Old Southampton: Politics and Society in a Virginia County, 1834-1869
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Nat Turner's 1831 slave insurrection made Virginia's Southampton County notorious. Gradually, however, the bloody spectacle receded from national memory. Although the timeless rhythms of rural life resumed after the insurrection, Southampton could not escape the forces of change. From the Age of Jackson through to secession, wartime, and Reconstruction, it shared the fate of the Old South. Many who had witnessed the insurrection lived to...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0813925924
ISBN13:9780813925929
Release Date:May 2015
Publisher:University of Virginia Press
Length:448 Pages
Weight:1.43 lbs.
Dimensions:1.0" x 6.0" x 9.0"
Grade Range:Postsecondary and higher
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