Myths and Realities: Societies of the Colonial South (The Walter Lynwood Fleming Lectures in Southern History, Louisiana State University) [Hardcover]

Carl Bridenbaugh (Author)

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“Few historians have mastered so well the art of writing social and cultural history. Expert use of quotations, a supple style, deft summaries, and above all an understanding of the colonial South make this an interesting and significant book.”–Saturday Review

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• Hardcover: 222 pages
• Publisher: Greenwood Press Reprint (February 27, 1981)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0313227705
• ISBN-13: 978-0313227707
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.7 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,008,477 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Good introduction to several major southern cultures, March 27, 2000

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This review is from: Myths and Realities: Societies of the Colonial South (The Walter Lynwood Fleming Lectures in Southern History, Louisiana State University) (Hardcover)

Carl Bridenbaugh examines three major cultures of the eighteenth-century colonial South. Bridenbaugh examines the individual characters of the Chesapeake, the South Carolina Lowcountry and the Southern Backcountry. A thorough and colorful portrait of life in each culture is offered.

There were multiple cultures in the South. Bridenbaugh examines three Southern societies, and the contrasts between them are illuminating. The book concentrates on developments after the formative seventeenth century, and before the tumult of the Revolution.