Poor Whites of the Antebellum South

Poor Whites of the Antebellum South
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Publisher : Duke University Press
Total Pages : 276
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ISBN-10 : 0822314681
ISBN-13 : 9780822314684
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Book Synopsis Poor Whites of the Antebellum South by : Charles C. Bolton

Download or read book Poor Whites of the Antebellum South written by Charles C. Bolton and published by Duke University Press. This book was released on 1994 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bolton (history, U. of Southern Mississippi) illuminates the social complexity surrounding the lives of a group consistently dismissed as rednecks, crackers, and white trash: landless white tenants and laborers in the era of slavery. A short epilogue looks at their lives today. Paper edition (unseen), $16.95. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR


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