The Making of the American South
A Short History, 1500-1877
Problems in American History (Band Nr. 8)
1. Auflage Dezember 2005
310 Seiten, Hardcover
Wiley & Sons Ltd
ISBN:
978-0-631-20963-8
John Wiley & Sons
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.
* Covers the development of European outposts in the 16th
Century, the Southern colonies, the Revolutionary War, and the
Civil War and its aftermath.
* Explores the underlying topics and themes of the Southern way
of life.
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
.
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
"J. William Harris's text offers an excellent and long
overdue synthesis of recent scholarship on many different aspects
of Southern history from the early seventeenth century through the
era of Civil War and Reconstruction. Sensibly organized and
beautifully written, it is a work that students will find readily
accessible. It is a must for the classroom." B.C. Wood,
University of Cambridge
"This slim volume provides a crisp, up-to-date account of
the South's emergence as a distinctive, self-conscious
region. Harris writes an engrossing narrative that is as convincing
as it is readable." Jane T. Censer, George Mason
University
"An uncommonly good book by an especially talented
historian, J. William Harris's The Making of the American
South is the panoramic story of many Souths told crisply and
elegantly and with searching clarity. Gracefully written and
thoroughly edifying, it is a terrific read." Mark M.
Smith, University of South Carolina
"This rich and readable introduction to the South from
early exploration through the Civil War and Reconstruction deserves
a wide audience of both students and general readers. Full of fresh
insights and reflecting the latest scholarship on the region,
William Harris's narrative is concise and fast-paced, yet
never shirks from the complexity or diversity that has always made
the southern past so intriguing." John C. Inscoe,
University of Georgia
overdue synthesis of recent scholarship on many different aspects
of Southern history from the early seventeenth century through the
era of Civil War and Reconstruction. Sensibly organized and
beautifully written, it is a work that students will find readily
accessible. It is a must for the classroom." B.C. Wood,
University of Cambridge
"This slim volume provides a crisp, up-to-date account of
the South's emergence as a distinctive, self-conscious
region. Harris writes an engrossing narrative that is as convincing
as it is readable." Jane T. Censer, George Mason
University
"An uncommonly good book by an especially talented
historian, J. William Harris's The Making of the American
South is the panoramic story of many Souths told crisply and
elegantly and with searching clarity. Gracefully written and
thoroughly edifying, it is a terrific read." Mark M.
Smith, University of South Carolina
"This rich and readable introduction to the South from
early exploration through the Civil War and Reconstruction deserves
a wide audience of both students and general readers. Full of fresh
insights and reflecting the latest scholarship on the region,
William Harris's narrative is concise and fast-paced, yet
never shirks from the complexity or diversity that has always made
the southern past so intriguing." John C. Inscoe,
University of Georgia
J. William Harris is Professor of History at the University of New Hampshire. He is the author of Plain Folk and Gentry in a Slave Society (1995) and Deep Souths: Delta, Piedmont, and Sea Island Society in the Age of Segregation (2001).
