Description: Exploring the creation, maintenance, and transformation of Confederate identity during the tumultuous years of the Civil War and Reconstruction, Rubin sheds new light on the ways in which Confederates felt connected to their national creation and provides a provocative example of what happens when a nation disintegrates and leaves its people behind to forge a new identity.
Review Quotes: "A comprehensive discussion of the ideas and feelings of supporters of the Confederacy during the Civil War and Reconstruction."--"American Historical Review"