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In The American South A History, Cooper and Terrill demonstrate their belief that it is impossible to divorce the history of the South from the history of the United States. Each volume includes a substantial biographical essay--completely updated for this edition--which provides the reader with a guide to literature on the history of the South. Coverage now includes the devastation of Hurricane Katrina in 2005, up-to-date analysis of the persistent racial divisions in the region, and the Souths unanticipated role in the 2008 presidential primaries.
List of contents
Prologue: The Enduring 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 Biographies Bibliographic Essay
About the author
William J. Cooper, Jr. is the Boyd Professor of History at Louisiana State University. Thomas E. Terrill is emeritus professor of history at the University of South Carolina.
