Making of the American South: A Short History, 1500–1877

This concise overview of the history and historiography of the American South puts the major problems and issues of that region into clear, accessible prose. * Examines the major problems and issues of the Old South in clear, accessible prose. * Covers the development of European outposts in the 16th Century, the Southern colonies, the Revolutionary War, and the Civil War and its aftermath. * Explores the underlying topics and themes of the Southern way of life.