A collection of essays on slavery in the Old South, including Denmark Vesey.
From Revolution to Reunion investigates the way in which South Carolinians, Patriot and Loyalist, managed to reconcile their bitter differences and reunite to heal South Carolina and create a stable foundation for the new United States.
Fresh analysis revises many previous theories on origins & significance of the nullification controversy.
For complaints, see James Axtell, “Colonial America without the Indians,” in Axtell, After Columbus: Essays in the Ethnohistory of Colonial North America (New York, 1988), 222-243; James H. Merrell, “Some Thoughts on Colonial Historians ...
Aggravating an already difficult economic situation, many parolees also face mounting fees for supervision, restitution, and child support (Alexander 2010), and their criminal records preclude them from obtaining many types of public ...
This is an edited text that will explore the challenges faced by convicted offenders over the course of rehabilitation and reintegration.
Numerous case studies throughout the book show both that theoretical linguistics can be used to solve problems where traditional approaches to historical linguistics have failed to produce satisfying results, and that the results of ...
This volume complements Calhoon’s influential work, expands the scope of Loyalist studies, and opens the field to a deeper, perhaps revolutionary understanding of the king’s men.
For South Carolina, see David H. Villers, “The Smythe Horse Affair and the Association,” South Carolina Historical ... “Sowing the Wind: Governor Wright and the Georgia Backcountry on the Eve of the Revolution,” in Harvey H. Jackson and ...
The essays in this exciting collection, most commissioned exclusively for this book, cover American history from colonial times to the present, representing multicultural and interdisciplinary scholarship at its most persuasive.
The latter, Morgan argues, brought more autonomy to slaves and created conditions by which they could carve out an African ... Holton, Woody. Forced Founders: Indians, Debtors, and Slaves and the Making of the American Revolution.