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Record Nr.

UNISA996213956003316

Autore

Harris J. William <1946->

Titolo

The making of the American South : a short history, 1500-1877 / / J. William Harris

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Malden, Massachusetts : , : Blackwell, , [2006]

©2006

ISBN

1-281-21361-6

9786611213619

0-470-70085-8

0-470-77333-2

1-4051-5454-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (312 p.)

Collana

Problems in American history

Disciplina

975.09031

Soggetti

Economic history

Southern States History 1865-1877

Southern States History 16th century

Southern States History 1775-1865

Southern States History Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (pages [273]-277) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Before the South -- Colonials become Americans -- Southern power in the new nation -- An American slave society -- The politics of slavery and the road to secession -- Civil wars -- The reconstruction of the South and the construction of Southern history.

Sommario/riassunto

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. It focuses on the earliest days of the Old South, up to the Reconstruction, concentrating on the topics that are of most concern to historians.