Plain Folk of the Old South (Walter Lynwood Fleming Lectures in Southern History) by Owsley, Frank Lawrence; McWhiney, Grady [Foreword] - 2008-01-31

LSU Press, 2008-02-01. Paperback. Good. 0.7000 in x 8.4000 in x 5.4000 in. Used books may not include access codes or one time use codes. Proven Seller with Excellent Customer Service. Choose expedited shipping and get it FAST.

LSU Press, 2008. Paperback. Good. Former library book; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Paperback / softback. New. First published in 1949, Frank Lawrence Owsley's Plain Folk of the Old South refuted the popular myth that the antebellum South contained only three classes, planters, poor whites, and slaves. Owsley draws on a wide range of source materials, firsthand accounts such as diaries and the published observations of travelers and journalists; church records; and county records, including wills, deeds, tax lists, and grand-jury reports, to accurately reconstruct the prewar South's large and significant ""yeoman farmer"" middle class. He follows the history of this group, beginning with their migration from the Atlantic states into the frontier South, charts their property holdings and economic standing, and tells of the rich texture of their lives: the singing schools and corn shuckings, their courtship rituals and revival meetings, barn raisings and logrollings, and contests of marksmanship and horsemanship such as… Read More

Louisiana State Univ Pr, 2008. Paperback. New. updated edition. 235 pages. 8.50x5.50x0.50 inches.

Louisiana State Univ Pr, 2008. Paperback. New. updated edition. 235 pages. 8.50x5.50x0.50 inches.

paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.