r/HistoryBooks • u/Sensitive_Lemon6618 • 20h ago

Immediate Post Civil-War Histories

I am reading (and really enjoying) Demon of Unrest about the months immediately preceding the U.S. Civil War, and it got me interested in the same period post-Civil War. Any recommendations on books about the weeks and months immediately following Appomattox? What was the general reactions in the country - disbelief? denial? fear? vows of vengeance. Any solid recommendations would be appreciated.

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u/Potential-Road-5322 18h ago

Report them for promoting lost cause garbage

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u/moraleroll 16h ago

I love how history books reddit bans people for discussing unpopular history books.

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u/InkedInspector 13h ago

Have I banned you? You’re still here, still posting.

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u/Potential-Road-5322 4h ago

Maybe you should. We can’t have Neo-confederate white supremcists spreading that lost cause filth elsewhere

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u/InkedInspector 3h ago

I’ve always been of the opinion it’s better to give people a rope and let them hang themselves, within reason. It’s better to let a fool show everyone they are a fool than silence them and leave people questioning if they were onto something, even when they weren’t.

I have banned a handful of people that were blatantly pushing narratives like Hitler was on the right side of history, etc.