Confederate Minds

“This valuable work finally puts to rest the notion that the Confederacy was an intellectual wasteland and that Confederates had nothing to say aside from their rebel yell.” — Journal of American History

“Provides meaningful insight into an understudied aspect of the Confederate experience. . . . An excellent book that deserves wide readership.” — Civil War Book Review

“A remarkable array of evidence.” — Journal of Southern History

“Highly recommended.” — CHOICE

“[Confederate Minds] is well written, amply researched and tightly argued. For those interested in the attempted development of a distinct Confederate culture, this book is a welcome contribution.” — Civil War News

“A solid first book. . . . His discussion of how the Confederacy’s intellectual class lamented their lack of original contributions is superb.” — Virginia Magazine

“Thanks to Bernath’s study, the soil now is rich for future research into the Civil War’s complex intellectual history. Scholars of the Civil War, southern history, and American intellectual history should be grateful for this fine contribution to the field.” — West Virginia History

“Deeply researched and gracefully written. . . . [An] excellent study.” — Register of the Kentucky Historical Society

“It is stimulating and opening an area of the war that we do not often see. . . . A detailed look at the home front in an essential industry and the development of a nation.” — TOCWOC

“Make[s] provocative arguments about the nature of Confederate nationalism, life with the Confederacy, and the perception of cultural distinctiveness.” — The Courier