombardment -- A Southern woman describes life in a war hospital -- A Southern newspaper warns of the dangers of over confidence -- Upholding a Southern code of honor under stress