The American South: A Very Short Introduction

by Charles Reagan Wilson

Book Overview

The American South is a distinctive place with a dramatic history, and has significance beyond its regional context in the twenty first century. The American South: A Very Short Introduction explores the history of the South as a cultural crossroads, a meeting place between western Europe and West Africa. The South's beginnings illuminate the expansion of Europe into the New World, creating a colonial slave society that distinguished it from other...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199943516
• ISBN13: 9780199943517
• Release Date: January 2021
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 168 Pages
• Weight: 0.52 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 4.4" x 6.8"