Although Appomattox Court House, Virginia, is one of the most symbolically charged places in America, it was an ordinary tobacco-growing village both before and after an accident of fate brought the armies of Lee and Grant together there. It is ""that"" Appomattox - the typical small Confederate town - that William Marvel portrays in this deeply researched, compelling book. He tells the story of the Civil War from the perspective of one of the conflict's most famous sites. The village sprang into existence just as Texas ...
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Although Appomattox Court House, Virginia, is one of the most symbolically charged places in America, it was an ordinary tobacco-growing village both before and after an accident of fate brought the armies of Lee and Grant together there. It is ""that"" Appomattox - the typical small Confederate town - that William Marvel portrays in this deeply researched, compelling book. He tells the story of the Civil War from the perspective of one of the conflict's most famous sites. The village sprang into existence just as Texas became a state in 1845 and reached its peak not long before Lee surredered there. The postwar decline of the village mirrored that of the rural South as a whole, and Appomattox served as the focal point for Lost Cause myth-making. Marvel draws on original documents, diaries and letters composed as the war unfolded to produce a clear and credible portrait of everyday life in the town and the galvanizing events that occurred there in April 1865. He also scrutinizes Appomattox the national symbol, exosing many of the cherished myths surrounding the surrender there. In particular, he challenges the fable that enemies who had battled each other for four years suddenly laid down their arms and welcomed each other as brothers.
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Very Good in very good jacket. (Civil War America series) "Marvel traces the history of the small Virginia town that witnessed a turning point in American history." [from publisher] Includes 7 maps, 28 full page black & white illustrations, an illustrated frontis, bibliography, and index. Slight edgewear to dustjacket, else a clean, unmarked copy.
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