Lincoln and the South.
An examination of President Abraham Lincoln’s familial, marital, and sympathetic ties to the American South and Southern viewpoints by Civil War historian, Lincoln biographer, and..... Read More about Lincoln and the South
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Black Boy. A Record of Childhood and Youth. [Signed by Richard Wright]
First Edition of Richard Wright’s fourth book. The haunting tale of his incredibly chaotic and extraordinarily difficult Southern childhood. One filled with constant hunger, a...... Read More about Black Boy. A Record of Childhood and Youth. [Signed by Richard Wright
The Negro in South Carolina During the Reconstruction.
Monograph on the role of African Americans in the Reconstruction-era of South Carolina, by a noted African American historian and academic. In 1922 Taylor [Alrutheus... Read More about The Negro in South Carolina During the Reconstruction
History of Agriculture in the Southern United States to 1860.
American economic history in the agriculture sector of the southern states. A monumental study cited by numerous scholars since its publication. Washington: Carnegie Institution of... Read More about History of Agriculture in the Southern United States to 1860
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The Negro Question. [with interesting African American provenance]
Toward the end of his literary career, New Orleans-native and Southern author George W. Cable turned from popular novels—e.g. Old Creole Days, Madame Delphine, and..... Read More about The Negro Question. [with interesting African American provenance
The Silent South together with The Freedman’s Case in Equity and the Convict Lease System.
Scarce first edition. One of 1500 copies printed. Noted work by this New Orleans native, discussing the “Negro Problem” and especially critical of the Southern..... Read More about The Silent South together with The Freedman’s Case in Equity and the Convict Lease System
[1847–1992 Archive pertaining to Rev. John S. Long (1830–1902), Southern Orator and North Carolinian].
Abstract: Archive of 10 original academic, Confederate memorial, and religious manuscript orations and other writings by Rev. John S. Long of North Carolina. Four of... Read More about 1847–1992 Archive pertaining to Rev. John S. Long (1830–1902), Southern Orator and North...
Documentary History of Reconstruction. Political, Military, Social, Religious, Educational & Industrial, 1865 to the Present Time. With facsimiles. [two volumes]
Comprehensive history of the post-American Civil War Reconstruction era, from contemporary sources, by long-time Vanderbilt professor of history, Walter Lynwood Fleming (1874–1932). Fleming’s controversial approach..... Read More about Documentary History of Reconstruction. Political, Military, Social, Religious, Educational &...
The Civil War and Reconstruction.
Classic study and important re-interpretation of the American Civil War and Reconstruction eras, by a noted academic and biographer of Abraham Lincoln. “Rejecting the older..... Read More about The Civil War and Reconstruction
Through Afro-America. An English Reading of the Race Problem.
Clark, New South (t.p. illustrated) II:6 — “[Archer] seemed unable to divest himself of certain English attitudes. His position on race is indicated by his..... Read More about Through Afro-America. An English Reading of the Race Problem
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Slave-Trading in the Old South. [1931 Second Edition]
Described as the standard history of the domestic slave trade, Bancroft’s book was the “product of more than three decades of research [and] was the..... Read More about Slave-Trading in the Old South. [1931 Second Edition
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The Clansman. An Historical Romance of the Ku Klux Klan. [First Edition]
A handsome copy of this famous novel that significantly raised the profile of the Ku Klux Klan and promoted its agenda. Blockson 101: “No American... Read More about The Clansman. An Historical Romance of the Ku Klux Klan. [First Edition
The Domestic Slave Trade of the Southern States.
Scarce. The standard work on the subject until being supplanted by Bancroft’s Slave-Trading in the Old South. Scholarly treatment, with extensive footnotes, of the history..... Read More about The Domestic Slave Trade of the Southern States
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Those American R’s. Rule, Ruin, Restoration. [Inscribed Copy]
Presentation copy of this curious Reconstruction novel. The story appears to be set in fictional Georgia or North Carolina, near an early Moravian settlement. The... Read More about Those American R’s. Rule, Ruin, Restoration. [Inscribed Copy
A History of Negro Education in the South: From 1619 to the Present.
The author examines the “educational opportunities of Southern Negroes from early colonial times to the present, [showing] that an unintended consequence of the slave economy..... Read More about A History of Negro Education in the South: From 1619 to the Present
Separate and Unequal: Public School Campaigns and Racism in the Southern Seaboard States, 1901-1915.
Scarce first edition of Harlan’s analysis of “...the story of public education in the four Southern seaboard states [Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina and Georgia]..... Read More about Separate and Unequal: Public School Campaigns and Racism in the Southern Seaboard States, 1901-1915
Teach the Freeman: The Correspondence of Rutherford B. Hayes and the Slater Fund for Negro Education, Volume I: 1881-1887, Volume II: 1888-1893.
“Hundreds of letters, mainly between Hayes and Atticus Haygood of Georgia, regarding one of the most important educational efforts during the 19th century.” —Jenkins. The..... Read More about Teach the Freeman: The Correspondence of Rutherford B. Hayes and the Slater Fund for Negro...
The Southern South.
Work, p590. Chapters, in part, upon Negro Character, Life, and the Negro at Work; Is the Negro Rising?, Race Association; Race Separation; Lynching; Cotton; White... Read More about The Southern South
The Southern South.
Work, p590. Chapters, in part, upon Negro Character, Life, and the Negro at Work; Is the Negro Rising?, Race Association; Race Separation; Lynching; Cotton; White... Read More about The Southern South
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Darker Phases of the South. [Inscribed and Signed by the Author]
Work p. 496: “Discusses the single crop and its social and economic consequences in the South.” Contents include, “The Ku Klux Klan, Its Social Origin..... Read More about Darker Phases of the South. [Inscribed and Signed by the Author
The Overseer: Plantation Management in the Old South.
Scarborough’s book attempts to separate myth from reality when documenting the plantation manager and his role in the Southern agricultural economy. The work, to a...... Read More about The Overseer: Plantation Management in the Old South
The Repressible Conflict, 1830-1861.
Three lectures upon Southern History: “Foundations of Southern Nationalism”, “The Peculiar Institution”, “The Repressible Conflict”. Louisiana: Louisiana State University Press, 1939. 97pp. First Edition. Small..... Read More about The Repressible Conflict, 1830-1861
The Overseer: Plantation Management in the Old South.
Scarborough’s book attempts to separate myth from reality when documenting the plantation manager and his role in the Southern agricultural economy. The work, to a...... Read More about The Overseer: Plantation Management in the Old South
[New Orleans] 1925 Standard Specifications for Grades of Southern Pine Lumber.
1925 Book of technical specifications for grading, cutting, and fabricating Southern pine lumber for construction and architectural use. The illustrated booklet was prepared by the... Read More about New Orleans] 1925 Standard Specifications for Grades of Southern Pine Lumber
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Slave-Trading in the Old South. [1931 First Edition]
Described as the standard history of the domestic slave trade, Bancroft’s book was the “product of more than three decades of research [and] was the..... Read More about Slave-Trading in the Old South. [1931 First Edition