Revolutions in Eastern Europe and the U.S.S.R.

Description:

This fascinating book takes readers back into history and leads them through the life of Major Raphael J. Moses and his family. Mel Young has compiled both written and photographical material describing the Moses's lives. He focuses on Raphael Jacob Moses and the Jewish heritage of his family. An army officer, Georgia legislator, plantation owner, and prominent attorney, Moses led one of the most remarkable lives of the Civil War era. Young interprets diaries, memoirs, letters, and military service records of the Moses family and brings to life the strength of the bonds of both Jewish tradition and the endurance of the Old South. The Last Order of the Lost Cause will spark discussion among students of American history, and anyone interested in the Civil War or the American Jewish tradition will be enriched and enlightened by this perceptive and personalized story.

subjects: Politics and government,  Post-communism,  Politique et gouvernement,  Postcommunisme,  Bangladesh, politics and government,  Europe, eastern, politics and government, 1989-,  Former soviet republics, politics and government,  Post-communism, former soviet republics,  Post-communism, europe, eastern,  Jews,  Jewish Personal narratives,  Officers,  Confederate States of America,  Confederate States of America. Army,  Biography,  History,  Economic policy,  Social conditions,  Colonial influence,  Confederate states of america, biography,  Jews, united states, biography,  United states, history, civil war, 1861-1865, personal narratives,  United states, history, civil war, 1861-1865, jews,  Southern states, biography,  United states, history, civil war, 1861-1865, biography

Places: Ex-URSS,  Europe de l'Est,  Former Soviet republics,  Eastern Europe,  Pays de la CEI,  Soviet Union

Times: 1989-,  1989- ...