Antebellum Natchez is most often associated with the grand and romantic aspects of the Old South and its landed gentry. Yet there was, as this book illustrates, another Natchez, the... Læs mere
Drawing on extensive research in the previously closed or unavailable archives of numerous archdioceses, diocese, and religious communities, Stephen Ochs shows that, in many cases, Roman catholic authorities purposely excluded Afro-Americans from their seminaries.
In the first full-scale biography of John C. Calhoun in almost half a century, John Niven skillfully presents a new interpretation of this preeminent... Læs mere
The definitive work on the medical history of the Confederate army. Drawing on a prodigious array of sources, Cunningham paints as complete a picture as possible of the daunting task facing those charged with caring for the war's wounded and sick.
The story of General Price - as this account by Albert Castle shows - is the story, in large part, of the Confederacy's struggle in the West. The... Læs mere
Presents an innovative study of Flannery O'Connor's fiction by exploring the dialogic forces at work in her writing. Drawing on the insights of Mikhail Bakhtin,... Læs mere
Focuses on the challenge that the South's widespread political ideals presented to Jefferson Davis and on the way growing class... Læs mere