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<DIV>Visionaries,</DIV>
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<DIV>In case Mr. Ryan doesn't offer a suggested reading list, let me provide some links.</DIV>
<DIV>American Civil War: Historiography & Interpretation </DIV>
<DIV><A href="http://book-smith.tripod.com/civ-war-historiography.html">http://book-smith.tripod.com/civ-war-historiography.html</A></DIV>
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<DIV>I am fairly familiar with the Houghton Mifflin, Major Problem series (although not the Civil War volume) and know that they provide a wide selection of materials and great bibliographies.</DIV>
<DIV>It is worthwhile to follow the link at the bottom of the page for even more materials.</DIV>
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<DIV>Since I have asked Mr. Ryan to share his list of Civil War histories, I'd like to suggest one for him.</DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-outline-level: 2"><I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><SPAN style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold">The Myth of the Lost Cause and Civil War History </SPAN></I><SPAN style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold">Edited by Gary W. Gallagher and Alan T. Nolan </SPAN><o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold">Nine distinguished historians debunk the myth of the Lost Cause. </SPAN>The myth of the Lost Cause posits the following notion: that the Confederacy was doomed from the start in its struggle against the superior might of the <st1:place>Union</st1:place>, but its forces fought heroically against all odds for the cause of states' rights. In reality, this was and is an elaborate and intentional effort on the part of Southerners to rationalize the secession and the war itself. Unfortunately, skillful propagandists (beginning with Jubal Early) have been so successful in promoting this romanticized view that the Lost Cause has assumed a life of its own, leaving truth in the dust. Misrepresenting the war's true origins and its actual course, the myth of the Lost Cause distorts our national memory. The controversy currently raging in <st1:State><st1:place>South Carolina</st1:place></st1:State>, <st1:country-region><st1:place>Georgia</st1:place></st1:country-region>, and <st1:State><st1:place>Texas</st1:place></st1:State> over the display of Confederate symbols illustrates the power and saliency of this myth. In this volume, nine historians describe and analyze the Lost Cause, identifying the ways in which it falsifies history. They have created a thoughtful and provocative volume that makes a major contribution to Civil War historiography. <o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto"><B>Gary W. Gallagher</B> is Professor of History at the <st1:place><st1:PlaceType>University</st1:PlaceType> of <st1:PlaceName>Virginia</st1:PlaceName></st1:place>. He has written and published numerous books on the Civil War, including <I>Lee and His Generals in War and Memory,</I> <I>Lee the Soldier, </I>and <I>The Confederate War. </I><o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto"><B>Alan T. Nolan</B> is author of <I>Lee Considered</I> and <I>The Iron Brigade </I>and is editor of <I>Giants in Their Tall Black Hats,</I> the latter two books published by Indiana University Press. <o:p></o:p></P></DIV>
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<DIV>If your local library doesn't have a copy it is available from Amazon - read tje reviews at</DIV>
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<DIV><A href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0253338220/qid=1094005485/sr=1-1/ref=sr_1_1/102-0733019-6538533?v=glance&s=books">http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0253338220/qid=1094005485/sr=1-1/ref=sr_1_1/102-0733019-6538533?v=glance&s=books</A></DIV>
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<DIV>Rose Huskey</DIV>
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