Louisa S. McCord: Political and Social Essays

Lounsbury editor, Richard C.; McCord, Louisa S.

ISBN 10: 0813915708 / ISBN 13: 9780813915708

Published by University of Virginia Press, 1995

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First Edition of this extensive collection of the writings of Louisa S. McCord, a 19th century South Carolina plantation owner and prolific writer on political and social issues of the Civil War era. Resolutely unwoke, McCord wrote extensively and influentially in support of slavery, laissez-faire economics, and succession. Nemesis? Harriet Beecher Stowe. Black cloth, 510 pages. Minimal sign of previous use. Seller Inventory # 014453

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Synopsis:

Louisa Susanna McCrod (1810-1879) was one of the most remarkable figures in the intellectual history of antebellum America. A conservative intellectual, she broke the confines of Southern gender roles; she supported laissez-faire political economy and slavery, argues for woman's separate sphere, opposed Harriet Beecher Stowe, abhorred socialism, was a secessionist, and believed in the superiority of the white race. This volume includes her essays on slavery, secession, women's role, and political economy, fully annotated, along with an Introduction by Michael O'Brien, Chair of the Editorial Board of the Southern Texts Society.

The publication of thsi volume, together with a subsequent one, will make available all of Louisa McCord's varied writings, from essays, to a memoir of her father, politician and statesman Langdon Cheves, to correspondence, drama, and poetry.

About the Author:

Richard C. Lounsbury is Associate Profesor of Classics and Comparative Literature at Birghman Young University. He is author of The Arts of Suetonius: An Introduction.

Bibliographic Details

Title: Louisa S. McCord: Political and Social Essays
Publisher: University of Virginia Press
Publication Date: 1995
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Near Fine
Dust Jacket Condition: Fine
Edition: 1st Edition