A New History of the American South

"A New History of the American South” is a captivating collection of scholarly essays that explore the region's diverse and rich history. As a product of the South, (I was born & raised on the Mississippi Gulf Coast), I've always been deeply intrigued by its past. Each exploration of its history rev......more

The book’s preface puts forth the premise that neither a time period nor a geographic region exist in a vacuum. Historical events exist in a constantly changing dynamic of contexts, while geography is a complex interplay of boundaries and socioeconomic conditions. That established, the book presents......more

A New History of the American South, edited by W Fitzhugh Brundage with Laura F Edwards and Jon F Sensbach, is a surprisingly coherent narrative told through 15 essays. One advantage of having multiple historians each writing an essay on a specific time and perspective is the expertise each can bring......more

Overall, I thought this was a great book. The essays provided a new and interesting angle on Southern history. The book focuses on the outliers or the parts of southern life and culture that don’t normally take center stage, and because of that it is a book that people with varying levels of knowled......more