Still Fighting the Civil War: The American South and Southern History

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“A solid introduction to the history of the Confederacy and to the ways in which southerners have used and misused that history.” —Washington Post Book World “A startling but delightful analysis of the post–Civil War South.” —James I. Robertson, Jr., Richmond Times-Dispatch “[Goldfield] writes with considerable authority and grace, and he is most arresting when dealing with skirmishes in the contemporary South such as those found in fundamentalist churches, country music, and arguments over the Confederate flag.” —Journal of American History “Changing perceptions of the South is an important theme to historian David Goldfield, who is rapidly getting a reputation as the heir-apparent to deceased southern analysts Wilbur J. Cash and C. Vann Woodward. Still Fighting the Civil War has stirred controversies among conservatives and diehard regionalists while earning accolades from others for insights, corrective facts, and engaging prose. . . . Goldfield has obviously discovered that there is much spiritually nourishing and intellectually delectable to be devoured by southerners uncomfortable in living on southern barbecue alone.” —Southern Seen This page intentionally left blank WINNER OF THE JULES AND FRANCES LANDRY AWARD FOR 2002 This page intentionally left blank Still Fighting the Civil War The American South and Southern History DAV ID GOLDFIELD Louisiana State University Press baton rouge updated edition Louisiana State University Press Copyright © 2002 by David Goldfield All rights reserved Manufactured in the United States of America Louisiana Paperback Edition, 2004 Designer: Barbara Neely Bourgoyne Typeface: Janson Text Typesetter: Coghill Composition, Inc. “The Mill Mother’s Song” by Ella May Wiggins is from American Folksongs of Protest, ed. John Greenway. Copyright © 1953 University of Pennsylvania Press. Reprinted by permission. “The Tall Men” by Donald Davidson is from his Poems 1922–1961 (University of Minnesota Press, 1966). Reprinted by permission. Excerpt from John Brown’s Body by Stephen Vincent Benet. Copyright © 1927, 1928 by Stephen Vincent Benet. Copyright renewed © 1955 by Rosemary Carr Benet. Reprinted by permission of Brandt & Hochman Literary Agents, Inc. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Goldfield, David R., 1944– Still fighting the Civil War : the American South and Southern history / David Goldfield. — Updated edition. pages cm Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-0-8071-5215-7 (paper : alkaline paper) — ISBN 978-0-8071-5216-4 (pdf) — ISBN 978-0-8071-5217-1 (epub) — ISBN 978-0-8071-5218-8 (mobi) 1. Southern States— Civilization. 2. Southern States—Social conditions. 3. Southern States—History—Philosophy. 4. United States—History—Civil War, 1861–1865—Influence. I. Title. F209.G65 2013 975—dc23 2012048188 The paper in this book meets the guidelines for permanence and durability of the Committee on Production Guidelines for Book Longevity of the Council on Library Resources. ∞ for Erik and Eleanor This page intentionally left blank ...