The Free State of Jones: Mississippi's Longers Civil War [The Fred W. Morrision Series in Southern Studies]

Bynum, Victoria E.

Edité par The University of North Carolina Free Press, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, 2001

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Fine condition color illustrated and photographic softcover wraps. Includes Dedication; List of Illustrations, Maps and Tables; Preface; Introduction: Sacred Wars - Race and the Onging Battle Over the Free State of Jones; Epilogue: The Free State of Jones Revisited: Davis Knight's Miscegenation Trial; Appendices: Selected Descendants of the Knight Family; Selected Descendants of the Coleman Family; Selected Descendants of the Welborn Family; Selected Descendants of the Bynum Family; Selected Descendants of the Colins Family; Selected Descendants of the Sumrall Family; Selected Descendants of the Welch Family; Selected Descendants of the Valentine Family; The "White Negro" Community, 1880 - 1920; Notes; Bibliography; and Index. Illustrated with black-and-white photographs, tables, graphs, maps, and family trees. "Piercing through the myths that have shrouded the "Free State of Jones," Victoria Bynum uncovers the fascinating true history of this Mississippi Unionist stronghold, widely believed to have seceded from the Confederacy, and the mixed-race community that evolved there. She shows how the legend -- what was told, what was embellished, and what was left out -- reveals a great deal about the South's transition from slavery to segregation; the racial, gender, and class politics of the period; and the contingent nature of history and memory. Victoria E. Bynum is professor of history at Southwest Texas State University in San Marcos. She is author of Unruly Women: The Politics of Social and Sexual Control in the Old South." - from the rear outer cover. "An original and cogent piece of scholarship on a devilishly complicated and demanding subject." - Washington Times. "Bynum deserves much praise for her ability to negotiate the minefield of myth and legend to produce a study that not only makes a tremendous contribution to scholarship but is a compelling read as well. Thoroughly researched, thoughtfully argued, well-written, and unfailingly interesting, Bynum's work further demonstrates the potential of local studies to shed light on broader forces that have shaped the American past." - H-Net. "Bynum has fashioned frustratingly disparate material into an important book that may cause historians who are skeptical about putting too much stress on an 'inner' Civil War to rethink their position." - American Historical Review. "Powerful, revisionist, and timely, Bynum's book combines superb history with poignant analysis of historicaql memory and southern racial mores." - Choice.

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• Titre: The Free State of Jones: Mississippi's Longers Civil War [The Fred W. Morrision Series in Southern Studies]
• Éditeur: The University of North Carolina Free Press, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
• Date de parution: 2001
• Langue: anglais
• Reliure: Soft cover
• Impression: 4th Printing
• État de l'article: Fine