American South 1500-1877

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.

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• 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.