Originally Posted by Red Falcon
The Fall of the House of Dixie is one of the best books I have read on The Civil War. It gives a social history of the South that shows the long term devastation that the "Civil War" wrought. It portrays the Southern perspective in a way that shows how even today the way this war is portrayed in the North is completely different than the way the South does. Neither one gives a full and accurate picture of this seminal event in American History. If you have watched Ken Burn's The Civil War then you should read this book. To grasp the full nature and impact of this conflict you need to hear both sides takes on this.
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