In support of this thesis, a startling array A Panchatantra Tale of evidence is offered. Mr. Owsley cites cases in which various state governments refused arms and men to the Confederate government and even confiscated arms and supplies on the principle of state rights. Much of the material has been drawn from the official records of the Union and Confederate armies, the Journal of the Confederate Congress, Confederate Records of Georgia, and representative contemporary newspapers. The book is not an unfriendly attack upon those who fought for the idea of state. rights. Mr. Owsley has simply had the interest of a scholar in bringing to light some of the little-known political phases which may be called the seamy side of Confederate history. This unusual historical study uncovers many new facts which have been hitherto unknown even to scholars. H. L. Mencken, writing of the book in The American Mercury says, "This is a small book, but like that other small book, Dr. Charles A. 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