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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. It focuses on the earliest days of the Old South, up to the Reconstruction, concentrating on the topics that are of most concern to historians. Issues such as slavery, race relations, and the Civil War are all thoroughly explored, with both popular and scholarly arguments presented. This is an ideal textbook for students learning about the development of the American South, as well as general readers interested in U.S. history.
"J. William Harris's text offers an excellent and longoverdue synthesis of recent scholarship on many different aspectsof Southern history from the early seventeenth century through theera of Civil War and Reconstruction. Sensibly organized andbeautifully written, it is a work that students will find readilyaccessible. It is a must for the classroom." B.C. Wood,University of Cambridge
"This slim volume provides a crisp, up-to-date account ofthe South's emergence as a distinctive, self-consciousregion. Harris writes an engrossing narrative that is as convincingas it is readable." Jane T. Censer, George MasonUniversity
"An uncommonly good book by an especially talentedhistorian, J. William Harris's The Making of the AmericanSouth is the panoramic story of many Souths told crisply andelegantly and with searching clarity. Gracefully written andthoroughly edifying, it is a terrific read." Mark M.Smith, University of South Carolina
"This rich and readable introduction to the South fromearly exploration through the Civil War and Reconstruction deservesa wide audience of both students and general readers. Full of freshinsights and reflecting the latest scholarship on the region,William Harris's narrative is concise and fast-paced, yetnever shirks from the complexity or diversity that has always madethe southern past so intriguing." John C. Inscoe,University of Georgia
"This slim volume provides a crisp, up-to-date account ofthe South's emergence as a distinctive, self-consciousregion. Harris writes an engrossing narrative that is as convincingas it is readable." Jane T. Censer, George MasonUniversity
"An uncommonly good book by an especially talentedhistorian, J. William Harris's The Making of the AmericanSouth is the panoramic story of many Souths told crisply andelegantly and with searching clarity. Gracefully written andthoroughly edifying, it is a terrific read." Mark M.Smith, University of South Carolina
"This rich and readable introduction to the South fromearly exploration through the Civil War and Reconstruction deservesa wide audience of both students and general readers. Full of freshinsights and reflecting the latest scholarship on the region,William Harris's narrative is concise and fast-paced, yetnever shirks from the complexity or diversity that has always madethe southern past so intriguing." John C. Inscoe,University of Georgia