Race relations today in the old south, in rural areas and cities such as charleston, south carolina, are. Now we think that the aftermaththe confrontation not of blue and gray but of white and black, and the reimposition of apartheid through terroris what has left the deepest mark on american history. What if the confederates won the american civil war. Mackinlay kantor, pulitzer prizewinning author, master storyteller, shows us how the south could have won the civil war. Lee, with help from stuart, won at gettysburg and carried the south to victory in the war. American civil war alternate histories are alternate history fiction that focuses on the civil war. Longcore how different would the world be today if the confederate states of america csa had won. Dec 08, 2006 if the south had won the war of northern agression or civil war, where might our two countries be today. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read if the south had won the civil war.
It changed the entire fate of the nation, and created the america we know today. Both north and south in 1861 were largely agricultural regions 72% of the congressional districts in the northern states on the eve of the civil war were farmdominated. It was originally published in the november 22, 1960, issue of look magazine. Dec 29, 2010 first, had the confederacy won the civil war, slavery would have undoubtedly continued in the south. Besides, if the south had won the civil war, who knows. If the south had won the civil war, slavery could have lasted until the 20th. Oligarchy, democracy, and the continuing fight for the soul of america. If the south had won the civil war by mackinlay kantor. If the south had won the civil war, slavery could have. If the south had won the civil war by mackinlay kantor, reunification comes later. If the south had won the civil war, slavery could have lasted until.
If the south had won the civil war mackinlay kantor on. How would north america be different if two separate americas competed over resources and land. If the civil war had a different ending the national interest. Mcphersons 1988 book, battle cry of freedom, which explains the civil war indepth from the end of the mexican war in 1847 to the tragic assassination of abraham lincoln in 1865. All content included on our site, such as text, images, digital downloads and other, is the property of its content suppliers and protected by. With international protest, and the growth of industry, slavery never would have lasted long. What if the south had won the war between the states. The system that had sustained the defeated south moved. Family and nation in civil war virginia and the concise historical atlas of the u. Very good alternative history book taking place where the south actually wins the civil war and yet a history professor in the south writes a book about what if the union and actually won the civil war. How would our country be different if the south had won.
Goodreads members who liked if the south had won the ci. This vibrant fiction genre could be renamed what if books. Browse the amazon editors picks for the best books of 2019, featuring our favorite. It immediately inspired a deluge of letters and telegrams from astonished readers and became an american classic overnight.
Conversely, a gurps game setting book presents a 1993 in which the u. Frey professor of southern studies at louisiana state university. In fact, if one imagines that the south had won the war, its a near certainty that the south would have annexed cuba, a long held southern dream. The american civil war was the most devastating event in united states history. If the south had won the civil war by kantor, mackinlay, 1904. Ten years later, kantor was awarded the pulitzer prize for his novel andersonville. If the south had won the civil war takes these whatifs and goes beyond the civil war to ask.
If the south had won the civil war ebook written by mackinlay kantor. If the south had won the civil war kindle edition by kantor. But his setup for the change in the course of history is highly unbelievable. The intermix between the actual storyline and excerpts from his book made it a very interesting read. Does the electronic version of the book completely replace the paper version. If the confederates had won the war, the contemporary world order would be very different, as the federal unitedstates have played a determining role to forge the world we know. Then you can start reading kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, or computer. Not so long ago, the civil war was taken to be this countrys central moral drama. Oligarchy, democracy, and the continuing fight for the soul of america richardson, heather cox on. If the south had won the civil war is a 1961 alternate history book by mackinlay kantor, a writer who also wrote several novels about the american civil war as. Crocker iii so just suppose that abraham lincoln had let the south go. Another early civil war alternate history written in 1903.
If the south had won the civil war originally appeared in the november 22, 1960, issue of look magazine where it inspired a deluge of correspondence from readers. Best of all, if after reading an e book, you buy a paper version of if the south had won the civil war. This of coarse comes from the chaos theory or what i have come to know it as the butterfly effect. If the south had won the civil war historical novel society.
Enter your mobile number or email address below and well send you a link to download the free kindle app. If the south had won the civil war kindle edition by. If the south had won the civil war free pdf, doc, fb3, rtf. If the south had won the civil war by mackinlay kantor goodreads. Originally published in 1967 as a short story in the book story teller. How the south could have won the civil war by bevin alexander provides a startling account of how a relatively small number of tactical and strategic mistakes cost the south the war. They had better men, better officers, and a great cause. We will travel back in time on this episode and discuss the different possibilities of what might have happened if it never happened. Catastrophically passive, as though fatally wounded by the civil war, the south has been held back from prosperity. If the south had won the civil war is an early alternate history offering that appeared around the centennial of the start of the civil war. May 29, 2017 what if the confederates had won the american civil war.
The kkk whose originals were members of the democratic party might never have donned. The first seven southern states seceded from the union and formed the confederate states of america in february of 1861. If the south had won the civil war book by mackinlay kantor. The secession war in unitedstates, which the americans call civil war, is the most murderous conflict according to the number of. If the south had won the civil war by mackinlay kantor originally published in look magazine in 1960, published as book in 1961 a rebel in time by harry harrison must and shall collected in anthology counting up, counting down, also in volume 32 of the nebula awards series by harry turtledove.
