Besides, Shelby Foote's works read like novels. I love the man!

Mildred "Mickey" Fournier
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Discussion of research and writing about Virginia
> history [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Bruce Terrell
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> Subject: Re: Puzzling :// More Northern Bias?
>
> Regarding the Civil War, Northern bias may have been
> prevalent in the 19th century histories as well as many 20th
> century general histories.  I would suggest that the writings
> of the many excellent Southern historians such as Shelby
> Foote, Emory Thomas (UGA), William C. Davis (VTech), James Robertson
> (VTech) and the late Tom Connelly (USC) have striven to
> present balanced views of many aspects of the war.  The
> Southern navy's ironclad history was also well chronicled by
> William Still (ECU).
>
> Bruce G. Terrell
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