While a fair amount has been written about how the U.S. Civil War was covered in the Northern press, comparatively little has been written about how Southern readers got their war news. In this unique book, three former journalists look at the correspondents who covered the war for the Southern press, and what these reporters had to do to get their stories. While a few of these correspondents were professional journalists, most came from other professions, and one or two were women. Despite this, the quality of their reporting was generally high. The authors show how, surprisingly, Southern war correspondents were censored less often than their Northern counterparts, and that the Southern press put great importance on accurately and impartially covering the war, even when the news was bad. Based largely on primary sources, this book provides a much needed re-evaluation of Southern war journalism. Annotation ©2011 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)