A rich and diverse look at the many identities of a rich and diverse region. More than an homage to a gifted historian, it is a stand-alone, interdisciplinary inquiry into just how complicated this thing called the South can be. It s all here, from literature to politics, race to religion, gender to genealogy, Old South to New with voodoo and a doomed barge canal as added twists. Fascinating and absolutely up-to-date. John Mayfield, author of Counterfeit Gentlemen
Honors a truly preeminent scholar with essays of very high quality and clear significance. No historian has assayed...
A rich and diverse look at the many identities of a rich and diverse region. More than an homage to a gifted historian, it is a stand-alone, inter...
While visiting Europe In 1844, Harry McCall of Philadelphia wrote to his cousin back home of his disappointment. He didn't mind Paris, but he preferred the company of Americans to Parisians. Furthermore, he vowed to be -an American, heart and soul- wherever he traveled, but -particularly in England.- Why was he in Europe if he found it so distasteful? After all, travel in the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries was expensive, time consuming, and frequently uncomfortable.
Being American in Europe, 1750-1860 tracks the adventures of American travelers while exploring...
While visiting Europe In 1844, Harry McCall of Philadelphia wrote to his cousin back home of his disappointment. He didn't mind Paris, but he prefe...
