1867 Confederate SOUTHERN HISTORY CIVIL WAR Book DEMOCRAT PARTY army REBEL C.S.A

Description: This controversial book was among the first attempts by disgruntled Southern post-War DEMOCRATS to advocate for a "SECOND CIVIL WAR." AYOUTH'S HISTORYOF THEGREAT CIVIL WARIN THEUNITED STATES,FROM 1861 TO 1865 This SALE! is for an original 1867 EDITION of "A YOUTH'S HISTORY OF THE GREAT CIVIL WAR IN THE UNITED STATES, FROM 1861 TO 1865" by R. G. Horton.Contrary to the title of this book, this is NOT a children's book. The word "Youth's" is used in the title as an oxymoron to convey a strong message. It contains PRO-SOUTHERN Civil War history from the era's most notorious publisher, John H. Van Evrie.It provides a detailed description of the entire Civil War and all the events leading to, particularly sympathetic to the SOUTHERN POINT OF VIEW, stressing positive aspects of the South as well as Northern hypocrisy.It was among the first attempts by disgruntled Southern post-War Democrats to advocate for a " SECOND CIVIL WAR ."Fascinating -- and extremely popular at the time -- Horton laments the end of the institution of servitude in the Southern States. Even at a time when the laws of every State in the Union denied African-Americans equality, he argues that nowhere on earth is there to be found another population of people so happy and so contented as those of the South. "He dubs Abraham Lincoln a trickster, a falsifier, and an oath-breaker," calls his career "a shameless four years of deceptions, falsehoods, and crimes against liberty."The book claims that the Republican Party and Abraham Lincoln were traitors to "The People's Government." Even JOHN WILKES BOOTH "was noted for his generous, manly deportment, and was dearly beloved by all his associates" and made out to be a genuine Southern hero. According to this book, following the killing of Booth, "his body was taken to Washington, and the savage gloated over it with cannibal ferocity. They not only refused to turn the body over to his weeping mother, but they tore out its entrails, and threw them to the hogs. His skull was placed in some museum, his heart preserved in spirits, his spinal column given to some medical college, while the balance of his remains were deposited no one knows where. Such is Christianity! When John Brown was tried and executed, his remains were placed in a decent coffin and handed over to his friends."While its history is quite bias and angry, it offers a perspective on what millions of Americans believed at the time with its unconventional yet interesting historic perspective of the Civil War.NORTHERN STATES BANNED THE SALE OF THIS BOOK!!! during Reconstruction for fear it may ignite an already tepid powder keg of resentment, both North and South. The rear of the volume contains several interesting pages of advertisements for similar literature. Truly an important find!Published in 1868, this book is in VERY GOOD CONDITION for its age and especially to be 157 YEARS OLD!!! ALL PAGES ARE PRESENT!!! and tightly bound with NO TEARS!!! or stray in text markings. It measures approximately 5" x 7" and is complete with 384 pages. This is a RARE!!! controversial and historic book that doesn't come around very often so...GET IT WHILE YOU CAN!!! Please see our other books too!

Price: 153.99 USD

Location: Cameron, North Carolina

End Time: 2025-01-10T01:19:07.000Z

Shipping Cost: 8.13 USD