The Confederate Nation

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Definitive and unsurpassed, The Confederate Nation is the renowned history of the Confederacy by Emory M. Thomas ("one of America's most eminent Civil War historians"Richmond Times-Dispatch). Thomas's masterful account delivers a clear analysis of the origins of secession, a gripping narrative of the military campaigns that shaped the Civil War, and a compelling portrait of the Southern people during the country's most turbulent era. Now featuring a new introduction by the author, The Confederate Nation is the quintessential exploration of the American South in the Civil War years.

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"The Confederate Nation has yet to be superseded as the standard title on the subject. " -- Journal of Southern History

"The classic book on the Confederacy." -- Civil War History

"An incisive and insightful account of the Confederacy. As good a short history of the Southern war effort was we have." -- T. Harry Williams, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Lincoln and His Generals

Author Bio

Emory M. Thomas is Regents Professor of History Emeritus at the University of Georgia. He is the author of eight books, including acclaimed biographies of the Confederate generals J. E. B. Stuart and Robert E. Lee. He lives in Athens, Georgia.