The South in Modern America: A Region at Odds

The New American Nation Series

by Dewey W. Grantham

Grantham (history, Vanderbilt U.) observes that at the end of Reconstruction the South was the nation's poorest, most isolated, and most "distinctive" region. This study is concerned with post-Reconstruction South and its interaction with the rest of the nation, in sectional conflict; compromise and accommodation in the relationship between North and South; regional convergence attributed to such compromise; and regional specificity of the South. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.

Genres: History, The United States Of America

359 pages, Hardcover

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.

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