Historical Dictionary of the Old South

by William L. Richter

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...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 081087914X
• ISBN13: 9780810879140
• Release Date: February 2013
• Publisher: Scarecrow Press
• Length: 592 Pages
• Weight: 2.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 2.1" x 6.4" x 9.1"