The Shaping of Southern Culture: Honor, Grace, and War, 1760s-1890s

by Bertram Wyatt-Brown

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Extending his investigation into the ethical life of the white American South beyond what he wrote in Southern Honor (1982), Bertram Wyatt-Brown explores three major themes in southern history: the political aspects of the South's code of honor, the increasing prominence of Protestant faith in white southerners' lives, and the devastating impact of war, defeat, and an angry loss of confidence during the post-Civil War era.

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Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:080784912X

ISBN13:9780807849125

Release Date:April 2001

Publisher:University of North Carolina Press

Length:440 Pages

Weight:0.09 lbs.

Dimensions:1.0" x 6.1" x 9.2"

Related Subjects

Civil War History Modern (16th-21st Centuries) Politics & Social Sciences Social Science Social Sciences State & Local

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