Mississippi represented the Old South and all that it stood for perhaps more than any other state. Tracing its long process of economic, social, and cultural evolution, Christopher Morris takes a close look at one of those "typically" Southern communities, Jefferson Davis's Warren County, the northern-most of the five old river counties located in the state's southwestern corner. Drawing on wills, deeds, court records, as well as manuscript materials, Morris shows a transformation of a loosely knit, typically Western community of pioneer homesteaders into a distinctly Southern society based...
Mississippi represented the Old South and all that it stood for perhaps more than any other state. Tracing its long process of economic, social, and c...
Mississippi represented the Old South and all that it stood for--perhaps more so than any other state. Tracing its long histories of economic, social, and cultural evolution, Morris takes a close and richly detailed look at a representative Southern community: Jefferson Davis's Warren County, in the state's southwestern corner. Drawing on many wills, deeds, court records, and manuscript materials, he reveals the transformation of a loosely knit, typically Western community of pioneer homesteaders into a distinctly Southern society based on plantation agriculture, slavery, and a patriarchal...
Mississippi represented the Old South and all that it stood for--perhaps more so than any other state. Tracing its long histories of economic, social,...
In this collection, the contributors explore the ways that southern writers influence and are influenced by their region. Topics focused on included: a defence of slavery; a deconstruction of gender in the southern literary renaissance; and the connection between depression and literary creativity.
In this collection, the contributors explore the ways that southern writers influence and are influenced by their region. Topics focused on included: ...
