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Book SynopsisIn The American South: A History, Fifth Edition, William J. Cooper, Jr., Thomas E. Terrill, and Christopher Childers demonstrate their belief that it is impossible to divorce the history of the South from the history of the United States. The authors'' analysis underscores the complex interaction between the South as a distinct region and the South as an inescapable part of America. Cooper and Terrill 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. Each volume includes a substantial bibliographical essaycompletely updated for this editionwhich provides the reader with a guide to literature on the history of the South. This first volume also includes updated chapters, tables, preface, and prologue.
Trade ReviewAs the first full textbook on the region's history, Cooper and Terrill's The American South has long been a staple in undergraduate classrooms, and for good reason. This comprehensive, but concise, history by distinguished scholars of the Old and New South, respectively, serves both students and instructors as an effective introduction and a ready reference. In chronicling the South's distinctive history, the authors are constantly attuned to the fact that its history was always integral to that of the nation as a whole; their ability to so adeptly balance the particular with the general makes this an engaging and eminently teachable narrative. -- John C. Inscoe, University of Georgia
Combining original analysis with an impressive grasp of relevant scholarship, The American South: A History is distinguished by its wealth of fascinating information and its strong narrative style. It is the kind of book that students want to keep when the course is finished. -- Clarence L. Mohr, University of South Alabama
Table of ContentsPreface Prologue: The Enduring South List of Maps Map Essay: The Geography of the South Chapter 1: The Beginnings Chapter 2: The Economic and Social World Chapter 3: The Intellectual, Political, and Religious World Chapter 4: The Revolution Chapter 5: The South in the New Nation Chapter 6: Republican Ascendancy Chapter 7: A New Political Structure Chapter 8: Plantations and Farms Chapter 9: The Institution of Slavery Chapter 10: The World of the Slaves Chapter 11: Learning, Letters, and Religion Chapter 12: The Free Social Order Chapter 13: Political Parties and the Territorial Issue Chapter 14: The Crisis of the Union Map Essay: The Geography of the Civil War Chapter 15: The Confederate Experience Chapter 16: After the War Biographies Bibliographical Essay Index About the Authors
