"The Southern Tradition at Bay" by Richard Weaver

It’s something of an obvious truism to say that “winners write history.” That’s my starting point for considering The Southern Tradition at Bay: A History of Postbellum Thought by Richard Weaver. 

First published in 1968, the work was republished in 1989, and then again in the past year. It is a thoughtful examination, or re-examination, of the mind of the South after the Civil War and how Southerners interpreted their defeat. Weaver isn’t about defending the “Lost Cause” as much as is he focused on what was in the mind of the South before the war, what was driving those thoughts, how it developed during the war and after.

To continue reading, please see my post today at Dancing Priest.

Some Wednesday Readings

 

6 Enjoyable Ways to Read Classic Novels (or Pretty Much Anything) – Joel Miller at Miller’s Book Review.

 

Time to Tell the Truth – Emily Harrison at Front Porch Republic.

 

The Last Major Confederate Surrender: Smith, Buckner, Shelby, and Price Debate Their Options – Sean Michael Chick at Emerging Civil War.

 

Roman Battlefield Unearthed Near Vienna – Nathan Steinmeyer at Biblical Archaeology Society.