The Civil War and Reconstruction(1stEdition) A Student Companion (Student Companions to American History) by WilliamL. Barney Hardcover, 368 Pages, Published 2001 by Oxford University Press ISBN-13: 978-0-19-511559-8, ISBN: 0-19-511559-7
"The Civil War was the most devastating event in U.S. history, in which over half a million Americans paid for their beliefs with their lives. The heroic battles, harrowing marches, and military genius of generals on both sides still inspire books, movies, and the imaginations of Civil War buffs. Less obvious are the economic, political, social, and cultural repercussions of the war, which continue to influence American life. Reconstruct ..."
The Secessionist Impulse(1stEdition) Alabama and Mississippi in 1860 by WilliamL. Barney Hardcover, 386 Pages, Published 1974 by Princeton University Press ISBN-13: 978-0-691-04622-8, ISBN: 0-691-04622-0
"The story of Alabama's governors has been often bizarre, occasionally inspiring, but never dull. Several of the state's early governors fought duels; one killed his wife's lover. A Reconstruction era-governor barricaded himself in his administrative office and refused to give it up when voters failed to reelect him. A 20th-century governor, an alumnus of Yale, married his first cousin and served as an officer in the Ku Klux Klan. This c ..."
"Selected as an Outstanding Academic Title by ChoiceSelected as an Outstanding Reference Source by the Reference and User Services Association of the American Library AssociationThere are many anthologies of southern literature, but this is the first companion. Neither a survey of masterpieces nor a biographical sourcebook, The Companion to Southern Literature treats every conceivable topic found in southern writing from the pre-Columbian ..."