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The making of the American South : a short history, 1500-1877

J. William Harris (Author)
This concise overview of the history and historiography of the American South puts the major problems and issues of that region into clear, accessible prose. * Examines the major problems and issues of the Old South in clear, accessible prose.
Print Book, English, 2006
Blackwell, Malden, Mass., 2006
History
XIII, 295 Seiten : Karten.
9780631209638, 9780631209645, 0631209638, 0631209646
266078013
Acknowledgements. . Map: The United States in 1860. Prologue. Part I: Before Southern History. 1. Before the South. 2. Colonials Become Americans. 3. Southern Power in the New Nation. . Part II: Making the Old South. 4. An American Slave Society. 5. The Politics of Slavery and the Road to Secession. 6. Civil Wars. 7. The Reconstruction of the South and the Construction of Southern History. Notes. Bibliographical Note. Index