{"product_id":"9798216450795","title":"Hollow Victory How Northerners Lost the Battle to Remember the Civil War","description":"\u003ch1\u003eHollow Victory\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eHow Northerners Lost the Battle to Remember the Civil War\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eRobert J. Cook\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eHistory \/ United States \/ Civil War Period\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHollow Victory\u003c\/i\u003e offers the first comprehensive account of how the Union Cause-once celebrated as a triumph of democracy and racial justice-was gradually eclipsed in American memory\u003c\/b\u003e. Drawing on extensive research, Robert J. Cook traces how Union veterans, African Americans, and Republican politicians fought to preserve the legacy of the Civil War as a righteous struggle against slavery and rebellion and how their efforts were undermined by political fragmentation, cultural reconciliation with the South, and the rise of Jim Crow.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom Memorial Day rituals and Union monuments to the erasure of Black contributions and the repurposing of Unionist rhetoric for imperialist ends, Cook reveals how the victors lost control of the war's narrative. By the early 20th century, the Union's moral clarity had faded into a sentimental tale of white brotherhood, leaving behind a legacy of forgotten justice. Timely and provocative, \u003ci\u003eHollow Victory\u003c\/i\u003e speaks directly to today's debates over historical memory, racial equity, and the meaning of patriotism.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eRobert J. Cook\u003c\/b\u003e is Emeritus Professor of American History at the University of Sussex, UK. He has authored six highly regarded books on 19th- and 20th-century U.S. history, including \u003ci\u003eTroubled Commemoration: The American Civil War Centennial, 1961–1965\u003c\/i\u003e (2011), which was shortlisted for the Lincoln Prize. Cook has also published extensively in academic journals such as \u003ci\u003eCivil War History\u003c\/i\u003e and the \u003ci\u003eJournal of Southern History\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as contributing to popular outlets like \u003ci\u003eBBC History Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e13 May 2027\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9798216450795\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e272\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e16.0\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53976396103820,"sku":"9798216450795","price":31.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9798216450795","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}