| The Routledge Historical Atlas of the American South Contributor(s): Frank, Andrew (Author) |
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ISBN: 0415921414 ISBN-13: 9780415921411 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $48.50 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: August 1999 Annotation: What routes did slaves have to choose from when they wanted to escape in search of freedom-or flee after an ill-fated rebellion against white plantation-owners? Where are the historical centers of Southern Judaism? How did the New Deal rebuild the modern south? The engrossing text and vivid maps in this new historical atlas provide a unique geographical perspective on the history of the South. Coverage includes: the first European settlers and resultant Native American migrations, the Civil War, Reconstruction, bus boycotts, the contemporary fight against poverty and crime, and much, much more. Also inlcludes 50 color maps. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Reference | Atlases, Gazetteers & Maps (see Also Travel - Maps & Road Atlases) - History | United States - State & Local - General - History | Social History |
| Dewey: 912.75 |
| LCCN: 99-25582 |
| Series: Routledge Atlases of American History (Paperback) |
| Physical Information: 0.41" H x 7.04" W x 9.99" (0.80 lbs) 144 pages |
| Themes: - Theometrics - Academic - Cultural Region - South |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This book illuminates singular aspects of Southern society and culture and provides justification for thinking about the South as a region unto itself. It also shows that the South in fact consists of many shifting social and cultural sub-regions. |