Confederate Minds: The Struggle for Intellectual Independence in the Civil War South

Authors

David Silkenat

ISBN

978-0-8078-3391-9

Price

$39.95

Publisher

University of North Carolina Press

Abstract

A Fresh Look at the Confederate Search for Distinctiveness

H.L. Mencken once famously derided the South as the "Sahara of the Bozart," claiming that the region lacked significant cultural, literary, or intellectual assets. Henry Adams concurred, noting that "the Southerner had no mind. ....

DOI

10.31390/cwbr.12.4.20

Recommended Citation

Silkenat, David (2010) "Confederate Minds: The Struggle for Intellectual Independence in the Civil War South," Civil War Book Review: Vol. 12 : Iss. 4 .
DOI: 10.31390/cwbr.12.4.20
Available at: https://repository.lsu.edu/cwbr/vol12/iss4/20