William Kauffman Scarborough has produced a work of incomparable scope and depth; offering the challenge to see afresh one of the most powerful groups in American history -- the wealthiest southern planters who owned 250 or more slaves in the census years of 1850 and 1860. The identification and tabulation in every slaveholding state of these lords of economic; social; and political influence reveals a highly learned class of men who set the tone for southern society while also involving themselves in the wider world of capitalism. Scarborough examines the demographics of elite families; the educational philosophy and religiosity of the nabobs; gender relations in the Big House; slave management methods; responses to secession; and adjustment to the travails of Reconstruction and an alien postwar world.
#1068357 in Books Louisiana State University Press 1998-08Original language:EnglishPDF # 1 .98 x 6.29 x 9.32l; #File Name: 0807122866288 pages
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. Give Gary Gallagher an A+By Scott L. GibsonMuch has been written about the Civil War and; unfortunately; much of what has been written is of dubious quality. Fortunately; Gary Gallagher continues to produce works of outstanding scholarship. Lee and His Generals consists of 13 well written and well researched articles that not only ask the right questions; but also provide sound answers to these questions. The essays are both challenging and thought provoking. In addition to his examination of Lee; Gallagher also provides excellent articles on Longstreet; LaSalle Corbell Pickett; Stonewall Jackson and the importance and the influence of Ken Burns's work on the Civil War.This is not a book for the so called "history buff." Gallagher is one of the country's finest Civil War historians and this book is for serious students of the Civil War.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Hard to get book but finally got it...By Roland LefebvreExcellent book...inner working relationship between the Commanding General and his subordinates...addresses allot of questions I had....expertly researched..most enjoyable..0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Enjoy this great bookBy David MarshallInformative and easy to read by a leading civil war author.
