Yankee Town, Southern City: Race and Class Relations in Civil War Lynchburg (American Social Experience) (Paperback)

by Steven Tripp (Author)

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"A readable and interesting book that . . . provides a vivid portrait of the evolution of one southern city during this trying period. It is a most worthy contribution to the literature of the South and to urban history generally."

- John Ingham, Journal of American History

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One of the most hotly debated issues in the historical study of race relations is the question of how the Civil War and Reconstruction affected social relations in the South. Did the War leave class and race hierarchies intact? Or did it mark the profound disruption of a long-standing social order?

Yankee Town, Southern City examines how the members of the southern community of Lynchburg, Virginia experienced four distinct but overlapping events--Secession, Civil War, Black Emancipation, and Reconstruction. By looking at life in the grog shop, at the military encampment, on the street corner, and on the shop floor, Steven Elliott Tripp illustrates the way in which ordinary people influenced the contours of race and class relations in their town.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 384 pages
• Publisher: NYU Press (March 1, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 081478237X
• ISBN-13: 978-0814782378
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 5.9 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #2,318,935 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Thank you, March 26, 2008

By	Nancy A. Pitluga (Ilion, New York, USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Thank you to the author who wrote on a subject I have been unable to find very little about.