Cracker culture : Celtic ways in the Old South / / Grady McWhiney ; with a prologue by Forrest McDonald
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| Autore: |
McWhiney Grady
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| Titolo: |
Cracker culture : Celtic ways in the Old South / / Grady McWhiney ; with a prologue by Forrest McDonald
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| Pubblicazione: | University, Ala., : University of Alabama Press, c1988 |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (336 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 305.5690975 |
| 975.03 | |
| 975/.03 | |
| Soggetto topico: | Material culture - Southern States |
| Soggetto geografico: | Southern States Civilization Celtic influences |
| Southern States Civilization 1775-1865 | |
| Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | Contents; Illustrations; Preface; Prologue; I. Settlement; II. Heritage; III. Herding; IV. Hospitality; V. Pleasures; VI. Violence; VII. Morals; VIII. Education; IX. Progress; X. Worth; XI. Collision; Appendix; Index |
| Sommario/riassunto: | Cracker Culture is a provocative study of social life in the Old South that probes the origin of cultural differences between the South and the North throughout American history. Among Scotch-Irish settlers the term "Cracker" initially designated a person who boasted, but in American usage the word has come to designate poor whites. McWhiney uses the term to define culture rather than to signify an economic condition. Although all poor whites were Crackers, not all Crackers were poor whites; both, however, were Southerners. The author insists that Southerners and North |
| Altri titoli varianti: | Celtic ways in the Old South |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Cracker Culture |
| ISBN: | 0-8173-8452-9 |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910826399603321 |
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