{"product_id":"road-to-appomattox-9780807119112","title":"Road to Appomattox","description":"\u003cp\u003eOriginally published forty years ago, Bell Irvin Wiley's \u003ci\u003eThe Road to Appomattox\u003c\/i\u003e marked one of the first efforts by a Civil War scholar to identify the internal causes of the South's defeat. Today this elegant little book remains one of the most penetrating, thought-provoking works on the subject. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn the book's three chapters, Wiley treats three broad reasons for the failure of the Confederacy: weak political leadership, low morale among the populace, and four \"internal influences\" in the South. Those four short-comings stemmed from traits apparently endemic to southerners in general, Wiley explains, and they included disharmony among and between politi-cal and military leaders; the government's failure to provide adequate pub-lic information systems; rigidity in outlook and course of action; and poor judgment, especially of the North's strength, the South's own strength, and Europe's dependence on cotton. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRecent years have witnessed a number of significant studies dealing with Confederate defeat, particularly with the failings of Davis as war leader and with the complex issue of the South's dedication to the cause. Wiley was one of the first historians to raise these issues and discuss them trenchantly. Those familiar with \u003ci\u003eThe Road to Appomattox\u003c\/i\u003e will cheer the reissue of this resonant work; first-time readers will see why.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Bell Irvin Wiley\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e LSU Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/01\/1994\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 148\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.41lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.46h x 5.51w x 0.33d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780807119112\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBell Irvin Wiley was the author or editor of some two dozen books on the Civil War, including \u003ci\u003eThe Life of Johnny Reb: The Common Soldier of the Confederacy\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Life of Billy Yank: The Common Soldier of the Union.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"LSU Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":40161535000691,"sku":"9.78E+12","price":20.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_dcd003eb-f5cb-4986-93ab-2d1a9cacddd4.jpg?v=1654954631","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/road-to-appomattox-9780807119112","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}