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History isn't always written by the victors. In language plain and refined, these memoirs and biographical vignettes portray the Southern point of view. Photo surveys offer spectacular vistas of Dixie's home front.
Recommendations... |  |  Plantation Houses and Mansions of the Old South
by J. Frazer Smith
Rich survey ranges from pioneer cabins to French Provincial and Neoclassic revivals. Extensive commentary on each building, with over 100 detailed illustrations, including 36 floor plans. Bibliography.
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Products in Confederacy and the Old South | | |  | The Confederate Reader: How the South Saw the War
by Richard B. Harwell
Carefully chosen and annotated selection of contemporary battle reports, general orders, letters, articles, sermons, songs, travel observations, much more. Wonderful self-portrait of the Confederacy. Illustrated.
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by J. Frazer Smith
Rich survey ranges from pioneer cabins to French Provincial and Neoclassic revivals. Extensive commentary on each building, with over 100 detailed illustrations, including 36 floor plans. Bibliography.
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|  | Spies of the Confederacy
by John Bakeless
A fascinating and well-documented account of the true-life exploits of famous and obscure Southern spies who served the Southern cause. Essential reading for Civil War buffs, American History students, and spy story aficionados.
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| |  | Twelve Years a Slave
by Solomon Northup
Kidnapped into slavery in 1841, Northup spent 12 years in captivity. This autobiographical memoir represents an exceptionally detailed and accurate description of slave life and plantation society. 7 illustrations. Index.
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