The South in Modern America: A Region at Odds

The New American Nation Series

by Dewey W. Grantham

The South in Modern America is a lively and illuminating account of the Southern experience since the end of Reconstruction. In the twentieth century, as in the nineteenth, the South has been the region most sharply at odds with the rest of the nation. No other part of the country has as clear-cut a sectional image. The interplay between the South, the North, and the rest of the nation represents a rich and instructive part of the United States history, illustrating much of the nation's conflict and tension, the way it has tried to reconcile divergent issues, and its struggles to realize its historical ideals. In this new treatment of modern Southern history, Dewey W. Grantham illuminates the features that make the South a distinctive region while clarifying how it has converged socially and politically with the rest of the country during this century.

Genres: History, The United States Of America

359 pages, Paperback

First published September 1, 1994

About the author

Dewey W. Grantham was the Holland N. McTyeire Professor of History Emeritus at Vanderbilt University. A former president of the Southern Historical Association, he taught, researched, and written about the South and American history for over four decades.

Reviews

[AskHistorians]

A history of the development of modern South, especially notable are its themes of nationalism/sectionalism and race relations.