Includes bibliographical references (pages 359-364).
Contents:
War and peace (1863-1898) -- The mind of the South (1898-1922) -- The world broke in two (1922-1955).
Summary:
An acclaimed journalist and novelist offers a portrait of the time when America become modern by tracing the life of his grandfather, John Morris, who was born into a slave-owning Virginia family during the Civil War and died at the height of the Cold War.
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