Middle Georgia and the Approach of Modernity: Essays on Race, Culture and Daily Life, 1885-1945 - Couverture souple

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ISBN 10 : 1476666903 ISBN 13 : 9781476666907

Editeur : McFarland & Co Inc, 2018

Synopsis

By the eve of the 20th century, Middle Georgia was a rural region transitioning from the aftermath of the Reconstruction Era into the modern age. This collection of new essays describes the lives of the common people of the day. A grisly mass murder underscored issues of race, class and poverty. African Americans struggled for self-betterment against the rise of Jim Crow. Women striving to overcome gender barriers found a hero in a pioneering female pilot. The government worked to protect communities from the influenza pandemic of 1918. Fighting boll weevils and declining cotton prices, farmers diversified crops and developed a national pimento pepper industry.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Fred R. van Hartesveldt taught history for forty years, mostly at Fort Valley State University, before retiring in 2014. During his career he published six books and more than a dozen scholarly articles. He lives in Fort Valley, Georgia.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: McFarland & Co Inc
• Date d'édition: 2018
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1476666903
• ISBN 13: 9781476666907
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 195
• Éditeur: Van Hartesveldt Fred R.
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