Southern society and its transformations, 1790-1860 /

In Southern Society and Its Transformations, a new set of scholars challenge conventional perceptions of the antebellum South as an economically static region compared to the North. Showing that the pre-Civil War South was much more complex than once thought, the essays in this volume examine the ec...

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Other Authors: Kyriakoudes, Louis M., Gillespie, Michele, Delfino, Susanna, 1949-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Columbia [Mo.] : University of Missouri Press, ©2011.
Series:New currents in the history of Southern economy and society.
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