"The American South" takes a fresh look at major political, economic, social, and cultural developments from the founding of Jamestown in 1607, to modern times. Volume I begins with settlement of the English colonies and takes students through the end of the Civil War. Volume II moves from 1865 to the 1990s. The book offers: coverage of slavery - its origins, how it functioned as an institution, the world of slaves in the colonial era and the 19th century; and coverage of women - providing a sense of their lives and roles inside and outside of the family from the colonial era onwards.

The American South: A History Vol. I

History

COOPER, William J.

Americas

Mcgraw-Hill College

"The American South" takes a fresh look at major political, economic, social, and cultural developments from the founding of Jamestown in 1607, to modern times. Volume I begins with settlement of the English colonies and takes students through the end of the Civil War. Volume II continues from the war's end to the 1990s. The book offers: coverage of slavery - its origins, how it functioned as an institution, the world of slaves in the colonial era and the 19th century; and coverage of women - providing a sense of their lives and roles inside and outside of the family from the colonial era onwards.

The American South: A History Vol. II

"The American South" takes a fresh look at major political, economic, social, and cultural developments from the founding of Jamestown in 1607, to the present day. The combined volume begins with settlement of the English colonies and takes students right through to the present. The book offers: coverage of slavery - it's origins, how it functioned as an institution, the world of slaves in the colonial era and the 19th century; and coverage of women - providing a sense of their lives and roles inside and outside of the family from the colonial era onwards.

The American South: A History

In The American South: A History, the authors demonstrate their belief that it is impossible to divorce the history of the south from the history of the United States. Their analysis underscores the complex interaction between the South as a distinct region and the South as an inescapable part of the United States. They show how the resulting tension has often propelled section and nation toward collision. In supporting their thesis, the authors draw on the tremendous amount of profoundly new scholarship in Southern history. There is a substantial biographical essay which will provide the reader with a guide to literature on the history of the South.

Terrill, Tom E.

Follows Southern political history from colonial times to the eve of the Civil War, examines the relationship between slavery and regional politics, and describes the rationale behind the Secession

Liberty and Slavery: Southern Politics to 1860

From the Preface:"In this book my ambition has been to identify the major forces that shaped southern political history from the colonial era to the Civil War, and to trace their development over time. This goal led me to look at the political and intellectual heritage of those who settled in the colonial South and to consider the key political, social and economic institutions they established. More important than any of these several considerations was the manner in which they interacted to create a particular political world..."

Liberty and Slavery

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Jefferson Davis, American

West Point graduate, secretary of war under President Pierce, U.S. senator from Mississippi-- how was it that this statesman and patriot came to be president of the Confederacy, leading the struggle to destroy the United States? This is the question at the center of William Cooper's engrossing and authoritative biography of Jefferson Davis. Basing his account on the massive archival record left by Davis and his family and associates, Cooper delves not only into the events of Davis's public and personal life but also into the ideas that shaped and compelled him. We see Davis as a devoted American, yet also as a wealthy plantation owner who believed slavery to be a moral and social good that could coexist with free labor in an undivided Union. We see how his initially reluctant support of secession ended in his absolute commitment to the Confederacy and his identification of it with the legacy of liberty handed down by the Founding Fathers. We see the chaos that attended the formation of the Confederate government while the Civil War was being fought, and the ever-present tension between the commitment to states' rights and the need for centralized authority. We see Davis's increasingly autocratic behavior, his involvement in military decision-making, and his desperation to save the Confederacy even at the expense of slavery. And we see Davis in defeat: imprisoned for two years, then, for the rest of his life, unrepentant about the South's attempt to break away, yet ultimately professing his faith in the restored Union. This is the definitive life of one of the most complex and fascinating figures in our nation's history.

Biographies & Memoirs

Historical

Cooper, William J., Holt, Michael F.

A Master's Due: Essays in Honor of David Herbert Donald

Holt, Michael F.

Louisiana State Univ Pr

The Conservative Regime: South Carolina, 1877-1890

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The American South: A History Vol. I

The American South: A History Vol. II

The American South: A History

The American South: A History

Liberty and Slavery: Southern Politics to 1860

Liberty and Slavery

Liberty and Slavery

Jefferson Davis, American

A Master's Due: Essays in Honor of David Herbert Donald

The Conservative Regime: South Carolina, 1877-1890