num_pages: 288
description: More than 60000 books have been published on the Civil War. Most Americans though get their ideas about the war--why it was fought what was won what was lost--not from books but from movies television and other popular media. In an engaging and accessible survey Gary W. Gallagher guides readers through the stories told in recent film and art showing how these stories have both reflected and influenced the political social and racial currents of their times.
language: English
title: Causes Won, Lost, and Forgotten: How Hollywood and Popular Art Shape What We Know about the Civil War
publisher: The University of North Carolina Press