Plain People of the Confederacy

by Bell Irvin Wiley

Book Overview

Wiley's most critical examination of the effects of the Civil War on the lives of its participation

Widely hailed for his realistic portrayals of the common soldier of the Civil War, Bell Irvin Wiley upset carefully cultivated, deeply held southern myths about the Lost Cause with the 1944 publication of The Plain People of the Confederacy. His engaging and timeless look at the Confederate experience of soldiers, African Americans,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1570033625
• ISBN13: 9781570033629
• Release Date: May 2000
• Publisher: University of South Carolina Press
• Length: 104 Pages
• Weight: 0.58 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.5" x 8.0"