If the south had won the civil war by mackinlay kantor, dan. If the south had won the civil war mackinlay kantor macmillan. If the south had won the civil war is a 1961 alternate history book by mackinlay kantor, a writer who also wrote several novels about the american civil war as it actually happened. If the south had won the civil war, slavery could have lasted until the 20th century aaron sheehandean is the fred c. It generated such a response that it was published in 1961 as a book. Kantor tells the story as a historical text, which is interesting. If the south had won the civil war and millions of other books are available for instant access. Find books like if the south had won the civil war from the worlds largest community of readers. Jun 30, 20 as the battle of gettysburgs 150th anniversary approaches, its hard to resist asking, what if the union had lost that fight, and the south eventually won the war. How the south could have won the civil war by bevin alexander provides a startling account of how a relatively small number of tactical and strategic mistakes cost the south the war and changed the course of history. Slavery of course would be long gone, for economic reasons. Books similar to if the south had won the civil war. It immediately inspired a deluge of letters and telegrams from astonished readers, and became an american classic overnight.
Surprisingly few in the educated classes in the south had the foresight to recognize that reform was needed for the souths own sake. Books similar to if the south had won the civil war goodreads. Jul 26, 2019 not surprisingly, in the south there were high levels of discontent, which came to a head in 19551972 with the first sudanese civil war, then again in the second sudanese civil war from 19832005. At the beginning of the civil war, most thought hostilities would end in about six weeks. Here is my version of how history might have transpired. He is the author of titles such as why confederates fought. Civil war first appeared in the now defunct look magazine in november 1960. If the south won the civil war, the world would look much different today because the usa would not have become a major world power. Nov 03, 2001 buy if the south had won the civil war by kantor, mackinlay from amazons fiction books store. Apr 12, 2015 the american civil war was the most devastating event in united states history. Churchill penned his contribution during his wilderness years, when he was out of office and working the lecture circuit across america.
If the south had won the civil war by mackinlay kantor and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. He was one of the most wellknown american writers during the 1950s and still. If the south had won the civil war originally appeared in look magazine nearly half a century ago. Jul 31, 2017 what if the south had won the civil war. Published in book form soon after, kantors masterpiece has been unavailable for a decade. The novel begins with the accidental death of general grant as he begins his campaign against the confederate fortress of vicksburg, mississippi in spring 1863. Sep 23, 20 an excellent, detailed history of the civil war can be found in james m. If the south had won the civil war the country would be different no doubt about it, but first slavery needs to be addressed. The confederate states of america tells the story of what might have happened had the south won the civil war. It means that something so small and so insignificannot. Jul 03, 2014 if the american civil war had ended other than it didor if the federal government and the northern states decided to pursue a negotiated separation from the southresidents of the confederate. It offers a look at churchills lively imagination at work, as well as a few glimpses of his views on race, war, and international politics as the storm. Nov 07, 2001 if the south had won the civil war originally appeared in look magazine nearly half a century ago. Listen to if the south had won the civil war by mackinlay.
Here are some ways i think would events would have evolved. If the south had won the civil war by mackinlay kantor overdrive. If the confederacy had won, slavery would have continued in. If the south had won the civil war mackinlay kantor. How would america be besides the obvious implications this event had on american history, the civil war is a bastion of what if type of thinking. Starving the south, by food historian smith, author of the oxford companion to american food and drink and many other books about food, is not a cheery work, for it portrays the hard choices people, south and north, had to make.
Published in book form in 1961, the novel is a musthave for civil war enthusiasts. What would america be like if the south had won the civil. If the south had been allowed to go by ernest crosby. Goldwater proclaimed that he had little interest in streamlining government or in making it.
What if the confederate states of america won the civil war and split from the united states. If the south had won the civil war by kantor, mackinlay, 1904publication date 2001 topics united states history civil war, 18611865 fiction. As a result of the emancipation proclamation and the union victory, slavery was abolished. His final judgment on the south, delivered at the end of the book, is this. In if president james buchanan had enforced the law by joseph edgar chamberlin, president buchanan fully enforced federal law upon south carolinas succession stopping the civil war. Read the book on paper it is quite a powerful experience. Harry turtledove, who wrote about ten books continuing the history of and later wars between the united and confederate states, wrote the introduction to this. Due to irreconcilable differences between north and south over the issues of states rights and slavery, the american civil war erupted on apr. Everyday low prices on a huge range of new releases and classic fiction.
The south, the west and the conservative coalition. If the south had won the civil war, slavery could have lasted. Many can defend it would have strengthen the world tragedies, such as worldwars, coldwars, postcoldwars. If the south had won the civil war internet archive. What if the south won the civil war the flap of a butterflys wings can cause a typhoon half way around the world. Written and directed by kevin willmott, it takes the form of a mock. If the south had won the civil war by mackinlay kantor in doc, fb3, rtf download e book. Buy a cheap copy of if the south had won the civil war book by mackinlay kantor. Jul 20, 2017 if the south had won the civil war originally appeared in look magazine nearly half a century ago. The essay is a playful study of a civil war counterfactual.
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