The Confederate State of Richmond: A Biography of the Capital

The Confederate State of Richmond: A Biography of the Capital
ISBN-10
0807123196
ISBN-13
9780807123195
Category
History
Pages
264
Language
English
Published
1998-10-01
Publisher
LSU Press
Author
Emory M. Thomas

Description

In this, his first book, originally published in 1971, noted historian Emory M. Thomas offers an astute analysis of Civil War Richmond that remains unchallenged to this day. Blending official documents and city council minutes with personal diaries and newspaper accounts, Thomas vividly recounts the military, political, social, and economic experiences of the Confederate capital, providing a compelling drama of home-front war that, in Richmond's case, rivaled the spectacular events on the battlefield. One of the first studies in southern urban history, The Confederate State of Richmonddeftly demonstrates how Richmond responded to the intense demands of war and became a great capital city.

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