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Historical Dictionary of the Old South

Historical Dictionary of the Old South

Richter, William L.

Hardcover

Series: Historical Dictionaries of U.S. Politics and Political Eras

Civil War Period (1850-1877)General Political Science

ISBN10: 081087914X
ISBN13: 9780810879140
Publisher: Scarecrow Press
Published: Feb 28 2013
Pages: 592
Weight: 2.20
Height: 2.10 Width: 6.40 Depth: 9.10
Language: English

The South played a prominent role in early American history, and its position was certainly strong and proud except for the peculiar institution of slavery. Thus, it drew away from the rest of an expanding nation, and in 1861 declared secession and developed a Confederacy... that ultimately lost the war. Indeed, for some time it was occupied. Thus, the South has a very mixed legacy, with good and bad aspects, and sometimes the two of them mixed. Which only enhances the need for a careful and balanced approach.

This can be found in the Historical Dictionary of the Old South, which first traces its history from colonial times to the end of the Civil War in a substantial chronology. Particularly interesting is the introduction, which analyzes the rise and the fall, the good and the bad, as well as the middling and indifferent, over nigh on two centuries. The details are filled in very amply in over 600 dictionary entries on the politics, economy, society and culture of the Old South. An ample bibliography directs students and researchers toward other sources of information.

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