{"product_id":"the-cause-lost-myths-and-realities-of-the-confederacy","title":"The Cause Lost: Myths and Realities of the Confederacy","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn these pages  Davis brings into sharp focus the facts and fictions of the Souths victories and defeats  its tenacious struggle to legitimize its cause and defeat an overpowering enemy  and its ultimate loss of will. He debunks long-standing legends  offers irrefutable evidence explaining Confederate actions  and contemplates the idealism  naivete  folly  and courage of the military leadership and would-be founding fathers. Among the most misunderstood  Davis contends  was Jefferson Davis. Often branded as enigmatic and incompetent  the Confederate president was simply a decent and committed leader whose mistakes were magnified by the wars extraordinary demands. Davis scrutinizes Jefferson Davis relationship with his generals - most of whom were unproved talents or cronies with proven deficiencies - and reveals why only Robert E. Lee succeeded in winning Davis confidence through flattery  persuasion  and a sense of responsibility. He also examines the myths and memories of the nearly deified Stonewall Jackson and of John C. Breckinridge  the only effective Confederate secretary of war. Davis also illustrates why the cause of the war - a subject of long-standing controversy - boils down to the single issue of slavery; why Southerners  90 percent of whom didnt own slaves  were willing to join in the battle to defend their homeland; how the personalities  tactics  and styles of the armies in the turbulent West differed greatly from those in the East; what real or perceived turning points influenced Southern decision making; and how mythology and misinterpretations have been perpetuated through biography  history  literature  and film.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44946429182005,"sku":"ByrdShop_0700608095","price":29.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780700608096.jpg?v=1769948441","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/the-cause-lost-myths-and-realities-of-the-confederacy","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}