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The lost colony of the Confederacy [Hardcover]

Eugene C Harter (Author)
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Although it is not known how many Confederates migrated to South America, their departure was fuelled by bitterness over a lost cause and a distaste for an oppressive victor. This book tells the story of a grim, Quixotic journey of 20,000 Confederates to Brazil at the end of the American Civil War. --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

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EUGENE C. HARTER is retired from the U.S. Senior Foreign Service and lives in Chestertown, Maryland. He is the grandson and greatgrandson of Confederates who left Texas and Mississippi as a part of the great Confederate migration in the late 1860s.
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  • Hardcover: 141 pages
  • Publisher: University Press of Mississippi (1985)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0878052593
  • ISBN-13: 978-0878052592
  • Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
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31 of 32 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Old Dixie-Brazilian Style!, August 27, 2000
By Luis Hernandez (New York, New York, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Lost Colony of the Confederacy (Williams-Ford Texas A&M University Military History Series) (Paperback)
Based on actual events, the "Lost Colony of the Confederacy" is an interesting book that chronicles the massive immigration of Southerners who fled the former states of the Confederacy and resettled in Brazil. At the invitation of Brazil's ruler at the time, Emperor Dom Pedro II, many Confederates immigrated to Brazil to take advantage of that nation's rich natural resources and most importantly, African slaves in one of the few countries in the Americas who had not abolished slavery yet.

These settlers, known as the Confederados, resettled in the Brazilian state of Sao Paulo, and founded a town they named "Americana" where many of their descendants still reside. With Anglo-Saxon last names such as Stonewall, Jackson, and Butler, many of their present-day ancestors still reside in the Southern-inspired town and continue to live the way of life their ancestors once lived. Pecan pies, debutante balls, and Southern hymns are all still alive, although many of them have intermarried with Brazil's population and speak Portuguese as well as English (with a Brazilian-Southerner accent).

The author did great research when writing this book, and the photographs provide the reader with visuals that help us visualize Americana. Originally published by the University of Mississippi press, this updated book provides new updated information on Americana and her inhabitants

I highly recommend this book to anyone interested in the U.S. Civil War, Brazil, or Latin American culture/history. The story of the Confederados is a forgotten chapter in the history of the Civil War that should be rediscovered by all.

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Easy to read and follow with Important insight into the issue, March 16, 2010
This review is from: The Lost Colony of the Confederacy (Williams-Ford Texas A&M University Military History Series) (Paperback)
Let me start off by saying that I'm a history major and read about 12 history books per semester. I found this book by far the easiest to read and follow so far. Quite a few subject based history books are nothing more than repackaged doctoral dissertations that are terribly difficult to follow. That or the author feels the need to wow their audience with unnecessary vernacular that is often more complex then need be.

That being said, I thoroughly enjoyed reading this book. The author has a free flowing writing style that doesn't get to caught up in minute details that one wouldn't remember anyway. This book offers very rare insight to those southerners trapped in a destroyed and military occupied land with little to no hope for survival. Make no mistake, this is definitely a story told from their point of view (the author is a descendant of the Confederates that emigrated to Brazil) but it serves as a good counter-balance since there was little to no objective insight to this subject before this book.

All in all 5 stars for the easy read and for the incredibly interesting peek into little known history.
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4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Old Dixie-Brazilian Style!, August 27, 2000
By Luis Hernandez (New York, New York, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The lost colony of the Confederacy (Hardcover)
Based on actual events, the "Lost Colony of the Confederacy" is an interesting book that chronicles the massive immigration of Southerners who fled the former states of the Confederacy and resettled in Brazil. At the invitation of Brazil's ruler at the time, Emperor Dom Pedro II, many Confederates immigrated to Brazil to take advantage of that nation's rich natural resources and most importantly, African slaves in one of the few countries in the Americas who had not abolished slavery yet.

These settlers, known as the Confederados, resettled in the Brazilian state of Sao Paulo, and founded a town they named "Americana" where many of their descendants still reside. With Anglo-Saxon last names such as Stonewall, Jackson, and Butler, many of their present-day ancestors still reside in the Southern-inspired town and continue to live the way of life their ancestors once lived. Pecan pies, debutante balls, and Southern hymns are all still alive, although many of them have intermarried with Brazil's population and speak Portuguese as well as English (with a Brazilian-Southerner accent).

The author did great research when writing this book, and the photographs provide the reader with visuals that help us visualize Americana. An updated edition of this book was recently published by Texas A&M University press, provides new updated information on Americana and her inhabitants

I highly recommend this book to anyone interested in the U.S. Civil War, Brazil, or Latin American culture/history. The story of the Confederados is a forgotten chapter in the history of the Civil War that should be rediscovered by all.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Lost Colony of the Confederates
I live in the South and I never knew about this piece of my Southern History. This is a great informative book.
Published 17 months ago by grizz

4.0 out of 5 stars Interesting topic
This is not something I learned about in school. The most remarkable thing about this book is author's assertion that American slaveholders fled the south after the Civil War and... Read more
Published on August 23, 2003 by N. Fiddner

5.0 out of 5 stars A real "gem" of a book
Eugene C. Harter has given us a sparkling "gem" of a book, a fascinating aspect of history that is both well-researched, and well-written.
Published on May 17, 2001 by Thomas M. Martin

5.0 out of 5 stars Old Dixie-Brazilian Style!
Based on actual events, the "Lost Colony of the Confederacy" is an interesting book that chronicles the massive immigration of Southerners who fled the former states... Read more
Published on August 27, 2000 by Luis Hernandez

5.0 out of 5 stars Old Dixie-Brazilian Style!
Based on actual events, the "Lost Colony of the Confederacy" is an interesting book that chronicles the massive immigration of Southerners who fled the former states... Read more
Published on August 27, 2000 by Luis Hernandez

5.0 out of 5 stars Old Dixie-Brazilian Style!
Based on actual events, the "Lost Colony of the Confederacy" is an interesting book that chronicles the massive immigration of Southerners who fled the former states... Read more
Published on August 27, 2000 by Luis Hernandez

1.0 out of 5 stars The Lost Colony of the Confederacy. I,m still lost.....
This book I found poorly written and lacking in the ability to maintain reader interest.While the historical value of the groups or confederate immigration is interesting, it is... Read more
Published on November 3, 1999 by E. Golden

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