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Look Away!
- A History of the Confederate States of America
- De: William C. Davis
- Narrado por: Michael Beck
- Duración: 23 h y 38 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 27
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 23
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 23
William C. Davis, one of America’s best Civil War historians, here offers a definitive portrait of the Confederacy unlike any that has come before. Drawing on decades of writing and research among an unprecedented number of archives, Look Away! tells the story of the Confederate States of America not simply as a military saga (although it is that), but rather as a full portrait of a society and incipient nation.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Not even close
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- Look Away!
- A History of the Confederate States of America
- De: William C. Davis
- Narrado por: Michael Beck
No Moonlight And Magnolias Here...
Revisado: 09-24-23
While there are subtle hints at Southern romanticism and sentimentality, they are not enough to render this work overtly hostile or sickeningly apologetic. This book does a good job at highlighting the notion that the Confederacy, - like most governments before and since its demise, - was run mostly by selfish autocrats, blowhard ideologs, well-connected charlatans, social climbers and a few misguided fools. Thus, the very destruction they accused the Union of concocting slowly they brought upon themselves swiftly by leaving it.
The book has a good rhythm and pace to it. It doesn't get bogged down with useless information. The narration was decent (some of the accents are hilarious, but effective). I was ready to hate this book but was pleasantly surprised!
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