A Companion to the American South
- ISBN-10
- 1405138300
- ISBN-13
- 9781405138307
- Category
- History
- Pages
- 536
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2008-04-15
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons
- Author
- John B. Boles
Description
A Companion to the American South surveys and evaluates the most important and innovative writing on the entire sweep of the history of the southern United States. Contains 29 original essays by leading experts in American Southern history. Covers the entire sweep of Southern history, including slavery, politics, the Civil War, race relations, religion, and women's history. Surveys and evaluates the best scholarship on every important era and topic. Summarizes current debates and anticipates future concerns.
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