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PublisherUniversity of North Carolina Press

ISBN-100807825689

ISBN-139780807825686

eBay Product ID (ePID)1700423

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Book TitlePlace Called Appomattox

Number of Pages416 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicUnited States / State & Local / General, Military / General, Military / United States, United States / Civil War Period (1850-1877)

Publication Year2000

IllustratorYes

GenreHistory

AuthorWilliam Marvel

Book SeriesCivil War America Ser.

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height1 in

Item Weight12 Oz

Item Length9.2 in

Item Width6.1 in

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Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN00-025593

ReviewsMarvel's thoroughly researched and handsomely illustrated work is recommended for Civil War collections and most libraries. ( Library Journal, William Marvel knows how to tell a good story. He is also a master at debunking myths and reinterpreting historical orthodoxy. ( America's Civil War ), One comes away with a renewed sense of just how difficult life was then, and just how devastating the Civil War was for the South. Marvel's singular gift comes in the presentation of the narrative. (Virginia Quarterly Review), Marvel's work does nothing less than to bring the place and the people that are oft so two-dimensional on the pages of history sharply into three-dimensions. . . . Marvel's goal is quite clearly to focus on the people of Appomattox as humans with businesses, families, and lives, regardless of the moral implications of their own choices and the choices of their leaders. Appomattox's citizens are presented purely as they were: human.-- Georgia Library Quarterly, Marvel's thoroughly researched and handsomely illustrated work is recommended for Civil War collections and most libraries. (Library Journal, "Marvel's work does nothing less than to bring the place and the people that are oft so two-dimensional on the pages of history sharply into three-dimensions. . . . Marvel's goal is quite clearly to focus on the people of Appomattox as humans with businesses, families, and lives, regardless of the moral implications of their own choices and the choices of their leaders. Appomattox's citizens are presented purely as they were: human."-- Georgia Library Quarterly, Rare is the historian who strikes a happy chord in all three of the disciplines necessary to produce a quality work of history: research, analysis, and writing. Marvel garners high marks on all counts. ( Civil War Times ), Rare is the historian who strikes a happy chord in all three of the disciplines necessary to produce a quality work of history: research, analysis, and writing. Marvel garners high marks on all counts. (Civil War Times), William Marvel knows how to tell a good story. He is also a master at debunking myths and reinterpreting historical orthodoxy. (America's Civil War), One comes away with a renewed sense of just how difficult life was then, and just how devastating the Civil War was for the South. Marvel's singular gift comes in the presentation of the narrative. ( Virginia Quarterly Review )

TitleLeadingA

Dewey Edition22

Dewey Decimal973.7/38

SynopsisAlthough Appomattox Court House is one of the most symbolically charged places in America, it was an ordinary tobacco-growing village both before and after an accident of fate brought the armies of Lee and Grant together there. It is that Appomattox--the typical small Confederate community--that William Marvel portrays in this deeply researched, compelling study. He tells the story of the Civil War from the perspective of those who inhabited one of the conflict's most famous sites.The village sprang into existence just as Texas became a state and reached its peak not long before Lee and Grant met there. The postwar decline of the village mirrored that of the rural South as a whole, and Appomattox served as the focal point for both Lost Cause myth-making and reconciliation reveries.Marvel draws on original documents, diaries, and letters composed as the war unfolded to produce a clear and credible portrait of everyday life in this town, as well as examining the galvanizing events of April 1865. He also scrutinizes Appomattox the national symbol, exposing and explaining some of the cherished myths surrounding the surrender there., Although Appomattox Court House is one of the most symbolically charged places in America, it was an ordinary tobacco-growing village both before and after an accident of fate brought the armies of Lee and Grant together there. It is that Appomattox--the typical small Confederate town--that William Marvel portrays in this deeply researched, compelling new study. He tells the story of the Civil War from the perspective of one of the conflict's most famous sites.The village sprang into existence just as Texas became a state and reached its peak not long before Lee and Grant met there. The postwar decline of the village mirrored that of the rural South as a whole, and Appomattox served as the focal point for Lost Cause myth-making.Marvel draws on original documents, diaries, and letters composed as the war unfolded to produce a clear and credible portrait of everyday life in this town and the galvanizing events of April 1865. He also scrutinizes Appomattox the national symbol, exposing many of the cherished myths surrounding the surrender there. In particular, he challenges the fable that enemies who had battled each other for four years suddenly laid down their arms and welcomed each other as brothers., Although Appomattox Court House is one of the most symbolically charged places in America, it was an ordinary tobacco-growing village both before and after an accident of fate brought the armies of Lee and Grant together there. It is that Appomattox -- the typical small Confederate town -- that William Marvel portrays in this deeply researched, compelling study. He tells the story of the Civil War from the perspective of one of the conflict's most famous sites. The village sprang into existence just as Texas became a state and reached its peak not long before Lee and Grant met there. The postwar decline of the village mirrored that of the rural South as a whole, and Appomattox served as the focal point for Lost Cause myth-making. Marvel draws on original documents, diaries, and letters composed as the war unfolded to produce a clear and credible portrait of everyday life in this town and the galvanizing events of April 1865. He also scrutinizes Appomattox the national symbol, exposing many of the cherished myths surrounding the surrender there. In particular, he challenges the fable that enemies who had battled each other for four years suddenly laid down their arms and welcomed each other as brothers., Although Appomattox Court House is one of the most symbolically charged places in America, it was an ordinary tobacco-growing village both before and after an accident of fate brought the armies of Lee and Grant together there. It is that Appomattox -- the typical small Confederate town -- that William Marvel portrays in this deeply researched, compelling study. He tells the story of the Civil War from the perspective of one of the conflict's most famous sites.The village sprang into existence just as Texas became a state and reached its peak not long before Lee and Grant met there. The postwar decline of the village mirrored that of the rural South as a whole, and Appomattox served as the focal point for Lost Cause myth-making.Marvel draws on original documents, diaries, and letters composed as the war unfolded to produce a clear and credible portrait of everyday life in this town and the galvanizing events of April 1865. He also scrutinizes Appomattox the national symbol, exposing many of the cherished myths surrounding the surrender there. In particular, he challenges the fable that enemies who had battled each other for four years suddenly laid down their arms and welcomed each other as brothers.

LC Classification NumberF234.A6M37 2000