Causes Won, Lost, and Forgotten

Description:

More than 60,000 books have been published on the Civil War. Most Americans, though, get their ideas about the war —why it was fought, what was won, what was lost— not from books but from movies, television, and other popular media. In an engaging and accessible survey, Gary W. Gallagher guides readers through the stories told in recent film and art, showing how these stories have both reflected and influenced the political, social, and racial currents of their times.

subjects: Causes,  Historical films,  Historiography,  History,  History and criticism,  Motion pictures and the war,  United States Civil War, 1861-1865,  War films,  United states, history, civil war, 1861-1865, causes,  United states, history, civil war, 1861-1865, motion pictures and the war,  United states, history, civil war, 1861-1865, historiography,  Film criticism

Places: United States

Times: Civil War, 1861-1865